i always wondered how to turn my reverse strings into a double looped bowstring. what a simple step I never realized. Something so simple can be so life changing…Thank you so much good sir!
The way you do this is so much more simple and practical than a lot of other methods I've seen here on RUclips. A lot of them have a bunch of measuring and counting twists and just a bunch of extra stuff that made the process seem complicated to me. This video made it clear to me. Thanks for the great content!
wow. Just made two strings after watching your tutorial. Outstanding delivery, at the right pace and with all required detail -but nothing that loses the viewer. Subscribed and thank you for the time you've invested sharing your skill. Well done!
If i could like this tenfold i would do so! I usually am not a very handy one but i was able to make my own string first time due to this awesome tutorial. You are the Man clay. Cheers!
Kay so after a dreadful two days of trying I was not only able to salvage the string from the first on that I thought was no good but turned around and made another, I truly was humbled by this experience, thankyou for this video, this knowledge will stay with me now, I had to break quite a few eggs, but I got two omelets out of it
Thanks Clay! I just made my first bowstring following your instructions and it turned out great. I agree with the others; yours is the best bowstring tutorial out there. Next up... Make a board bow!
It’s great to be versatile because you might be in a situation where you can’t get your hands on a jig , ie if your out hunting on a trip somewhere , how ever at home a jig can make things just a bit easier to make what ever size string you want as well , I have one and I love it but Clays method is just as good and does the same thing at the end of the day. Jigs definitely have there place when needed. 👍
I really needed this. I've been working on a self-bow for myself, and I'm gonna be building some board-bows for my 5 and 3 yr old daughter, and not having commercially available strings for a 3 yr old with a 15" draw length has me wanting to pull my hair out, and then I figured, well, sh*t, I bet I could MAKE a string. Thank you Clay!
Amazing bow string making techniques, looks really achievable, and simple to setup with no complicated tools. I liked the various knot techniques, and it's good you talk slow and go through it slowly. Excellent presentation, keep up the good work. I feel more confident about making my own bow string, and knock serving. Thank you for sharing with the world.
After messing up on the second bow string I ever made this morning, I started scouring you tube for another video to watch that would hopefully get me out of this situation. And for the first time I think I understand exactly what is going on, so well done Clay. Your tutorial on what is quite a tricky business has to be as clear as it could ever be.
Good day bro, thank you for helping me to understand a little bit about making my own bow string. I've tryed several folks, nothing. Until you. Thank you again, I'm going to go make my string for my bow. Enjoy your day.
Clay makes it look so easy, well let me tell you it's not that easy. He does explain the whole process very well, I just had to watch this video several times and do some trial-and-error attempts before I got it right. Well, at least I think I'm doing it correctly. Thank you for the information and for your excellent tutelage.
Clay, you just shortened the string making process by at least 3 fold. Your first step , like I use , is the best time saver , compared to using the jig process. Thanks for being who you are!!!
I just made my first ever string for my Fred bear recurve watching your video! Thanks for such a great video, I also have some dried staves ordered to try my first shot at making a whole bow using your videos, hopefully it’ll work out for me just as well
This tutorial is by far the best one i have come across. Unfortunetely my flatbow just exploded so it's gonna be a while before i'll need this video again. Definitely saving it tho
Thanks Clay, with your channel I learned so much! I am at the tillering process, I needed a string and boom I find your video! Getting ready to hunt wild turkey soon, I am so stoked haha!
I just made my first takedown bow and made my string using the fabulous tutorial in this video. Thank you so much for the content. I'm sure ill be making strings for all my friends now.
Brilliant, Making stuff like this is a skill learned, therapeutic and a sense of accomplishment.. I remember when I learned to serve my first center on my bows, I was so happy that it looked just like the ones I bought, and more importantly I didn't have to worry about buying strings anymore..
Hey man, it’s a snowy day over here in Minnesota. Just refinished one of my flatbows and laced on a deerskin grip and strike plate. Strings making has had a way of making me edgy. Your video was watched, watched again and enjoyed . Clay , thank you for the class on string making, I’ll be calling 3 rivers archery soon here for goodies.
