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david w.:
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.

John K:
Nice ! I'll give it a try   ;D

Hillbilly:
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.

Glenn R.:
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. 

Coo-wah-chobee:
..................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

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