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Offline stuckinthemud

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Re: string material
« Reply #15 on: September 11, 2015, 06:18:21 am »
fingers are crossed!  Linen thread turned up, completely wrong stuff, sent it back. Don't you just love mail order ::)
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Offline Lucasade

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Re: string material
« Reply #16 on: September 11, 2015, 07:53:05 am »
If you're in the UK I can send you the address where I got mine from - it seems to be good stuff.
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Re: string material
« Reply #17 on: September 11, 2015, 12:02:48 pm »
Am in the UK, so the address would be much appreciated, thanks :)
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Offline Lucasade

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Re: string material
« Reply #18 on: September 11, 2015, 02:38:05 pm »
PM sent.
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Offline Marc St Louis

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Re: string material
« Reply #19 on: September 13, 2015, 08:16:29 am »
I picked up some old stock Barbours 16/2 linen thread from the international auction site a few years ago that was exceptional, all of it came from the UK.  I tested it at nearly 20# break strength and if plied up to the same diameter as dacron string would easily break at over 40#.  I've made strings with it for 50# bows and they are ridiculously small in diameter
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