How to make compound bow strings and cables 

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That's great. Glad it worked out. I hope you enjoyed it. God bless you.

+seansoutdoor I'm going to check that out right now. thanks again. I will centrally tell them you directed me their way.

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THat is great to hear. Thank you for sharing. God bless you too!

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That is great. I am hoping to film a new version of this video at some point. Maybe this year even. We will see. God bless you.

That is great, I am happy to hear it! God bless you and thanks for all you do for others. Sean

Great, glad it helped. God bless you.

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***** No problem. I find that your longer video goes over everything much better than a short video. God bless you too.

***** I've watched a couple videos on string making. I'm not sure who made them because it was a while ago. It seemed like you did a better job at explaining than most people who only make a shorter video and some people who also made a long video.

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Sorry, but I'm finishing my Master's Degree in Theology and Pastoral care, I have a double workload, and I have to get all my classes finished by May 24, so I won't have much time for anything until that is all done. God bless ya.

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Now speed is not the most important thing for hunting. You need to have the minimum draw weight necessary to meet the requirements of the state or providence where you are hunting. That bow should be fine for hunting. When I first started hunting I harvested deer with my bow and it was probably slower than your bow.

@@seansoutdoors Thank you Sean I really appreciate your answer. I been watching all your videos and I am learning after 53 years. I was a GM vehicles master tech than I be come Electrical Engineer , now I like very much bow hunting. I mostly hunt with rifle. Thank you for taking your time and answering my questions sir.

@@celalettinakarcay6548 That is great. Thanks for watching. God bless you.

@@seansoutdoors Hello Sean how are you sir I hope you are doing fine. I have 2011 Hoyt Carbon Matrix Plus. My strings are (54,50),( 36.75),(39). BCY X, but can you tell me. What type of string I need to make my own strings good quality strings. I know you are showing on your video but I would like to hear from you. What exactly string material and what kind strings. Please Thank you. T

@@celalettinakarcay6548 Go with the new BCY - X99 series material.

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Sure thing. God bless you.

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All you need to do is follow the same steps shown here but use the specifications for string and cable lengths that are labeled on the lower limb of the bow as well as the manufacturer’s website. If you can’t find it on their website just email and ask them for those details. God bless you.

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Well, then when you make your strings, make sure to do it your way. God bless you.

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If you are getting compound bow strings for $5 then they are probably absolute junk. The cheapest professionally made sets of compound bow strings and cables that I have seen are around $70, and a lot of custom makers charge well over $100. The materials needed to make compound bow strings cost a lot too, so it is economically impossible for anyone to make strings for $5 and sell them without loosing thousands of dollars if doing it in mass quantity. So when you are someone like me who needs new strings and cables every single year due to the volume of shooting I do, then I will save thousands of dollars over the years by making my own strings. So, the reason is to save money, but also I like to make things and I am a DIY type person at heart.

Did you contact the bow manufacturer or search their website?

The material I use says you need to use 24 strands, I’d highly advise you to only use the manufacturer’s specification and I think you should not attempt to build a ten strand string!

Check with the manufacturer to see how many strands it needs to be. Probably more

Yes 12 for each

It takes a good amount of time to serve the strings and cables. I'd say at least an hour to do a set

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Awesome! Thanks! I never realized I had a “gift for teaching” until people started to say things like that. So thank you. God bless ya

Sean's Outdoor Adventures Hey no problem. I’ve learned a lot from you! It’s all been for free, I’m very grateful. Keep up the good work. Take care brother.

Thanks, Nick. God bless you.

Totally agree with this. I built strings for my recurve as a kid, have built my own rods and fly tie, but was almost too intimidated to consider this. Awesome instructional! The $170 installed price was too much for my 20+ YO bow 👍

The description in this video has updates regarding serving material etc.

BCY has changed their string material since a key component for BCY-X was being discontinued. I still have so much BCY-X that I have not tried the replacement string material so I would have to defer to the manufacturer and their recommendations regarding how many strands should be used to make a string.

I'm not sure what the reasoning would be.

@@seansoutdoors I think the limb sticker was for when Sanlida used the older cam design, which took longer cables (33 1/4") due to that wrap-around design to the attach point on the cam. I figured that out after watching your old cam vs new cam video. And they likely did not print new limb stickers to reflect the change. The local folks who made my strings were using the measurements from the old cam design it seems. They offered to replace the cables / no charge. I'm still really enjoying the bow, and thanks for your informative reviews and performance testing. That information really helps!

Yes burning the end helps to prevent it from slipping.

No good reason, I normally do.

Yes that is perfectly fine. Just out a string in it as you make it to separate the two sides so you know where to place your peep sight when it is finished.

