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Main Discussion Area => English Warbow => Topic started by: markinengland on January 24, 2008, 08:29:39 pm

Title: Tillering string for heavy bows?
Post by: markinengland on January 24, 2008, 08:29:39 pm

I just broke the tillering string on the bow I am working on. Time to make a new and stronger tillerig string. It will need to be strong enough for bows of up to 150lb.
What tillering strings do you use? How strong and what construction?
I think I may also make a heavy stringer as my normal nylon type stretches too much.
Mark in England

Title: Re: Tillering string for heavy bows?
Post by: MalV on January 24, 2008, 09:23:37 pm

Mark,
I just make up a 1000# FF continuous loop string, with serving at the loops and middle.

Cheers, Mal

Title: Re: Tillering string for heavy bows?
Post by: Marc St Louis on January 24, 2008, 09:56:42 pm

Mark
I use an 18 strand dacron. Been holding up so far

Title: Re: Tillering string for heavy bows?
Post by: SimonUK on January 25, 2008, 10:15:06 am

Dacron B50, but I've had one break on me too.  I guess for the long string you could use anything - a bit of strong nylon from the hardware shop.

Title: Re: Tillering string for heavy bows?
Post by: markinengland on January 25, 2008, 10:52:21 am

Simon,
Nylon stretches an amazing amount. My stringer was just long enough to stretch between the nocks but when I trod on it and lifted it must have stretched at least 18 inches and I could barely slip the tillering string on when it was about two inches short of the nock.
Mark

Title: Re: Tillering string for heavy bows?
Post by: Badger on January 25, 2008, 04:24:06 pm

   I never use nylon but I normaly just use a bow string that I have laying around long enough to do the job. Fast flight works great for tillering strings. Steve

Title: Re: Tillering string for heavy bows?
Post by: Stonedog on January 29, 2008, 10:05:03 am

550 parachute cord is the stuff for tillering strings.  The real 550....not the fake stuff.

Mark shoot me a PM and I will send you enoug for three tillering strings!