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Offline HickoryBill

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What type of string??
« on: March 18, 2011, 12:40:29 am »
What type of strings do you guys prefer? And what methods do you use to make them?  Lately I've switched to a Flemish style string.  I think I'm making them correct, putting both loops in and then twisting the string up. Works good for me, so far.
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Offline mullet

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Re: What type of string??
« Reply #1 on: March 18, 2011, 12:45:38 am »
 I like Flemish twist B50. But I do play with FastFight too.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: What type of string??
« Reply #2 on: March 18, 2011, 01:24:30 am »
Flemish twist, 14 strands, 2 bundle B-50 and a bowyers knot in the lower end.
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Offline toomanyknots

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Re: What type of string??
« Reply #3 on: March 18, 2011, 02:55:39 am »
Euroflax brand sport weight linen yarn, 8 to 12 strand strings depending on the weight, 14 strands for real heavy bows. One string is typically 10# to 15# breaking strength to give you an idea. Two bundles flemish twisted with two flemish twist style loops on each end, always flemish twist style loops even on primitive plant fiber strings as it is the only one that has consistently worked without breaking for me.
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Offline Jesse

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Re: What type of string??
« Reply #4 on: March 18, 2011, 03:24:41 am »
I use flemish string as well. B50 to pad the loops but the main string I like fast flight.
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Offline Kegan

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Re: What type of string??
« Reply #5 on: March 18, 2011, 06:53:43 pm »
I like a Flemmish made with FF. I hate how much B50 stretches... it frustrates me terribly.

Offline Bevan R.

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Re: What type of string??
« Reply #6 on: March 18, 2011, 07:14:01 pm »
15 strand, 3 lay B50 flemish.

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Offline artcher1

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Re: What type of string??
« Reply #7 on: March 18, 2011, 08:46:18 pm »
50/50 Flemish strings. Half FF and half B-50/55 :o. For real though.....Art

Offline ricktrojanowski

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Re: What type of string??
« Reply #8 on: March 18, 2011, 08:52:05 pm »
My favorite is a 2 ply sinew string. But for lots of shooting a 2 ply B 50 is what I use.  If the sinew strings didn't take so much time and wear  as fast as they do I would only shoot those.  There is nothing like the feel and look of a sinew string.
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Offline John K

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Re: What type of string??
« Reply #9 on: March 18, 2011, 09:17:02 pm »
B50 2 ply for me, flemish twist, loop on one end bowyers knot on the other
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Offline sailordad

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Re: What type of string??
« Reply #10 on: March 18, 2011, 09:19:53 pm »
i use b50
dont know what the type of string would be
but i ue 14 strands,2 bundles of 7,loop on each end
dont know how to pad the loops,dont care for serving my string either
just twist it up and use lots of bees wax
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