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Why is my string serving slipping?
ajbruggink:
Hey guys, I've got a newbie question and I hope I'm posting this in the correct discussion area and here it is; I've started making bowstrings, I think I've made 3 endless strings now and I've made them all for a bow I made for a friend of mine but I'm having problems with the serving slipping, first it was the loops and now this third string its coming undone in the center. What am I doing wrong? Am I not wrapping the serving tight enough? The string material I used was suppose to be already waxed, it feels waxed, do I need to wax it some more? The only thing I can think of with the center serving is that this third string I made I thread the serving material between both sets of seven strands (I made a 14 strand string) before beginning my serving and on the other two I only thread it through one set and just wrapped it over. I also would like to fix the loop problem because the endless strings I've bought don't have the problems I've been having, I actually liked the endless string better because they didn't cost as much money. Any replies are greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Aaron
burchett.donald:
If your a finger shooter I would say it's not tight enough. You using a jig?
ajbruggink:
My serving jig too big to use with my string making jig (a 2X2 with some nails in it), I have thought about looking for a smaller serving jig that can go underneath the strings better than the big fat one that I have now. Thanks for replying
osage outlaw:
Sounds like your serving is to loose. Either make a smaller jig or a bigger string string jig so you can serve it tighter. You could also serve the center when the bow is strung.
burchett.donald:
Osage outlaw tells the truth...If I don't serve my string while on the bow it will be loose every time...I do mine by hand now cause I use linen.
Don
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