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Offline John K

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« on: December 18, 2007, 12:34:21 pm »
Just wondering if anybody has used artificial sinew for making bow strings  ???
I think they would look pretty nice on a bow  :o

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Offline DanaM

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Re: strings
« Reply #1 on: December 18, 2007, 12:41:36 pm »
I haven't John but some have, I think they would be very stretchy as artifical sinew is nylon.
I have a bunch of real sinew and want to try a real sinew string, problem is time, not enuf of it.
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Offline John K

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Re: strings
« Reply #2 on: December 18, 2007, 01:35:57 pm »
I was wondering about stretch, i guess i'll have to try it.
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Offline david w.

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« Reply #3 on: December 18, 2007, 03:10:39 pm »
I make strings from it. It looks very nice on the bow.  I havent shot it tons but it seems to be workin out nicely.   One strand of artificail sinew is thick. i think it has about 4 little strands in one big one.  It only takes a few strands.
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« Reply #4 on: December 18, 2007, 03:21:45 pm »
david w, do you serve the string with anything  ???
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Offline david w.

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« Reply #5 on: December 18, 2007, 04:17:02 pm »
Ya maybe another peice of the stuff and i have some old nylon casting thread that works great.   You could also probably pull a thread apart and use a little thread to serve it.
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« Reply #6 on: December 18, 2007, 04:27:54 pm »
Nice ! I'll give it a try   ;D
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« Reply #7 on: December 18, 2007, 05:14:09 pm »
I've made a couple with it, and it's pretty stretchy. Some is nylon, and some is polyester. The polyester isn't as stretchy. B-50 dacron is cheaper, and a lot better.
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« Reply #8 on: December 18, 2007, 07:35:02 pm »
Do a stretch break test on it and see how many #'s to break the artificial sinew--then use the right number of strands accordingly to be 4 times your draw weight ------example (50lb. bow needs 200# tensile strength string) allows a margin of error---per TBB. 

Offline Coo-wah-chobee

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« Reply #9 on: December 18, 2007, 08:21:45 pm »
..................Most artificial sinew is nylon. After ya make a string hang it full length over a nail and tie a 20 lb weight er so on it. Let it stay fer a coupla days and keep tightening it up so the weight stays suspended . This way ya take most ifn not all the stretch outtta it. Dont let the string spin while it is stretchin'.........bob

Offline david w.

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« Reply #10 on: December 18, 2007, 10:18:28 pm »
thanks bob i didnt know that i havent gotten enough use out of mine to tell if it stretches or not
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Offline Justin Snyder

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Re: strings
« Reply #11 on: December 19, 2007, 02:41:06 am »
It makes a very nice looking string when made just like a sinew string.  Justin
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