I am new to this whole sinew bowstring experience. I strung a bow recently and when done I had one devil of a time getting the upper knot undone.
I am used to using Diacron and the push pull method for stringing and unstringing.
On this bow I made a small loop tied with an overhand knot. I then pulled the string through that loop to make a larger loop that would go around the upper nock. Traditional. The lower limb was wrapped around the knock one time and cinched with two half hitches around the string.
The upper limb loop tightened up something fierce on the bow and on the string. When I decided the upper knot might be too tight to loosen, I tried the lower knot. This began to damage my sinew string on that end. I don't mean to complain. I like for my knots to hold on and not let go when you are shooting. But when you are done you want the string off.
Any one out there got a work around or some advice about something I am missing?
