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Offline Caius

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Strings
« on: March 26, 2011, 07:18:27 pm »
I have ordered some dacron but will take a week or two, what is a decent alternative for tillering? I have a large spool of cotton thread, is that useable or total crap?
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Offline Bevan R.

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Re: Strings
« Reply #1 on: March 26, 2011, 07:26:22 pm »
Get come parachute cord or heavy nylon from Home Depot or some such. Cotton could blow on you and trash you and/or your bow.

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Offline toomanyknots

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Re: Strings
« Reply #2 on: March 26, 2011, 07:26:50 pm »
Cotton thread = total crap. Go get some 500# strength nylon cord from like walmart or somewhere. Just tie knots in it. Works great. Just can't have super small nocks or the string will pop out.
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"The way of heaven is like the bending of a bow-
 the upper part is pressed down,
 the lower part is raised up,
 the part that has too much is reduced,
 the part that has too little is increased."

- Tao Te Ching, 77, A new translation by Victor H. Mair

Offline Caius

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Re: Strings
« Reply #3 on: March 26, 2011, 07:40:50 pm »
awesome, thanks guys.
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Offline mullet

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Re: Strings
« Reply #4 on: March 26, 2011, 07:59:17 pm »
Spider Wire fishing line is almost the same as FastFlight.
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Offline Acutus

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Re: Strings
« Reply #5 on: March 26, 2011, 11:02:07 pm »
I'm just learning to make strings but have been using artificial sinew. The ones that have been made for me work very well.
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Re: Strings
« Reply #6 on: March 26, 2011, 11:11:36 pm »
Quote from: Acutus on March 26, 2011, 11:02:07 pm
I'm just learning to make strings but have been using artificial sinew. The ones that have been made for me work very well.
If any here have tips on bow string making please tell.
Thanks




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Offline luke the drifter

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Re: Strings
« Reply #7 on: March 27, 2011, 02:43:19 am »
i have been wondering about spiderwire and superlines like it.  will it make a good bow string?
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Offline Caius

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Re: Strings
« Reply #8 on: March 27, 2011, 03:56:44 am »
If artificial sinew works, would Synthetic gut tennis strings work as well?

Or Hemp?
« Last Edit: March 27, 2011, 05:33:31 pm by Caius »
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