That was the first full explanation to sink in. I got it, thanks. I have made cordage from a variety of materials. No bowline though. I have a nice stand of hickory and Elm saplings. I am, with your inspiration, going to try my hand at green bow building. I make a lot of twisted canes and know how important it is to cure the poles before debarking. This will be good practice.
Just made my first bow string by following this tutorial. It came out pretty well and works a charm! My work on the final weave after getting the length dialed in with the bowyer's knot leaves a bit to be desired, looking a little untidy, but the whole thing works fine and I'm very happy with my first attempt. Thanks so much for a super clear demonstration Clay!
Awesome! I’m filing this away for down the road when I begin to make my own strings! I am hoping to one day get into self bows. I plan on cutting a few staves this spring and putting them up to season while I learn as much as I can with me factory made bow this year. Next year I hope to make my first bow. However I will attempt my first string this year. Thanks for the help and the inspiration.
Hi Clay. I'm about to take some Rowan to make a stave with my son to make a simple selfbow and I had been thinking forward to stringmaking so this is really timely, thanks. Obviously there's craft and learning here but at least I understand all the steps involved in terms of weaving lines for integrity under extreme tension. I had wondered how this feat was achieved and I love the simple but effective tying innovations that have evolved to solve these problems. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Clay for passing on all the knowledge. I started knapping this year and well, here I am! I also have found the pleasure of working with some Osage. Can't wait to try making my own white wood bow.
I was wondering how to juggle original string length, string twist and string stretch, and end up with the final correct length. I believe the method you demonstrated will do the trick. Now ready to do my first string. Thanks.
thank you Clay. You brought important skills to archers like me, even though your accent is a little bit hard to understand for me.Greetings from Germany......
Halfway through my first self bow. String materiel ordered. Thanks for the great reference videos. Im hoping for a Traditional Bowyers Handbook for my birthday or Christmas. If not, I'll order it on 12/26!!!
Clay, the first double loop twisted string I made was made watching your first video on this subject. It is also what got me started using mono fish line serving. This video is even better. Thank you for sharing!
Awesome video! I just made strings for both of my bows following your tutorial. They were sized perfectly, I got them strung up now and will find out in the morning if my loops hold lol
Thanks Clay, I love it! This method takes out the headache of getting the reverse twist just right. I like to use one color for strings. So what I will do is color code the ends before weaving in the bottom loop. Not that its necessary but I over simplify things.
I have always made a shot piece of string to wrap over and pull the end through. You have just educated me to a better way. Thank you Clay. Very good video. Please* keep them coming simple minds like mine need them.
This Is a very clear explanation of a flemish twist string, thank you. I wonder how long must be the strings for a 61 inches traditional bow and how long must be the string to fit with the bow and bend properly. I am making It out of a stave of robinia, It Is more or less 1,2 inches large and thick and still very heavy to draw.
So it looks like the reason for the 3 different length strands at the loop ends is to create a tapered effect while twisting back in to the main body of the string. Reminds we of working with dyneema. The taper adds strength as well as helps hold the splice
Thanks Clay. I've learned alot through your videos, and I've been wanting to know more on how to make a flemish string. I'll start practicing your technique this weekend.
Thanks clay, got this one on repeat, I'm destitute, so I'm going to try the guts out of some 550 cord waxed with gulfwax, or some braided fishing line, I'll let you know what happens. Great instructional videos, thanks again for the in depth instructions.
Keep up the good work, you simplify things that would be complicated with worse videography, your camera angles and lighting are great, you clearly explain what your doing effectively.
The little holes at 16:00 and following make me go insane one day... I open them, they close because of the twist. I try to keep them open with my fingers, I can't put the loose ends through. Maybe it's easier with fastflight material because it'ts stiffer than mine. I don't know. I manage to get through the process very quick and than I have to put at least twice the time for splicing the second loop. And sometimes it doesn't even end in having a functional bowstring at all... I did manage to make a string like this several times, but for every new string I start from scratch when it comes to this last part it seems. Simply frustrating. Best video about stringmaking though. I have to watch it every time because i make strings not very often. Helps with erverything and sometimes even with the splicing of the second loop. ;) Thank you very much! :)
Watching this reminded me of one of those previous string making vids that you done, must be over a year ago now. In that instance you, like here, laid in the top loop and spliced in the lower one..except you applied the flemish twist over the entire length. Initially copied that example but adapted it to suit me. Although applying the flemish twist through the whole length uses more material and results in a heavier string, it offers a good robust string (I have one on one of my 55# bows made with B50 for a year now). The thing I do differently to you is that I use the conventional "rope splice" loops for both ends as I found it neater and easier to get the exact length..I then serve over the spliced area, just for belt and braces approach and it's tidy. When I made that string I used to use a wire clothes hanger bent around my door handle leading across the room to a small hobby vice on my desk!
