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bassman211:
Sorry mis read the post. No they are not natural fibers. The right size Barbour linen should work for you. Look on ebay, or amazon.
Chumash:
--- Quote from: Eric Krewson on November 02, 2022, 09:12:00 pm ---B-50, B55 and DF-97 are not natural materials, B50 and B-55 are Dacron, DF97 is Dyneema, what ever that is.
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Plastic!
Polyester: B 50, B 55
high-modulus polyethylene (HMPE)): Dyneema
WoodsmanRanger:
--- Quote from: Black Moshannon on November 02, 2022, 06:58:33 pm ---Barbours Irish linen (branded by the term flax sinew) I’ve never had one break yet and I even cut one with a knife by accident about a quarter in and it still held together until I made a new one.
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Many thanks, much appreciated.
Regards, Keith.
Aaron1726:
I have a dogbane string that is holding up pretty good for me right now. I've also have had luck with hemp, but it's hit or miss with the stuff I can find locally on how consistent the strength is, so they end up over built and thick. I also like squirrel rawhide, it's some tough stuff! Takes me 3 squirrels for a string, cut them in a big circle and spiral in to get a long enough length, then twist the 3 plies together. My next goal is to build a sinew string, but haven't tackled that yet, but I know others seem to like them.
WoodsmanRanger:
--- Quote from: Aaron1726 on May 03, 2023, 09:15:12 pm ---I have a dogbane string that is holding up pretty good for me right now. I've also have had luck with hemp, but it's hit or miss with the stuff I can find locally on how consistent the strength is, so they end up over built and thick. I also like squirrel rawhide, it's some tough stuff! Takes me 3 squirrels for a string, cut them in a big circle and spiral in to get a long enough length, then twist the 3 plies together. My next goal is to build a sinew string, but haven't tackled that yet, but I know others seem to like them.
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Thank you Aaron, bit short on squirrels over here but rawhide sounds like a good idea. Just have to keep it out of the rain. I agree, sinew would be good, but I don't think I have enough at present.
Regards, Keith.
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