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Offline bushboy

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fast flight plus?
« on: December 07, 2013, 05:48:16 pm »
Just got a spool of ffp,how many strands should I use for a 65# recurve?I build strings simular to a flemish twist.thx's!
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Re: fast flight plus?
« Reply #1 on: December 07, 2013, 06:50:50 pm »
For wood bows (self bows and laminates), most of us use about 12 to 14 strands although you can get by with a lot less and pad the loops and nocking area.  I think 8 strands would be the minimum.
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Re: fast flight plus?
« Reply #2 on: December 07, 2013, 06:59:45 pm »
45-55 I use 8 strands.  65 # recurve I'd probably go 10 if it were me.  Maybe 12.
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Re: fast flight plus?
« Reply #3 on: December 07, 2013, 07:02:42 pm »
I have one string built up to twelve strands at the end and just four strands between. It's a good string, but I don't plan on doing it again unless I get a request. I have it on a sixty five pound vine maple.
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Offline Weylin

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Re: fast flight plus?
« Reply #4 on: December 07, 2013, 07:44:07 pm »
For wood bows (self bows and laminates), most of us use about 12 to 14 strands although you can get by with a lot less and pad the loops and nocking area.  I think 8 strands would be the minimum.

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Re: fast flight plus?
« Reply #5 on: December 08, 2013, 04:39:35 am »
10 strands is plenty, two eight in pc of b-50 in each bundle on each end to pad the loops
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Re: fast flight plus?
« Reply #6 on: December 08, 2013, 11:18:02 am »
I use 12 stands when I make a string out of FF+ and that is more than enough for a hunting weight bow.
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Re: fast flight plus?
« Reply #7 on: December 08, 2013, 12:04:43 pm »
I never use more than 8 strands unless it's a 100# plus warbow
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