Flemish or Endless style

[Del the cat]

Endless.
The amount of people who have strings slip with the bracing height going and nocking point moving drives me nuts.
Quick and easy to make (if you make a jig), and a much more consistent brace height.
Maybe it's just modern slippery strin materials that allow bowyers knots to slip?
Del
(I have done a linnen flemish twist, just for the heck of it)

[bubby]

twist, my knots don't slip, put two loops on my finished strings most the time

[George Tsoukalas]

A good Flemish is hard to make. It should have only 1-3 twists per inch tops and 1-2 is better. It should not be served until all stretching has stopped and the stretching will stop. Bring the bow to brace height and keep unstringing and stringing until stretching stops. Then serve. That should end problems for most, Del. Jawge

[Pat B]

After I make a flemish twist string for a bow I brace the bow, lay it across my knees and press down on the limb tips to prestretch the string. After I sure most of the stretch is gone I tie an overhand knot on the tag to prevent any additional knot slippage.

[TRACY]

Done both and prefer Flemish. I've not had stretch or low brace problems with Flemish. Maybe strings are a tad long?


Tracy

[H Rhodes]

I make both.  I am still trying to make up my mind which one I like the most.  I twist up endless loop strings to raise the brace height just like I would a flemish twist string.  I can't tell the difference in the performance.  I use B-50 and both types have a little stretch at first, but that goes away.  Flemish is pretty and a little quicker to make.

[adb]

Flemish. Once I learned how, it was so easy I couldn't stop laughing.