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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: ionicmuffin on November 11, 2012, 02:57:48 am

Title: Question about strings.
Post by: ionicmuffin on November 11, 2012, 02:57:48 am

So, my friend has a bow(yew or osage that his grandpa owned?) Its limbs still work well, however, he is missing a string. I offered to make him a string, but i was planning on getting fastflight. i did a bit of digging around, and found that it is strongly warned against using ff with older bows. sooo, because i was going to use ff with all my new bows that i make, can i use ff with his, or should i just get b50 and use that up before switching to ff?

Title: Re: Question about strings.
Post by: soy on November 11, 2012, 04:27:48 am

I suppose it depends on if its yew or Osage but I might just be feeling the air with my words ???

Title: Re: Question about strings.
Post by: chamookman on November 11, 2012, 06:46:45 am

I think I'd play it safe, and use B50 seeing it's an older bow. Bob

Title: Re: Question about strings.
Post by: dbb on November 11, 2012, 01:24:30 pm

If it is a selfbow (no glued work besides tips)i would go FF,just pad the loops some .
But if its laminated in some way go B50,even older glass bows have trouble with the dead stops from ff..i killed an old Hoyt goldmedalist that way  :-\

 /Mikael

Title: Re: Question about strings.
Post by: ionicmuffin on November 11, 2012, 01:36:26 pm

ok, ill ask my friend if its just glued tips. I would prefer just buying ff but ofc i dont want to break his bow because i was being stupid

Title: Re: Question about strings.
Post by: turtle on November 11, 2012, 06:04:47 pm

If you dont want to buy b50 for just one bow i will send you enough to make him a string. I have b50 in black and green and b55 in white and purple. If you need it just pm me what ya need.