Linen strings
I tried several kinds of linen threads to make flemish string for my hornbows,but the strings break quite soon(fortunally after the arrow is already gone)just at the nocking point,even if the serving is still sound.So,is linen unsuitable for horn bow's strings?I can't find silk at a reasonable price.What do you think?And what should be the correct ratio between the weight of the string and the poundage of the bow?
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I am not sure if this is the problem, but there are many grades of linen and not all of them are suitable for bowstrings.
Are you making endless loop strings or Flemish strings? When you said you were making Flemish strings for your horn bows I wasn't sure what you meant.
Are you making endless loop strings or Flemish strings? When you said you were making Flemish strings for your horn bows I wasn't sure what you meant.
hello Francesco,
I usually make strings of natural fibres.The best is the first quality linen,the old shoemakers used .In Germany it is known as shoemakers linen or "longfibre-linen".After the linen is harvested it will be "broken" into fibres,and you will have fibres in different lengths.The long fibres will make the best yarn.First of all you have to rub it with real bees wax,I recommend to wax such a string every time you shoot your bow.
For a hornbow the strength of the string should be 5 times higher than the drawweight of the bow(for selfbows 3 times is enough,hornbows are much faster).If a hormbow draws 60lbs the linen-string should be made to stand 300lbs.This will not at all be a very thick string,one string of the shoemakers-linen I use stands 30-40lbs.
You can use such a good-quality-linen for every kind of bow-strings.
I?ve found out that the flax harvested in the very hot summer of 2003
is very brittle cause it likes damp climate.The very best flax grows in Ireland and Belgium near the seaside.
I usually make strings of natural fibres.The best is the first quality linen,the old shoemakers used .In Germany it is known as shoemakers linen or "longfibre-linen".After the linen is harvested it will be "broken" into fibres,and you will have fibres in different lengths.The long fibres will make the best yarn.First of all you have to rub it with real bees wax,I recommend to wax such a string every time you shoot your bow.
For a hornbow the strength of the string should be 5 times higher than the drawweight of the bow(for selfbows 3 times is enough,hornbows are much faster).If a hormbow draws 60lbs the linen-string should be made to stand 300lbs.This will not at all be a very thick string,one string of the shoemakers-linen I use stands 30-40lbs.
You can use such a good-quality-linen for every kind of bow-strings.
I?ve found out that the flax harvested in the very hot summer of 2003
is very brittle cause it likes damp climate.The very best flax grows in Ireland and Belgium near the seaside.
Francesco:
String for the composites are made as the "endless loop", not flemish. If you shoot a lot, the linen strings will break, the same goes for silk which lasts a little longer. The bending in strings is more acute for the composites, due to their short length. I would suggest to use dacron for everyday shooting.
Adam
String for the composites are made as the "endless loop", not flemish. If you shoot a lot, the linen strings will break, the same goes for silk which lasts a little longer. The bending in strings is more acute for the composites, due to their short length. I would suggest to use dacron for everyday shooting.
Adam