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First flemish twist - spiderwire/dyneema

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osage outlaw:
You can reverse twist a string and still get them smooth like the first picture.  When you do your first loop you clamp it and untwist the loose bundles keeping count of how many twists you took out.  When you get them straight you keep going the same amount of twists to put some reverse twist into the bundles.  Now when as you twist up your other loop the reverse twists are taken out and you end up with a smooth bow string like in the first picture.  It's kind of hard to explain.  Hope that makes sense.

PEARL DRUMS:
Cant give you hard numbers, but cabling and over twisting drastically reduces strength.

Griff:

--- Quote from: PEARL DRUMS on January 17, 2016, 03:47:35 pm ---Cant give you hard numbers, but cabling and over twisting drastically reduces strength.

--- End quote ---

I believe it. I roughed out that 14 strands of 65lbs. test line should be adequate for my 50lbs. bow. but after I put all those twists into the body of the line it didn't last very long.  14 strands of 65lbs is a static load of 910lbs. I thought that this should be enough for the bow to function effectively. I will try again tomorrow and see if i can learn from ya'lls insight.

Griff:
Big learning curve with these bowstrings.. believe i've got a passable one now.

bubby:
That second pic clearly shows cabling, see how it looks like two vines growing around each other, keep at it you'll get it

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