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Hazel longbow, 100# @ 28"
WillS:
What are you using as a stringer? A bit of old paracord is the usual approach.
Strichev:
Filip, stop beating around the bush, I'm waiting to see how a hazel warbow turns out! But here we are; (still) discussing the insanely complex device that is the stringer.
Maybe use that fishing braid as stringer material? Glue on temporary wooden nocks and use a double loop stringer. Problem solved.
Don't wanna use that braid? Use the belt you've mentioned, get some thick leather, make holes sufficiently away from the edge and "sew" the leather into pockets for the tips using the fishing braid. Male sure to use enough of it so that it doesn't just cut through the leather.
For heaven's sake just get on with the bow, one doesn't make a bow on the internet! ;D
FilipT:
@WillS
I tried paracord 550 among other things. It stretches like crazy. To clarify, you and me talked some time ago about paracord and despite being legit and not chinese knock off copy, it has huge amount of stretch, but it never breaks. We never got a conclusion why that is like so. Definitely I must use that belt I found.
@Strichev
Be patient. Its easy to not beat around the bush when you have things going for you. When they do not, you are doing everything you can to get on the desired course and that takes time and effort. When I brace it it will be done in a day or two. I don't really have much time currently for anything related bows and its a wonder for me I even got to this stage. But I don't want to leave people wondering since I started this thread so I am using every available opportunity to continue the work.
WillS:
You're only getting it to brace height. You could use old elastic if you really wanted to. Any paracord is plenty good enough for bracing. If you really can't make it work, do a quick rough bracing string out of your fishing braid.
Getting a bow to brace and seeing it with a string on is supposed to take a couple of hours maximum, not days/weeks.
Del the cat:
--- Quote from: WillS on November 18, 2017, 01:53:50 pm ---...
Getting a bow to brace and seeing it with a string on is supposed to take a couple of hours maximum, not days/weeks.
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There is no "supposed".
It is not a race...
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