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Offline skyarrow

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bow string material
« on: January 04, 2010, 09:07:33 pm »
ok what material can i use to make bowstrings i know of sinew and artificial sinew but what man made material is out there i live in a very humid climate
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Re: bow string material
« Reply #1 on: January 04, 2010, 09:16:54 pm »
Brownell Materials are good...B-50.... Fastflight...hell even Flax....or Linen make a good String too......
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Re: bow string material
« Reply #2 on: January 04, 2010, 09:53:56 pm »
B50 dacron is great stuff... strong, really cheap (about $8 for a 1/4# spool). If you want a low stretch string, then fasflight, but it costs about 4X as much.
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Re: bow string material
« Reply #3 on: January 04, 2010, 11:15:33 pm »
isnt dacron a fishing line and do you  twist it together or use just a single strand?
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Re: bow string material
« Reply #4 on: January 05, 2010, 10:41:45 am »
B50 is a polyester material that comes on a spool. 1 strand is not enough for a bow string. A 50 lb bow would need a string made out of 12 to 14 strands of B50 twisted together.
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Re: bow string material
« Reply #5 on: January 05, 2010, 10:48:24 am »
thanx Tj i will be looking for some today
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Offline mrkinsey

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Re: bow string material
« Reply #6 on: January 05, 2010, 11:08:23 am »
It is possible to use braided fishing line twisted together, but buying the spool of dacron is much cheaper.
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