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Stringman:
I posted this build along last year of my Flemish twist linen string. I believe the only difference between my string and yours is practice.

http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,35214.0.html

For a knot I use a timber hitch.
Scott

Thesquirrelslinger:
Question- 1. Does Jute make a good bowstring?
2. does sisal make a good bowstring?
3. I twist my strings a LOT less. And splice, not knot...
-Squirrel

richardzane:
do what works the best for you. best to avoid knots besides the timber hitch, but if they work..use em!
Native American  bowstrings i've seen are all knotted.
My ancestors seem to have been able to survive for thousands of years without a flemish loop...or i wouldn't be here! :)
the nice thing about a natural fiber string is when it breaks, even out in the field, it can be added to and repaired easily.
I doubt you can do that with B-50...

cord twisted tight makes a "tougher" string - compacted ...but it also has more problems with stretch in the beginning.
but dogbane cordage won't stretch too much and its "waterproof"...it was also used for fishing nets.

Thesquirrelslinger:
I made a sisal bowstring from fiber last night. Works on a 50 pound recurve, around 3/16 inch thick. Very, very tight twist- not the twist, just under tension every fiber shares load. Faster than my b50 string... its wierd, I guess cause its thinner.
probably less durable though.
-Squirrel

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