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    Hey folks, Having watched the remarkable demonstration video on how to make a Flemish twist string without a jig by Clay Hayes I'm interested in having a crack at this purely for the fun of it, the fascination of it, and for the self-sufficiency I'm craving in this trad world. This kind of...
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    I've been shooting and hunting all my life but recently have been bitten by traditional archery bug I've made a few board bows and stuff but until about a yr ago only shot compound my father in-law gave me an old Ben Pierson rouge I think from the 70s I shot about 20 arrows I'd say not sure only...
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    Would you consider too much twist taken out of this string? I really wanted to try this string and had a choice between 57" and 58". This is the 57". It still has 1/4" to to get to my brace. Sent from my LGLS992 using Tapatalk
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    I have a vintage recurve and it has an endless loop on it which I want to replace. Will there be a significant performance drop by switching to Flemish twist if I use Dacron B-50 for both?
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    Just wondering what you guys prefer when you are ordering or building your Flemish strings. My question refers to the long part of the string and not the loops. I have seen and made them two different ways. One is twisting up the loops on each end then twisting the entire string which results in...
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    I started making my own strings a while back, endless loop at first but recently learned to do a flemish twist. Now I wonder if the look I can get with the endless loop is possible with a 3 bundle flemish twist. The look I am after is a thin "pinstripe" between a single or contrasting colors...
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    I got a Kaya horse bow a while ago with a twisted upper limb, shot it quite a bit and the twist got worse. I torque the grip some according to the korean trad police which might have added some more twist. I have a replacement bow already so I'm ready for experimenting, what can be done...
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    Since I'm a newb with recurves...I'd like to find out what the functional difference is between a flemish twist string and a typical dacron string. Thanks
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    I know there is a standard recommended (normal) twist for strings - what is it? say I have a new string mostly UNtwisted, pretty straight strands, 50" long. how many twists can I put in it? thanks in advance.
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    My string from nail to nail is 52 3/4 inch. It is very out of round at the place where the loop becomes one, having lots of twist, the out of round portion sometimes acts as a cam and walks the string out of the groove. So I am wanting a new string. Do I order a 53 inch string and twist it until...
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    I know this kinda don't belong here but I'm doing a warf bow and I ordered some samick sage limbs from 3 rivers and a soon as I put them on my riser I immediately noticed the top limb was twisted. I've email 3 rivers to see what they can do but I can't afford shipping them back and then pay...
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    Hey guys if u make or know someone who does, I am wanting a couple strings made, really looking for fast flight material in a Flemish twist. Thanks for any help! Austin
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    Back when I first learned to make bowstrings - "when Jesus Christ was Ordinary Seaman on the Ark", as the old saying goes - the string was composed of three lays of strands and the loops were eye spliced. Now the standard seems to be a two lay Flemish Twist. Any opinions as to the relative...
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    I just put together a short 58" longbow using a 13" riser and some long limbs. I didn't have a specific string made up in advance so I grabbed a 57" string previously used on a 60" recurve. I had to twist it up a bit to get a stable brace and just noticed the end servings twisting up as you...
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    Gentlefolk...Here's a question that I've been dying to ask based on my personal observations and limited experience in such matters as follows... A week or two ago I grabbed my Super Kodiak which had been left hanging strung by it's string for about a month...(while I played with my new falco...
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    Hey I continue to try and make my flemish strings tight but they loop ends where you twist the extra ends from the loop come undone and I can't figure out why is there some sort of guideline I can use to keep them tight, or is there a certain way you twist it when tightening the string and...
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    Greetings one and all! This is my first post on TradTalk, and hopefully everyone can settle my thoughts (or make them deeper). I have been fascinated with archery for a long time, and love to shoot both traditional and the evil compounds... but there is just something about a bent piece of...
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    Would it be ok to serve the ends of a flemish twist string for protection when hanging on a peg? I have a longbow where the end is showing signs of fuzzing from repeated hanging on the range pegs. It would be a simple solution to not use the pegs anymore, but it is a rule to leave your bow on...
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