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Hazel longbow, 100# @ 28"
FilipT:
The point is, when I made the length of paracord stringer such that I could barely get my foot onto it and pulled the bow, bow flexed (even though it's heavy then I am accustomed to) and it got almost to the point I could slip the loop of string. But, at the same time bow stretches the paracord such that I loose all the motion and mechanical advantage of "deadlift" and basically my hand is doing all the work. Do you understand what I am saying?
If I would have non stretchy stringer I could just simply pull and slip the loop.
WillS:
Sounds normal to me. It's probably just new to you, and you need to develop the technique.
FilipT:
Brief update:
Yesterday I made the stringer from super durable polymer based belt. I made better double loop flemish tillering string and 40 mm in diameter ring which serves as string adjuster (Del uses similar).
I braced the bow with practically no effort but my string stretched. I set it 3" shorter than nocks in order to get full brace height but it simply settled against belly of bow. I am not sure what to think of it, it's much better made and I suspect it needs just to settle. Any ideas?
I will tomorrow wind a bit around the ring in order to shorter it, as I have guests in house and can't work on the bow today.
Also I will put various pictures.
FilipT:
Guests went away and I used the ring to adjust the string and again went for bracing. Then I realized. String doesn't stretch at all, windings untwist as each winding of the loop pulls other toward itself and that causes string to lengthen. I don't really know what I did wrong and there is no material left.
WillS:
Keep it simple. Get rid of all the tricks and the rings and the belts etc.
You're just making a bow.
Make one string that has a bowyers knot at one end, so you can set the right length. Make another string to use as a stringer. Brace the bow high enough that the tips aren't pulling the string apart, but are being pulled downwards. I personally always go to full brace height immediately, but that's up to you. The lower the brace height, the more the string will want to stretch.
We're talking primitive weapons here. Always have that in mind and you'll be fine.
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