Stringer nocks

[DC]

When you are making a nock to use a stringer and want to have a single nock rather than two do you shape the nock so that the stringer part is deeper or the string part deeper? Do you leave a bit of a lump in the middle?

[k-hat]

I'm not sure I understand your question, except to say I actually only do a double nock (only on the top, stringer loop can lay over the bowstring on bottom nock).  That said, the top stringer nock is "barely there".  Just enough of a groove on the surface, not sides of tip, for the string to grab .  Doesn't need to be nearly as deep as a regular groove and is much prettier that way. 

[PatM]

If you had a single nock it seems like it would prevent the real string from seating correctly and give you trouble removing the stringer to boot.

[DC]

I just seem to remember the top nock looking like two nocks cut into one groove, if that makes any sense.

[DC]

I just looked through every image that google would give me for "bow nocks" and found nothing. Musta dreamt it

[PatM]

I just seem to remember the top nock looking like two nocks cut into one groove, if that makes any sense.

 I'm sure that's just an individual variation.

[FilipT]

Should one attempt to make such top shallow groove on self bow without tip reinforcements?

[mikekeswick]

Horn nocks.
I do two grooves on the upper limb and one bigger groove on the lower limb.
The big grooves started off as two grooves cut right next to each other with a tile saw, then enlarged with a small chainsaw file and the 'hump' inbetween them reduced down to almost nothing. Go good on the upper limb tho.
It works perfectly.

[Del the cat]

Horn nocks.
I do two grooves on the upper limb and one bigger groove on the lower limb.
The big grooves started off as two grooves cut right next to each other with a tile saw, then enlarged with a small chainsaw file and the 'hump' inbetween them reduced down to almost nothing. Go good on the upper limb tho.
It works perfectly.

+1
Here's the last bottom nock I did
(But some times I'll have 2 grooves in the bottom nock too)
Del

[Eric Krewson]

Top nock, make it a double;



Bottom nock, make it wider to accommodate the stringer and the string;