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Offline 15DLongbow

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Tillering string?
« on: February 12, 2012, 04:20:50 am »
hey guys, just wondering what kind of string to use as a tillering string? let alone where to find it. I looked through my local home-Depot today and couldnt find anything that had the desired test i wanted...

Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Tillering string?
« Reply #1 on: February 12, 2012, 04:36:03 am »
I just twisted up a long single loop string out of B-50.  A bowyers knot makes it easily adjustable.
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Offline seabass

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Re: Tillering string?
« Reply #2 on: February 12, 2012, 02:05:37 pm »
if you don.t want to make your own,go to threeriversarchery.com.they sell them.
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Offline beetlebailey1977

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Re: Tillering string?
« Reply #3 on: February 12, 2012, 02:09:12 pm »
I use a fastflight tillering string from three rivers also.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Tillering string?
« Reply #4 on: February 12, 2012, 02:20:34 pm »
I use a piece of para cord for initial long stringing but soon move to a tiller string I made with 16 strands of B-50 and has a loop for the top limb and a bowyers know for the bottom. I use this tiller string for any bow, 47" to 68" so far.
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Tillering string?
« Reply #5 on: February 12, 2012, 03:36:29 pm »
I use old bow strings or a ff string for tillering. Just regular strings. Jawge
« Last Edit: February 12, 2012, 06:22:46 pm by George Tsoukalas »
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Offline adb

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Re: Tillering string?
« Reply #6 on: February 12, 2012, 05:57:33 pm »
I just twisted up a long single loop string out of B-50.  A bowyers knot makes it easily adjustable.
Ditto for me.

Offline seagypsy

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Re: Tillering string?
« Reply #7 on: February 13, 2012, 01:56:36 pm »
Is there a post on how to make either a tillering string or a bow string. I've entered several subjects and come up dry.

Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Tillering string?
« Reply #8 on: February 13, 2012, 09:09:22 pm »
Is there a post on how to make either a tillering string or a bow string. I've entered several subjects and come up dry.

There are some youtube videos on making a bow string.  There is a DVD called "Doing the twist" that covers several types of strings.
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Offline Slackbunny

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Re: Tillering string?
« Reply #9 on: February 13, 2012, 10:37:46 pm »
I normally just use an old string, but I recently made a string that had a flemish twist on one end and a bowyers knot on the other. I left it quite long so it can fit any length bow I will ever want to make.