Great video and very informative, but once again I was admiring the bow. Reflexed and the limbs arrow straight, not a bit of deflex. Good job on the string, amazing job on the bow.
Thanks so much for showing us how to make a bowstring without special tools, you're a great teacher! I picked up a nice little bamboo bow on the flea market in Tokyo, it needs a string. Oh, and some arrows but I'll get to that later! I'm sure you'll have a chapter on that as well! Subscribed! (Once I got this one sorted out, I'll start on the 'yumi', the traditional Japanese bow they use for kyudo, Zen archery! It's almost 2 and a half meters long, with a short bottom limb and a long top limb. Made from laminated bamboo. Amazing what you can find on that flea market!)
Clay, how would you strengthen the other end when you make that temporary square knot? could we make a make on the centre of the loop, untie this portion of the loop and add strengthening pieces? thanks
Thx for this verry good video, it is a nice aid together with your book I bought! I just started making my own strings, can you explain what the pro's en con's are about to much or to litlle twists in a string? Stay healty and happy trails, greetings from Belgium.
Great video, very easy to understand! One question, I saw and understood how you reinforced the first loop but I didn’t see you do the same to the second. Is it not really necessary or did I just miss that? Thank you
This was a very straightforward and simple yet detailed tutorial. Thanks for posting! BTW, that knot you showed to begin the timber hitch isn't a square knot, but an overhand knot twisted into a half hitch. Two overhand knots would make a square knot (or granny knot, depending on how you lay the second knot). Also, what you make on the bottom end appears to be an eye splice, but I'm not 100% sure. I've made a few eye splices for sailboat lines, but that's done with three strand rope, not two, so there may be another term for what you show here. Neither of those points of terminology detract at all from how good your demonstration is, though. Keep up the great work!
Thanks for the great video. I’ve made my own strings , both Flemish twist and with a adjustable jig that I. made. Your method surpasses mine. When stringing a bow like you did be very careful with a recurved tip that your hand does not slip Off limb it can whip back and hit you in your eye . I’ve smacked myself before , so I’ve got in the habit of turning my head Away and feeling the string go into your limb grooves. 👀😅
I can’t wait until one day when I have the time to build my own bow like this. Gonna have to save all these videos that are like this for that day. I love watchin this guy cause he gives so much amazing information and just knows so much about what he’s doin. Keep up the amazing work man🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
Hey Mate! Finally made my first string...can’t tell you how many times I had to go over the maths 😂 not my strong point! But, string came out spot on!! I finally realised why you only reinforce one end...cause that’s the sliding one!! Haha...I’m gettin there 😉
Excellent video sir. Very nicely done. When you finish off the serving, you can actually do the same thing you did with the serving tool still attached in lue of cutting it off, I don't think it would matter, since you will be cutting the extra off one way or another, but I do it and when you pull it tight, it is a little less waste possibly? Thanks again sir for helping us with this. Thank you Dale
I am watching this because someone sent me a tik tok of someone making a micro bow out of two dental flossers, and it bothered me they used a rubber band, so now I have to do it with a proper bow string...
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i always wondered how to turn my reverse strings into a double looped bowstring. what a simple step I never realized. Something so simple can be so life changing…Thank you so much good sir!
The best tutorial for tying strings ever. Thank you, Clay.
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I agree. I have always made endless loop strings. Now I am going to attempt a Flemish👍
Thanks a lot Sir , just made a flemish twist without a jig , after a failed first attempt. Thanks to your video.
Well done!
This process of making a bow string is explained in the simplest and best way. Thanks for sharing this information.
