Making a Bow String with Flemish Twisted Loops

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Today in the shop we are making a double ended flemish twist bow string for my Osage Orange Longbow, made in the previous video.
• Making a Longbow: Osag...
I’m am using Dacron B50 for the main string, and green nylon thread for the serving. I’ll show you how to use a simple bow string making jig, that was made by my good friend and fellow RU-vidr Sean. Go check out his channel, Creating a Life I Want, and give him some subscriber love.
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After using the jig to measure out and prep your bundles, then I go over how to bind all three and create end loops, using the Double ended Flemish Twist method. Then we sting up the new bow and loose some arrows through it for the first time.
Enjoy!
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11 окт 2024

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@callangerud9223 4 года назад

That is some serious craftsmanship. Huge Thumbs up from Northwest Canada. Cal

@J.A.Smith2397 4 года назад

BRO THIS IS THE BEST VIDEO I'VE EVER SEEN ON RU-vid!!! I'm a woodworker n watched hundreds of hours, dozens on bows n never seen a bow string video. I loved especially you actually showing you burning it and then using it, extra credit for getting the kiddo out! That's where they need to be and that's a great thing to have em doing!

@JohnJbVlogsyt 5 лет назад

Nice dude I love supporting makers and builders

@gobblerridgefarms22 4 года назад

I've always made mine with two strands but that loop looked so good that as soon as my new bow is tillered....it's getting a three strand flemish string. Thanks for an awesome video....

@gotlander28 5 лет назад

This is the most relaxing knowledgeable channel . Absolutely love it! Good stuff

@plus1creator 5 лет назад

I was watching the bow making video when you uploaded this one. Glad I didn't have to wait! #Neat

@neotoxo54 5 лет назад

Good vid 👍🏻 I’ve always wrapped the center serving while the bow is strung & adjusted the tension to size the serving to my arrow nock size for a fit that will hold the arrow while hanging vertically on the string but will release when the string is tapped. I will also wax the serving heavily before installing a tied on string nock. Afterwards, I soak the string nock with superglue. That will secure the wraps but also will allow me to turn the nock up & down the serving to tune the bow & arrow.

@elizabethmoseley3790 5 лет назад

Another brilliant video Dustin. Beautiful! Can’t wait for the next one.

@riuphane 5 лет назад

I learned a different trick for the serving wrap where you make a loop instead of just the tail so when you get done, you thread the tail through your loop and pull on the starting tail and the 2 tails are crossed and pulled tight inside your binding. Not sure if it's any better or stronger, but seems a lot easier. going against the twist of the string also helps, which you did, but didn't point out explicitly. Great tutorial, and thank you for sharing!

@juanantonioespinosa8816 4 года назад

Nice video. Just one thing I didn´t agree with: If the measurement of your nock to nock bow lenght was 67", you can not make the string 67" long because it´s going to make 0" brace height. It´s needed to shorten this length something like 3"; making the string 64" long.

@Mscott1529 Год назад

Exactly my thought as well. If the nock to nock is 67” and you make the string 67”… that don’t work. You’re gonna put the string on and the bow won’t provide any tension needed bc the string is too long

@Scotty-eo7rj 5 лет назад

Very nice. I really liked the definition of the braided twist and the color of the Dacron looked similar to sinew and the silk green of the serving. The bow is complete and true in appearance. Beautiful work. P.S. Before even going any further with this video, upon your mentioning your friends channel I paused and subscribed right away. I love your videos and if you recommend him i'm sure i'll enjoy his too. Thanks!

@J.A.Smith2397 4 года назад

I had to come back to this video cause it had very few comments n thought you might see this one but after watching your osage build n this I checked out your content... Subscribed instantly after scrolling down! LOVE EVERYTHING your doing bub! I'm an outdoorsman and woodworker and have been reenacting in 1812 last 2 yrs and you gotta what i lika lol! Keep it up I hope to see a lot p.f content from ya and soon!

@Miguel_ON65 5 лет назад

Great my friend! Congratulations

@stevendepauw3742 5 лет назад

As a Flemish man. I approve! :P

@oldman5250 5 лет назад

I made a bow string years ago using # 12 dacron thread. Had to because I couldn't get a replacement in time for an archery shoot. It held up for 15 years with plenty of use.

