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Offline Stick Bender

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FF string thoughts
« on: January 29, 2017, 07:28:29 am »
Hi Fellas I just finished up this squiggly stick of osage and going to shoot it in at the range today  I want to make a FF string for it but never used FF before I have a roll of the 3 rivers kind this bow is pulling 47 lb with self knocks so Im thinking 10 strand padded with b50 Im planing on Tying on the botom knock with a hitch knot I herd FF can be tuff to get tied with a knot, any tips or does the b50 padding help with the knot?
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Offline BowEd

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Re: FF string thoughts
« Reply #1 on: January 29, 2017, 10:20:03 am »
Yes it can be a little more slick.Wax it up good.On a bowyers knot for a tillering string I just go around a couple more times through the loop.It will usually bind and hold then.
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Offline simson

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Re: FF string thoughts
« Reply #2 on: January 30, 2017, 03:22:23 pm »
1. FF is a summary of a lot of different characteristics and different diameters
2. Look here: http://primitive-bows.com/about-strings/
3. I think Carson has posted some time ago a sketch of variety of a bowyers knot suitable for ff
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Offline dragonman

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Re: FF string thoughts
« Reply #3 on: January 30, 2017, 03:30:09 pm »
i tried making a FF flemish twist adjustable ended string with no luck, it kept slipping....I did everything to stop it and it did almost stop it slipping, but it still slowly lengthened, so I gave up and made a double loop
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Offline BowEd

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Re: FF string thoughts
« Reply #4 on: January 30, 2017, 08:06:36 pm »
That's my overall solution too with fast flight is to make a double loop string.
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Offline loon

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Re: FF string thoughts
« Reply #5 on: January 30, 2017, 08:17:53 pm »
http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php?topic=49876.0
note - fast flight is ultra high molecular weight polyethylene, not kevlar. kevlar tends to break after a while and is not commonly used these days.

There's other variations too, I think. Could maybe start it with a figure of 8.

Nice stick. Hope it works out. padding with dacron should help too...
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Offline BowEd

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Re: FF string thoughts
« Reply #6 on: January 30, 2017, 08:48:32 pm »
I see Loon.Going around the main string line twice instead of once should help.Other wise it's the same way I do it.
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Offline make-n-break

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Re: FF string thoughts
« Reply #7 on: January 30, 2017, 08:58:33 pm »
I also go around the main string twice before finishing the knot, like Beadman. It prevents slippage for me too.
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: FF string thoughts
« Reply #8 on: January 30, 2017, 09:01:31 pm »
I only make double loop strings.  I got tired of fighting the knot.  Once I started using a string jig and figured out the end lengths and amount of twists I can make a double loop string in a few minutes.  Even my tillering string is a double loop. 
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