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Del the cat:
I used some BCY Dyna Flight 10, First time I've tried it. It was fine, virtually the same as Angel Majest, but with a waxy feel at half the price... no prob on the warbow I'm doing at the moment.
I originally made a Dacron tillering string, but it was no good... just kept stretching, couldn't get it to a decent brace.
Then I used the last of my Angel Majesty, a little stretch at V low brace heights as it settled in, I adjsuted it with my toggle thingy to slowly get to full brace.
I then used that as the length for the Dyna Flight 10 string (endless loop)... It was spot on, with V little stretch. I got it online. £17.44 for a 1/8 lb reel.
Got it in white... looks good on a warbow.
Del

WillS:
I'm thinking of just going for linen, but I had high hopes for this bow as a performance bow, so modern strings are the only option I reckon. 

As you said on your blog Del, the number of "fastflight" strings out there is boggling!  I've heard great things about AstroFlight, good things about D-75 and the original FastFlight (can't get that anymore!) and mediocre reviews on FastFlight Plus which is what I'm using. 

I think I'll have one more go with the FF+ but take almost all the twists out and use a stronger version of a bowyers knot so I can adjust as I go.  If that doesn't work, I'll go with your recommendation of Dyna Flight.  Thanks!

Del the cat:
AAAAARRRRGGHHH You said Bowyers knot...
I'll give you a pound to a penny it's the bowyers knot slipping. Maybe as an experimnet put some masking tape on the string by the knot as a marker to see if it's moving.
The diffeence between linnen and a modern material is huge in a knot.
When I make my econtinuous loop strings I tie the ends with a reefknot before whipping over the join which ends up being in the V of one of the loops. The knot just keeps it in place during whipping, but it will pull apart under pressure as the material is so slippy.
Del

mikekeswick:
Yes make sure you use 3 full turns around the loop with your bowyers. Some fastflight can slip[ at the knot because it's so smooth. After sll the bowyers knot is called a timber hitch for good reason! Loggers don't use slippy rope!
Also add no more twist to the middle portion of a flemish string than absolutely necessary.

WillS:
It's not quite a bowyers knot.  Its like a..... Warbowyers knot.  As Mike said,  more turns round the loop and double twists as you go back round the original loop to fasten.  Theres no way it's slippin'!  I thought it was the knot at first but checked and re-checked and it's all good there.  Some guys use two bowyers knots on their warbows so as long as it's done right there's no problem!

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