Glad it was helpful!
The way you do this is so much more simple and practical than a lot of other methods I've seen here on RUclips. A lot of them have a bunch of measuring and counting twists and just a bunch of extra stuff that made the process seem complicated to me. This video made it clear to me. Thanks for the great content!
Wow, endlich mal jemand der es ganz genau im Detail zeigt. Ein großes Dankeschön dafür und bitte mehr von solchen Videos.
wow. Just made two strings after watching your tutorial. Outstanding delivery, at the right pace and with all required detail -but nothing that loses the viewer. Subscribed and thank you for the time you've invested sharing your skill. Well done!
If i could like this tenfold i would do so! I usually am not a very handy one but i was able to make my own string first time due to this awesome tutorial. You are the Man clay. Cheers!
Kay so after a dreadful two days of trying I was not only able to salvage the string from the first on that I thought was no good but turned around and made another, I truly was humbled by this experience, thankyou for this video, this knowledge will stay with me now, I had to break quite a few eggs, but I got two omelets out of it
Thank you for sharing this information Clay. You are teaching us a lot! I’m making my first bow and string thanks to you and Gill.
You an alright guy Cliff. No agendas, simply sharing and helping us teachable newcomers 👍
Who's cliff
@@Kirsty-q7f can’t remember posting that ???
@@stephenpratt7259 😂
Thanks Clay! I just made my first bowstring following your instructions and it turned out great. I agree with the others; yours is the best bowstring tutorial out there. Next up... Make a board bow!
I’ve just started building my own strings for a crossbow, seen many vids. This is so far the best explanation AND no jig. 👍🏽
It’s great to be versatile because you might be in a situation where you can’t get your hands on a jig , ie if your out hunting on a trip somewhere , how ever at home a jig can make things just a bit easier to make what ever size string you want as well , I have one and I love it but Clays method is just as good and does the same thing at the end of the day. Jigs definitely have there place when needed. 👍
I really needed this. I've been working on a self-bow for myself, and I'm gonna be building some board-bows for my 5 and 3 yr old daughter, and not having commercially available strings for a 3 yr old with a 15" draw length has me wanting to pull my hair out, and then I figured, well, sh*t, I bet I could MAKE a string. Thank you Clay!
Amazing bow string making techniques, looks really achievable, and simple to setup with no complicated tools. I liked the various knot techniques, and it's good you talk slow and go through it slowly. Excellent presentation, keep up the good work. I feel more confident about making my own bow string, and knock serving. Thank you for sharing with the world.
After messing up on the second bow string I ever made this morning, I started scouring you tube for another video to watch that would hopefully get me out of this situation. And for the first time I think I understand exactly what is going on, so well done Clay. Your tutorial on what is quite a tricky business has to be as clear as it could ever be.
Thanks to you clay, I was able to make a string for my horsebow, I just doubled the loop lenght and it was perfect, thank you so much!
The first time it‘s shown to me as such a very simple technique. Thanks a lot!
Great video Mr.Hayes!Been bowhunting for most of my 62 years and always learn something,thanks!
You bet
Good day bro, thank you for helping me to understand a little bit about making my own bow string. I've tryed several folks, nothing. Until you. Thank you again, I'm going to go make my string for my bow.
Enjoy your day.
Clay makes it look so easy, well let me tell you it's not that easy. He does explain the whole process very well, I just had to watch this video several times and do some trial-and-error attempts before I got it right. Well, at least I think I'm doing it correctly. Thank you for the information and for your excellent tutelage.
Clay, you just shortened the string making process by at least 3 fold. Your first step , like I use , is the best time saver , compared to using the jig process. Thanks for being who you are!!!
I just made my first ever string for my Fred bear recurve watching your video! Thanks for such a great video, I also have some dried staves ordered to try my first shot at making a whole bow using your videos, hopefully it’ll work out for me just as well
This tutorial is by far the best one i have come across. Unfortunetely my flatbow just exploded so it's gonna be a while before i'll need this video again.
Definitely saving it tho
this is hands down by far the best bow string making video on the internet!!!!
