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Justin Snyder:
Thanks Pat, that method I have seen, but most of my strings have small enough loops that they wont fit over the limb, only the knock.  That also eliminates the push pull method.  I thought maybe Marc would post a picture of his jig, or anyone that has another method.  Justin

Marc St Louis:
Justin
Here is a jig I made for bracing recurves. It works quite well for heavily reflexed recurves that are heavy draw weight. It's also usefull for testing the balance of the limbs for the first bracing because you can back the dowels off 1 hole at a time and slowly get the string to take the pressure of the limbs.



I have another jig that I made last year for longbows but the pictures are on my PC at home, where I'm not right now. I will post them when I get back home

George Tsoukalas:
justin, make  your own strings. Shape the nocks to fit your stringer. Jawge

lowell:
The more I learn the more I realize how little I know.

  Could someone explain the push-pull method?

              Thanks, Lowell

Dano:
Lowell, for an unbraced bow, you put the lower tip in the arch of your foot (I rest it on the sole of my shoe) with your right hand on the handle and your left hand under the upper string loop, you push sliding the string loop toward the tip and simotaniously pulling the handle puting equal pressure on both limbs. Simular to floor tillering. To unbrace just reverse these steps. Clear as mudd huh? ;D

BTW be real carefull with the upper limb it will smack ya in the head if you slip, and make sure the string loop is seated before you release.

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