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You can’t, especially for a compound. Bow string material is specific to bows because of the characteristics of it.

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I've never heard of a peak weight of 55. You're probably stuck with 60 lbs.

I shoot Hoyt and I can call them to get the deflection for my limbs of the poundage I want and order the limbs frim a dealer.Just have to tell Hoyt your bow soecs.

Firstly, I changed my approach and I twist, then serve, then stretch. When stretching, I tighten the string to take the slack out and then start the counting. So, tighten the bolt till there is not slack or bounce in the string, then start the half turn count. If your string ended up at the string length you needed then great. If it ends up longer, you can just add a little twist to get it back to length. I've noticed that the longer the string is to begin with, the more it has the potential of needing some twist to get it to the needed length. Also, check with your manufacturer to see if the string lengths they provide are at 100 pounds. Some might and some might not be at 100 pounds.

Best of luck with it!

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Sounds like a very old bow. You may need to just replace the whole thing unless you have the ability to dip the cable in rubberized material.

+Sean's Outdoor Adventures yes we do have the rubber coating you can buy the rubber in a can stuff so use that then ok thanks for the heads up

That is great, Jim! Glad to hear it. God bless you!

Typically to get the right length you need to check with the manufacturer of the bow to see how they base their measurements. Some will put them under 100 pounds of tension for the length and many will just measure them in a resting state without any tension on them. For the most part I just measure them by pulling them straight by hand and measure them. I’ll do this by hooking one end on a nail and put a screw driver through the other end and hold onto the screw driver to pull the string right and I’ll measure it at that length.

@@seansoutdoors pretty fast and accurate !! thanks a lot!!! you re very nice ! thanks a lot again !!!! all the best ! cheers !!!

You serve it first but then yes, that holds it

No i haven’t, and thank you.

Thanks, God bless your efforts.

That is great! So glad it is working welll for you. Enjoy it, and thanks for watching. God bless ya

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No necessary for the loop section itself but you do want to twist the string before serving down the string from where the two sides of the loop meet.

Yes, stretch every one.

@@seansoutdoors stretch after I serve the end loops but before I do the center serving, right?

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You should wax your bow strings and cables regularly, so hopefully that "oily feeling" you detected is just bow string wax. As for the cable. I'm not exactly sure what you are explaining, but I "think" I know what you might be talking about. If you think there is an issue with it, then yes, replace it. Also, early on when they started making yoke system cables, they often would make a sliding system, which might be what you are explaining. however, they eventually figured out that you could control the split limbs better if you made the yoke the way I did in this video. Anyway, might be good to replace if you think there is a problem with it. God bless ya

For a compound I would not go more than 24 because it would start to become too far to ride properly in the cam. God bless you.

I mainly use 62xs .021 diameter center serving, Halo .014 diameter end serving. These are the required specs for Xpedition strings which is what I have been making the most in the past two years.

That is awesome. I'm proud of ya. Keep it up, it is a fun hobby! I'm going to try to film another video on string making this summer with some tweaks that I have made to my approach. Stay tuned for whenever I get that up. God bless ya

Cool. One step I've changed is to put the twist in the string before serving down it. I just serve the very tip first then stretch, then twist then serve.

Thanks. God bless you and your bow string making.

I've got four kids, so I'm looking big picture. With strings and cables running an average of $100 a set, and if you shoot a lot you need to replace them every year, between my kids and me that is $500 just in strings and cables each year. Having the materials, which cost around $100 to make around 30 to 50 sets of strings and cables, I'm saving a tun of money over the years. As for bow tuning, I know how to do all of that ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2MBL2130f5k.html

Sean's Outdoor Adventures I’m not saying you shouldn’t need to make your own strings but other people are going to try to do this that isn’t as experienced as you that would attempt this and then end up hurting themselves really bad and you’ll be responsible. That’s all I’m saying.

@@iHustleLXXXI A lot of the people that write to me about this video are simply looking for a hobby and decide to try this. They enjoy the process.