CLAY every thing is simple when you know how like your vids i know nothing about bows
I don't know why I'm here but this was awesome. Such a great teacher, Clay. I'm gona make one now.
Awesome! Thank you!
Thanks Clay, with your channel I learned so much! I am at the tillering process, I needed a string and boom I find your video! Getting ready to hunt wild turkey soon, I am so stoked haha!
I just made my first takedown bow and made my string using the fabulous tutorial in this video. Thank you so much for the content. I'm sure ill be making strings for all my friends now.
Brilliant, Making stuff like this is a skill learned, therapeutic and a sense of accomplishment.. I remember when I learned to serve my first center on my bows, I was so happy that it looked just like the ones I bought, and more importantly I didn't have to worry about buying strings anymore..
Cool, thanks
Hey man, it’s a snowy day over here in Minnesota. Just refinished one of my flatbows and laced on a deerskin grip and strike plate. Strings making has had a way of making me edgy. Your video was watched, watched again and enjoyed .
Clay , thank you for the class on string making, I’ll be calling 3 rivers archery soon here for goodies.
Amazing. Without a doubt the best string building tutorial I've ever seen. Thanks Sir! 😎
That was the first full explanation to sink in. I got it, thanks. I have made cordage from a variety of materials. No bowline though. I have a nice stand of hickory and Elm saplings. I am, with your inspiration, going to try my hand at green bow building. I make a lot of twisted canes and know how important it is to cure the poles before debarking. This will be good practice.
That was Awesome!! made it look easy clay.. you walked through it very nicely and your explanation made it simple to follow along! Thank you!!
Did my first bowstring on this method and it worked perfect. Was an amazing experience. Thank you Clay.
Just made my first string using your video Clay. Thank you sir!
Rock on!
Just made my first bow string by following this tutorial. It came out pretty well and works a charm!
My work on the final weave after getting the length dialed in with the bowyer's knot leaves a bit to be desired, looking a little untidy, but the whole thing works fine and I'm very happy with my first attempt.
Thanks so much for a super clear demonstration Clay!
Great job!
It's been awhile since I've made a bowstring, great refresher course. This is going in my favorites for future reference. Thanks for the video!
Awesome! I’m filing this away for down the road when I begin to make my own strings! I am hoping to one day get into self bows. I plan on cutting a few staves this spring and putting them up to season while I learn as much as I can with me factory made bow this year. Next year I hope to make my first bow. However I will attempt my first string this year. Thanks for the help and the inspiration.
You can do it!
I've saved this for future.. I will attempt this asap..
Thank you!
:)
Hi Clay. I'm about to take some Rowan to make a stave with my son to make a simple selfbow and I had been thinking forward to stringmaking so this is really timely, thanks. Obviously there's craft and learning here but at least I understand all the steps involved in terms of weaving lines for integrity under extreme tension. I had wondered how this feat was achieved and I love the simple but effective tying innovations that have evolved to solve these problems. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Clay for passing on all the knowledge. I started knapping this year and well, here I am! I also have found the pleasure of working with some Osage. Can't wait to try making my own white wood bow.
I was wondering how to juggle original string length, string twist and string stretch, and end up with the final correct length. I believe the method you demonstrated will do the trick. Now ready to do my first string. Thanks.
thank you Clay. You brought important skills to archers like me, even though your accent is a little bit hard to understand for me.Greetings from Germany......
Thanks for the great video. I needed a refresher course on tying on the serving. Thanks again
Halfway through my first self bow. String materiel ordered. Thanks for the great reference videos. Im hoping for a Traditional Bowyers Handbook for my birthday or Christmas. If not, I'll order it on 12/26!!!
Just built my first string tonight on my first attempt. Very well explained, thank you!!
Awesome 👏
Thank you Clay. I had forgotten how to do this. Good refresher course.
Clay, the first double loop twisted string I made was made watching your first video on this subject. It is also what got me started using mono fish line serving. This video is even better. Thank you for sharing!
You’re welcome!
Awesome video! I just made strings for both of my bows following your tutorial. They were sized perfectly, I got them strung up now and will find out in the morning if my loops hold lol
Thanks Clay, I love it! This method takes out the headache of getting the reverse twist just right. I like to use one color for strings. So what I will do is color code the ends before weaving in the bottom loop. Not that its necessary but I over simplify things.
