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Offline Juan Ant. Espinosa

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Static (Fast flight kind) string for black locust self tips.
« on: April 12, 2023, 05:22:20 am »
I want to make a try with a string made of some old compound bow string strands for a black locust with fliped extremes selfbow i´m finishing.
It is arround 55lbs at 28".
Do you thing that tipe of bow made of this kind of wood and at this draw weight will stand without breaking just with normal self tips?

Offline Del the cat

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Re: Static (Fast flight kind) string for black locust self tips.
« Reply #1 on: April 12, 2023, 06:19:41 am »
It should be fine IMO
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Offline Kidder

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Re: Static (Fast flight kind) string for black locust self tips.
« Reply #2 on: April 12, 2023, 09:11:36 pm »
Locust is hard so I’m not sure it’s necessary but I’d still pad the loops with a couple extra strands.

Offline Weylin

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Re: Static (Fast flight kind) string for black locust self tips.
« Reply #3 on: April 12, 2023, 09:15:19 pm »
Do it and don't think about it again. You'll be fine

Offline Juan Ant. Espinosa

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Re: Static (Fast flight kind) string for black locust self tips.
« Reply #4 on: April 13, 2023, 03:35:49 am »
Thanks everybody for your help.
Hahaha, Weylin, that´s the kind of encourager answer I was needing..