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Ian Turner · #1 Post by **Ian Turner** » Wed Feb 20, 2013 1:23 pm

Hi,
Does anyone out there in Ozbow land make strings as I am after a couple of strings; flemish would be nice but 2 colour ordinary would do but they would have to be dacron or a material along those lines not dyneema or fast flite,
Cheers
Ian

littlejohn59 · #2 Post by **littlejohn59** » Wed Feb 20, 2013 1:42 pm

Picky! lol
Could have helped with you D97

slinkymalinky · #3 Post by **slinkymalinky** » Wed Feb 20, 2013 3:10 pm

what length string do you need?

hazard · #4 Post by **hazard** » Wed Feb 20, 2013 6:39 pm

Hi Ian

I reckon these guys would be a starting point. I have Robs and Nicks strings on my bows and Nick walked me through how to make a 3 splice flemish twist string, Coach I havent tried as Nick showed me all I need to know

Rob Nickoll
http://www.ozbow.net/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=11034

Nick Lintern
http://www.ozbow.net/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=6259

Coach
http://www.ozbow.net/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=4896

Hazard

Gringa Bows · #5 Post by **Gringa Bows** » Wed Feb 20, 2013 7:29 pm

They're not hard to make mate there must be someone near you in a club or whatever that can show you how to make them

Ian Turner · #6 Post by **Ian Turner** » Wed Feb 20, 2013 7:51 pm

Hi Little John,
I know I sound picky its just that I was advised that the 2 bows I want the strings for are not suited to materials; I was told to use dacron which is fair enough as they are older bows that don't have the reinforced tips that you need for FF and Dyneema I think its called.
Cheers
Ian

Gringa Bows · #7 Post by **Gringa Bows** » Wed Feb 20, 2013 9:01 pm

Tips dont matter if you pad the loops enough

littlejohn59 · #8 Post by **littlejohn59** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 4:42 am

Ian Turner wrote:Hi Little John,
I know I sound picky its just that I was advised that the 2 bows I want the strings for are not suited to materials; I was told to use dacron which is fair enough as they are older bows that don't have the reinforced

Hey there Ian
I understand. My bows use D97. So I don't have any use for Dacron meaning i would have to buy dacron to make a string.
Like the other guys have suggested. Your club or the above mentioned names would be a good start.

rmcpb · #9 Post by **rmcpb** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 6:49 am

Have a quick look at the Poor Folks Bows tutorial on flemish strings. That is what I used to learn how to make them.

Bent Stick · #10 Post by **Bent Stick** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 6:27 pm

Mate I find them therapeutic to make in front of the TV of a night, if your not interested in making them give mark at Tradbits a shout he has em, makes em colours to suit two or three strand etc

rodlonq · #11 Post by **rodlonq** » Sat Feb 23, 2013 10:03 am

I find its good therapy too Bent, especially when the missus has the remote ey....... "Rafters is on... blah blah blah"

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