That’ll work!
I have always made a shot piece of string to wrap over and pull the end through. You have just educated me to a better way. Thank you Clay. Very good video. Please* keep them coming simple minds like mine need them.
This Is a very clear explanation of a flemish twist string, thank you.
I wonder how long must be the strings for a 61 inches traditional bow and how long must be the string to fit with the bow and bend properly. I am making It out of a stave of robinia, It Is more or less 1,2 inches large and thick and still very heavy to draw.
Very helpful. I made numerous bows but never a string. Thank you for video.
Wow, you even made that look like Art Work. Thanks for the lesson that even us beginners can understand.
Best video I have viewed on string making. You are a great teacher and a great role model!!
Thanks
Great nemotecnics to remember the process. Thanks
Never seen or even considered putting that little extra string in the loops, I’m using that idea from now on, thanks man.
No problem!
you deserve a Nobel prize for this video
So it looks like the reason for the 3 different length strands at the loop ends is to create a tapered effect while twisting back in to the main body of the string. Reminds we of working with dyneema. The taper adds strength as well as helps hold the splice
Thanks Clay. I've learned alot through your videos, and I've been wanting to know more on how to make a flemish string. I'll start practicing your technique this weekend.
This has been more useful than what school has been teaching us.
Hello from Bulgaria :) I don`t usually like videos, bot I do like this one :))
Thanks clay, got this one on repeat, I'm destitute, so I'm going to try the guts out of some 550 cord waxed with gulfwax, or some braided fishing line, I'll let you know what happens. Great instructional videos, thanks again for the in depth instructions.
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Wow great clear tutorial one of the best how tos I’ve seen , you are a great instructor!
Perfect, got it straight away, other tutorials over complicate it. Thanks mate!
Keep up the good work, you simplify things that would be complicated with worse videography, your camera angles and lighting are great, you clearly explain what your doing effectively.
The little holes at 16:00 and following make me go insane one day... I open them, they close because of the twist. I try to keep them open with my fingers, I can't put the loose ends through. Maybe it's easier with fastflight material because it'ts stiffer than mine. I don't know. I manage to get through the process very quick and than I have to put at least twice the time for splicing the second loop. And sometimes it doesn't even end in having a functional bowstring at all... I did manage to make a string like this several times, but for every new string I start from scratch when it comes to this last part it seems. Simply frustrating. Best video about stringmaking though. I have to watch it every time because i make strings not very often. Helps with erverything and sometimes even with the splicing of the second loop. ;) Thank you very much! :)
Watching this reminded me of one of those previous string making vids that you done, must be over a year ago now. In that instance you, like here, laid in the top loop and spliced in the lower one..except you applied the flemish twist over the entire length. Initially copied that example but adapted it to suit me. Although applying the flemish twist through the whole length uses more material and results in a heavier string, it offers a good robust string (I have one on one of my 55# bows made with B50 for a year now). The thing I do differently to you is that I use the conventional "rope splice" loops for both ends as I found it neater and easier to get the exact length..I then serve over the spliced area, just for belt and braces approach and it's tidy. When I made that string I used to use a wire clothes hanger bent around my door handle leading across the room to a small hobby vice on my desk!
Now that was heart warming Clay! It was good to see as you're living your dream that they aren't the "forgotten" ones.
You are awesome at your craft! Love to watch your videos! And congrats on winning Alone!
Thank you so much!
Great video. I like this way of making a bow string. Thank you so much Clay.
It’s been a while since I’ve made a string. Great video. I’ve always just left the timber hitch on one end, but I think I’ll give two lops a try
Great video and very informative, but once again I was admiring the bow. Reflexed and the limbs arrow straight, not a bit of deflex. Good job on the string, amazing job on the bow.
Thanks Larry
I've watched several people do this and I was still frazzled but you made it look easy and I totally get it lol
awesome!
I'm not a bow hunter but found this information pretty awesome. Great tutorial Clay!
I’m glad you enjoyed it
Thanks so much for showing us how to make a bowstring without special tools, you're a great teacher!