@mikewalker2613 5 лет назад

When I saw that first arrow go It surprised me .. that bow is nice!! Powerful

@jerryjohnsonii4181 5 лет назад

This was very interesting video. Also thanks for the knowledge Sir

@garenne0169 5 лет назад

Awesome work 😁👍🏻

@keithbrown2458 4 года назад

Outstanding thank you so much you taught me a lot in fact you taught me how to make my own bow strings

@philipw7557 5 лет назад

Nice bit of work wondered how it was done. 👍😎

@Tommy_Poole 5 лет назад

I always wondered. Now I know. Bloody well done.

@retsirk97 5 лет назад

Keep these coming these are great

@jeffkatzer 5 лет назад

That was fascinating!

@More-Space-In-Ear 5 лет назад

Great and very informative video, thanks 👍🏼😊

@jamescooper2618 5 лет назад

Brace the bow, clamp the bow in a padded vice. Then you can serve the string without mucking around and its right there on the bow so you can easily tell where you want the serving to start and end. You should serve a string with it under tension.

@TheArtofCraftsmanship 3 года назад

Agreed. I have done this in the past, but for some reason (filming brain) I slipped my mind during the build.

@ozziejim8472 4 года назад

I find it much easier to serve the string when it’s strung.

@TheArtofCraftsmanship 4 года назад

I totally agree, and usually do it that way, but it slipped my mind during filming. 🤷🏼‍♂️

@natanaelarchery 5 лет назад

Wow thanks for inspiration great video

@neil1150 5 лет назад

Very interesting, but that is most complicated way of finishing off a whipping I have ever seen, although my Dad did it that way 50 odd years ago, and wouldn't change, even though at age 10 I got the exact same finish, just much faster and much easier. Just lay a loop of the whipping material along the string where you want to start your final turns, loop to the outside end, whip over the tag ends of the loop as many turns as you want, pass the end of the twine through the loop, now pull on the tag ends until you have pulled the end back tight under the whipping, then trim off just as you did.

@oldgold5848 5 лет назад

Yes indeed Neil, I do similar for joining leader material to fly lines

@SuperJupiter9 5 лет назад

great videos, bravo. now is there a video showing how to build the jig to make strings? thanks

@TheArtofCraftsmanship 5 лет назад

Thanks for the compliments. Sean, over at Crafting a Life I Want, is planning on building another on video soon. Check out his channel (subscribe😉) and send him a comment. Thanks again.

@CraftingALifeIWant 5 лет назад

Thanks Dustin, I'll move this to the top of the list. Hopefully I'll get it done within a week or two.

@CraftingALifeIWant 5 лет назад

Sorry it took longer than expected, but the string jig video can be found at this link: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-k9PKME6VDTE.html

@TheRedhawke 5 лет назад

Very nice sir.

@EcosystemDesignConsulting 5 лет назад

Hi quality stuff

@mrnice752 5 лет назад

You need to serve the string under tension, otherwise when the string is pulled tight it will stretch and pull apart the serving. The best way is to serve while the string is on the bow so you can see where you need it easily, and the string is under the amount of tension it will be used at. You can clamp the bow or simply hold it in your lap while you work.

@archersfriend 5 лет назад

Nice. I made mine with different colors just to be different.

@vandewiekemeneer 5 лет назад

Cool

@Kmecha84 4 года назад

B50 is stretchy stuff. B55 is an upgrade that stretches way less and is cheap to buy

@thomassymonds6308 5 лет назад

sweet

@Makete100 5 лет назад

Where can we find the instructions on making the board and where all the nails need to be? Excellent video, love to learn archery related tips.

@CraftingALifeIWant 5 лет назад

Hey Melvin, as Dustin said down below, I'm planning on building one in the near future on my channel and I'll talk through the specific dimensions and where they came from.

@Makete100 5 лет назад

@@CraftingALifeIWant Excellent. Thank you.

@CraftingALifeIWant 5 лет назад

@@Makete100 string jig video should be life now. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-k9PKME6VDTE.html

@marceaton3128 3 года назад

Where do you get your arrows from, I live in Baltimore County, and I don't know of any traditional shops around. I want to start shooting wooden arrows but have no idea how to figure out what kind I need? Love the bow making video.

@TheArtofCraftsmanship 3 года назад

I got these arrows from a antique store actually, but I would suggest checking out three rivers archery, if you want to buy quality wooden traditional arrows.

