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Linen string question

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meanewood:
That is a good point Andrew and it may well be the case.
In practical terms, I have been using linen strings for a number of years and because of using a natural material on 'heavy bows', I have had quite a few breaks.
I always take note of where the break occurred in-order to understand and help improve my technique and knowledge of string making.
I cannot recall any break at the bowyers knot as yet.
I have even experimented with soaking the string in hide glue to increase strength but have left the area that forms the bowyers knot unglued because it is hard to form the knot with a glued string.
Even then, the breaks occurred in the 'strengthened' areas instead!

AndrewS:
A most often, the string should break exactly where the arrow is nocked or nearby where the string is served....cause of kinking.

if the string breaks somewhere, then this can also be due to the not very homogeneous material or the not homogeneous production of the linen yarn, because linen fibers have only a limited length (see also the post of WillS who recommended long hemp fibers....).

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