Sean's Outdoor Adventures I understand what you’re saying and it’s a great video for those that are doing this as a hobby but you have some that do it for your very reason-save money and if they don’t do it correctly and exactly how you put the strings together than there’s a chance they may mess up. We both know that it would not be good if the bow were to blow in their faces because they didn’t perform to your exact directions. This may come to you easily and make sense but there are people out there that don’t know what they’re doing and they will attempt this and mess up. Who do you think they’ll blame if someone were to get hurt? I just see that happening and you getting sued even though you were just doing a DIY. That’s all I’m saying. Not everyone has your skill set and everyone wants to save money. I’ll stop but I’m just trying to caution you. You truly have a skill that not many of us have and I would hate for something bad to happen to you when you’re just doing this to help others. Other people aren’t as skilled as you including myself and frankly I didn’t/don’t even understand what you’re doing! Lol. I’m just trying to caution you because I don’t want something bad to happen to you if the **** hits the fan. If someone attempts this and botches any part of the steps the string may burst in their face right? I mean they would have to put the strings together exactly how you did it for it to work. What happens if someone doesn’t do it correctly and then get hurt as a result? I don’t recall you adding a disclaimer stating “try at your own risk.” I’m just saying. I know you’re trying to help and I appreciate it but there are individuals out there that will try and sue you for anything. Just be careful. That’s all I’m saying.

@@iHustleLXXXI Bryan, this video has been up for four years, has over 100,000 views and no one has ever me their bow blew up or something got ruined because they watched this video, tried to build strings but messed up, and as a result their bow blew up. It's great to be cautious, and I think you have good intentions, but I think the numbers have proven otherwise. God bless you.

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Add twist before you serve it.

It is a non-issue. It usually wipes off the string by the time you are done serving it and I have been writing on bow strings for years and it hasn't done anything negative to the strength of them.

Sorry that I did not explain it well enough.

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I would heck with the manufacturer’s website to see what it’s rated for.

@@seansoutdoorsGotcha thats what i thought, but was just wondering if you can get away with it, or if you will die if you do try it ha.

If the Manufacturer says you can do it then you can. If they say don't, then don't but it is best to ask them rather than someone like me. God bless you.

I have actually been thinking about making it. Maybe this summer I'll try to put it together. Pray to God I can make or find the time lol!

Awesome. God bless you.

Great to hear. God bless you

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The only real reason to keep the space before stretching and twisting is to put something to keep them separated later so that you can put a peep sight in. You want the exact number of strands on each side of the peep sight and that just makes it easier to make sure you do that.

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I typically account for 1 twist per 1 and a half inches of string length, and then serve it. If there is still some need to adjust for length at the very end of the process I just add or remove a twist if needed.

Yeah, sounds like you should get a new string.

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The important part is how well you can adjust the tension. Typically the cheaper the cost the lest capable it is to be finely adjusted.

@@seansoutdoors I've seen ones from "Beiter" that run around $50.00 but they do look like they have the best tension ability as opposed to the cheapies. I'm just tired of paying so much for poor quality made strings. I know the fibers used to make them are of good quality, but they're assembled poorly. I want to make my own and create the kind of quality that I want and know I can achieve .Thanks.

The $50 Beiter is the one I use for pretty much everything.

@@seansoutdoors Thanks, that helps. I just don't want to buy something I'm going to have problems with later on.

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Great. God bless

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You are welcome

When I made this video I was still a little new at making strings and it was easier to hit the correct length by serving first then adding twist. However, I stopped doing that because it gives a better result when you just serve the very end that will be the loop, then turn the jig and add all the twists, then stretch, then serve the rest of the end serving after you have stretched. I'm in the comments section right now responding to you, so I can't see what I wrote in the description, but I feel like put the formula for calculating string length and number of twists in the description so check there and see if it is there. Regarding the string and performance, very often a string and cables will stretch over time. In a sense, they stretch together as you use the bow. When you put a new string but keep the old cables, your string is susceptible to stretching more than the cables will be since the cables have already done most of their stretching. Additionally, if you put a new string on without adding twist to the cables to get them back to manufacturer's specifications, you are going to have other performance issues.

@@seansoutdoors Thank you Sean!

I detail those things out in the description section of this video if you want to check that.

@@seansoutdoors Thank you Sean.

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BCY recommends 24 strand strings.

Thanks for your answer, but what's the diameter for the BCY-X stand string? Regards

I'm not sure, maybe that is something you can find on their website somewhere.

I looked in Lancaster Archery and I saw that they sell the BCY-X 1/4# and 1/8# spool sizes. Which of both sizes did you bought? Regards.

It is the same material just a different quantity, so it just depends on how many strings you want to make. If you plan on making a lot of strings then get the larger spool. Good luck

Thank you so much for your response! I was told that the string may not come loose when applying twists. I couldn´t imagine how this should work without a special machine that allows to twist and stretch simultaneously. I will follow your procedure, that makes it quite easier!

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+seansoutdoor thanks for such a quick response Sean. I got a string and cables made for my daughters little BowTech rascal and we shot some good groups yesterday. Good call on the press. I'm going to wait until I can get a nicer one. God bless you as well!

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+seansoutdoor OK! Thank you!

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What would bumping string count up to 10 and 10 hurt?

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