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Offline flungonin

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Re: Dental Floss Bowstring
« Reply #30 on: September 18, 2011, 04:30:03 pm »
WolfPupTee,   If you are needing material I would be willing to provided you some (B50), serving string.  I am located in Virginia Beach which isn't that far from you.

Offline toomanyknots

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Re: Dental Floss Bowstring
« Reply #31 on: September 18, 2011, 05:36:44 pm »
I heard some people attach the string to weights and let the weight stretch the string overnight in order to kind of get rid of the unnecessary elasticity... in b50 I mean.

I always just remake the string like 3 times and pull it on the tree to stretch the string, but that sounds like a good idea.
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 the lower part is raised up,
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 the part that has too little is increased."

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Offline WolfPupTee

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Re: Dental Floss Bowstring
« Reply #32 on: September 19, 2011, 02:02:59 pm »
@toomanyknots
yeah you know seems like everyone has different methods lol. Whatever works for the person.
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: Dental Floss Bowstring
« Reply #33 on: September 19, 2011, 02:43:24 pm »
Did you get your string I sent Tiara? If not, it will be there today. I stretched the daylights out of it, It will move very little for the first several hundred shots. There is a nock in the bag also, crimp it on where you see fit.
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Re: Dental Floss Bowstring
« Reply #34 on: September 19, 2011, 06:27:37 pm »
No one has gone to the post office yet! But maybe I can convince someone to go.  ::) I hope it is there because I'm about ready to string this thing and see if it works. Thanks for stretching it!
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