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Offline Blaflair2

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Bow string
« on: February 16, 2014, 12:08:20 pm »
I'm gonna order stuff to make strings, what's the difference? In 3 rivers the have #1/8, and #1. What should I get?
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Bow string
« Reply #1 on: February 16, 2014, 12:10:04 pm »
I usually buy the smaller spools of different colors. Two smaller spools will make lots of strings.
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Offline adb

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Re: Bow string
« Reply #2 on: February 16, 2014, 01:02:03 pm »
A 1# spool of string material should last nearly a lifetime.
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Offline Josh B

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Re: Bow string
« Reply #3 on: February 16, 2014, 01:10:06 pm »
The difference between1/8# and 1# is how much string is on the spool.  The small spool has 1/8 of a pound of string on it.  The bigger spool is a full pound.  Same string different quantity.  Josh
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Offline Blaflair2

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Re: Bow string
« Reply #4 on: February 16, 2014, 03:32:24 pm »
Ok, thanks guys! I thought they were different string
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Bow string
« Reply #5 on: February 16, 2014, 03:49:59 pm »
...and it is a 1/4# spool and not a 1/8#   ;)
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Offline Blaflair2

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Re: Bow string
« Reply #6 on: February 16, 2014, 04:24:10 pm »
Lol thanks pat
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Offline Blaflair2

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Re: Bow string
« Reply #7 on: February 16, 2014, 06:14:41 pm »
Ordered my stuff, bought a bow scale too, since my cheap fishing scale broke. And was wrong.
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Bow string
« Reply #8 on: February 16, 2014, 06:15:14 pm »
Some of the newer string material like D-97 comes in 1/8 lb spools.  Its more expensive but it takes fewer strands to make a string so a spool will last a lot longer.
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Offline Blaflair2

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Re: Bow string
« Reply #9 on: February 16, 2014, 08:20:20 pm »
Maybe that's where I got the 1/8
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