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Offline Benvse

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Bow String
« on: September 26, 2009, 01:28:27 pm »
I am new to building bows, and I like to know what would make a good bow string.
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Offline Dano

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Re: Bow String
« Reply #1 on: September 26, 2009, 02:24:58 pm »
B 50 is good for a start, you can get from any of the folks that sponsor here. Here's a link to help.
http://www3.sympatico.ca/ragiwarmbear/diy/flemish/flemish.html
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Offline ricktrojanowski

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Re: Bow String
« Reply #2 on: September 27, 2009, 06:26:24 am »
I agree, start with some b 50, when you get comfortable with that you can start with some natural materials like Dogbane, Sinew etc.
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Offline woodstick

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Re: Bow String
« Reply #3 on: September 27, 2009, 11:40:46 am »
i just got all my stuff to make strings and i use b50 and it works good for me.
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