@robsarchery9679 4 года назад

nice

@natanaelarchery 5 лет назад

Wow

@uncletello 2 года назад

Would it have been easier to serve the string if your bow was still strung? Or do you think it is about the same either way? Thanks

@JoelWetzel 4 года назад

If you're getting slapped, play with taking the string off the top, shortening it with some twists and putting it back on; this increases your brace height and can save your forearm. Peace.

@jpkalishek4586 5 лет назад

ack. it's all backwards! (~_^) not because you are a right handed type and I am left handed, but because I learned it by holding the string in my hand instead of a vice and twisting away, feeding the twists into my hand to keep them together. I find serving best done to a string under tension. I string the bow and then serve the center. I haven't done one in a long time as I had a shoulder give me issues when I shot, and before it healing up, I moved and I haven't gotten caught up enough (old house needs repairs) or gotten enough time not working (egad, that is a long story) to get back into my archery. I shoot a Hunnish style horse bow that pulls about 65-70# at my full draw. My string jig had marks for the extra large loops it needed, but the jig was damaged in the move.

@CraftingALifeIWant 5 лет назад

Great video, it's been a long time since I've made a bow or a string and this was a great fresher. Also, thanks for the shoutout!

@thormidthagahast8914 Год назад

I thought the serving went the same direction as the twist in the string itself?

@joaocastilho3252 5 лет назад

Awsome, congrats, just rest the arrows to be made in your channel, can u give us this honor? Make a arrow making video?

@michaelmartin9335 2 года назад

I serve when the string is on the bow and under tension otherwise I have had the serving come lode

@TheArtofCraftsmanship 2 года назад

Agreed

@santiagogarcia-guerrero1482 5 лет назад

This is the truly the best video on the topic! Thanks a lot for sharing. I have a question though about the jig: what's the distance between the numbered nails that run in parallel to each other at the beginning, and why? (is ti related to your string loops?)

@TheArtofCraftsmanship 5 лет назад

Thanks for the compliment. The numbers let you keep track of how many passes you have made on the jig. I made a string that was three bundles of 5 strings. The number are for each on those 5, and they are different lengths, so when you do your Flemish twist, all of the ends of the string finish in different places so you do t get a large lump where all the strings end at the same time. I hope that explains it well enough. Thanks.

@CraftingALifeIWant 5 лет назад

More details on the jig can be found at my string jig video that just got released. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-k9PKME6VDTE.html

@robertjohnson5227 3 года назад

Obviously the string is Not 68 inches long as the bow would be useless So what are the measurements for the Brad's in your setup

@TheArtofCraftsmanship 3 года назад

Check out my buddy Sean’s channel, Crafting A Life I Want. He made a video on making the bow string jig.

@robertjohnson5227 3 года назад

@@TheArtofCraftsmanship I did and got more information through there even diagrams on the build

@tootall5559 5 лет назад

I don't know if I missed it or what, but if you measure nock to nock on a straight bow, the string will be too long. How did you account for that, did I miss it somehow.

@TheArtofCraftsmanship 5 лет назад

toot tall that’s a good observation, and it seems that I didn’t explain that well enough. After making the sting with straight fibers, you will twist them all together so they bind well. This will shorten your string down to about the 4 inches shorter that you final length should end up. Depending on the string height from the handle, you can twist the string more or less to get your bow strung appropriately for your bow. Thanks for the good question.

@tootall5559 5 лет назад

@@TheArtofCraftsmanship I remember trying to make bow strings as a kid. I only had about a 20 lb pull fiberglass recurve, but I used it for years until fiberglass looked like it grew hair. I hated to let it go, but it was to the point where it was becoming unsafe to use. anyway, we tried a lot of things to make strings, even fishing line. Getting the length right was a problem, except if the old string hasn't broken yet, we could measure from that.

@larrysellers8697 4 года назад

Do you make recurve bows

@BillySmith-hk6fz 5 лет назад

What are are the dimensions, of your bowstring jig setup? I would really like to know, as I am currently making, a 68" longbow.

@TheArtofCraftsmanship 5 лет назад

Check out the channel “Crafting the life I want”. This is my buddy Sean who made the jig for me, and he recently posted his new video of how to make it. Thanks!