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Thorsten:
First: Happy New Year to all of you

I just had a discussion about the "best" material for a long tillerstring, which ended without a right conclusion.
Is it fastflight or dacron55 or something else?
To be honest, I started with a paracord and ended up with a handsome bow…

Because I'm bowbuildernovice, the why is more importent to me, rather than the what.

Chears from the rainy balticsea

simk:
It really doesent matter as long as it has not too much stretch and is strong enough. Dynema stuff is great. I'm using old lines from my kiting gear.

Eric Krewson:
I tend to use B-50 for tillering strings, it is cheap and I have a lot of it. I switch to D-97 when I start shooting in the bow.

Pat B:
I have a paracord tillering string I use early on , just after floor tillering then I use a B-50 or B-55 tillering string with either one loop and a bowyers knot or the same with a bowyers knot on either end. Once I get to brace I make a string for that bow. I use B-55 for that and pre stretch it as I finish tillering and sweating the bow. All of my bow strings have a bowyers knot for the bottom limb.
 And all of my bow strings are B-55.

George Tsoukalas:
For long string tillering I use sash cord. I only long string to 10".
For tillering strings I use old bow strings of B-50. Got plenty of those
More on my site.
http://traditionalarchery101.com
Jawge

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