I picked up a nice little bamboo bow on the flea market in Tokyo, it needs a string. Oh, and some arrows but I'll get to that later! I'm sure you'll have a chapter on that as well! Subscribed! (Once I got this one sorted out, I'll start on the 'yumi', the traditional Japanese bow they use for kyudo, Zen archery! It's almost 2 and a half meters long, with a short bottom limb and a long top limb. Made from laminated bamboo. Amazing what you can find on that flea market!)
Great to hear!
Super cool, thanks so much! Can I use braided fishing line for this? I have miles of dynema....
Probably but I haven’t tried
Clay, how would you strengthen the other end when you make that temporary square knot? could we make a make on the centre of the loop, untie this portion of the loop and add strengthening pieces?
thanks
This approach to the "2nd loop" is new one for me. Will give it a try.
Always wonder how to make the Flemish twist! Thanks for sharing
No problem
Thank you for sharing this I'd love to get a book
Awesome video, thanks! I've been twisting my strings for awhile but this is a really great way do the same thing a different way.
bowman321123 what type of string is that in the video
Now I gotta order the materials, thanks brother
Very Cool! Now I know how to do a two strand backsplice. I'm gettin" That book too. I assume the author is Clay Hayes.
Saludos desde Culiacán Sinaloa amigo Clay
Thanks for teaching me how to make a string to the first Long Bow I made
Good jod he help me get my frist hog whith handmade bow
Thx for this verry good video, it is a nice aid together with your book I bought! I just started making my own strings, can you explain what the pro's en con's are about to much or to litlle twists in a string? Stay healty and happy trails, greetings from Belgium.
If you twist thr string a lot like I show in one of my older videos, thr string has a tendency to stretch more.
@@clayhayeshunter Thx for the info Clay, I enjoyed your 2 books, learned a lot! Stay healty, atb.
Great video, very easy to understand! One question, I saw and understood how you reinforced the first loop but I didn’t see you do the same to the second. Is it not really necessary or did I just miss that? Thank you
This was a very straightforward and simple yet detailed tutorial. Thanks for posting!
BTW, that knot you showed to begin the timber hitch isn't a square knot, but an overhand knot twisted into a half hitch. Two overhand knots would make a square knot (or granny knot, depending on how you lay the second knot).
Also, what you make on the bottom end appears to be an eye splice, but I'm not 100% sure. I've made a few eye splices for sailboat lines, but that's done with three strand rope, not two, so there may be another term for what you show here.
Neither of those points of terminology detract at all from how good your demonstration is, though. Keep up the great work!
Never thought it could be done so esily!
Great video. I can't wait to make my own. I assume that as you're twisting the 2nd end the twist will form between the two!
Thanks for the great video. I’ve made my own strings , both Flemish twist and with a adjustable jig that I. made.
Your method surpasses mine. When stringing a bow like you did be very careful with a recurved tip that your hand does not slip
Off limb it can whip back and hit you in your eye . I’ve smacked myself before , so I’ve got in the habit of turning my head
Away and feeling the string go into your limb grooves. 👀😅
I can’t wait until one day when I have the time to build my own bow like this. Gonna have to save all these videos that are like this for that day. I love watchin this guy cause he gives so much amazing information and just knows so much about what he’s doin. Keep up the amazing work man🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
I went to your profile to see if you had any bow videos saved (I’m doing the same project) and you look like a pretty cool guy.
Hey Mate! Finally made my first string...can’t tell you how many times I had to go over the maths 😂 not my strong point! But, string came out spot on!! I finally realised why you only reinforce one end...cause that’s the sliding one!! Haha...I’m gettin there 😉
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Excellent video sir. Very nicely done. When you finish off the serving, you can actually do the same thing you did with the serving tool still attached in lue of cutting it off, I don't think it would matter, since you will be cutting the extra off one way or another, but I do it and when you pull it tight, it is a little less waste possibly? Thanks again sir for helping us with this. Thank you
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I'm not going to question the cost of bow strings after watching this. Very good vid CH.
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I am watching this because someone sent me a tik tok of someone making a micro bow out of two dental flossers, and it bothered me they used a rubber band, so now I have to do it with a proper bow string...
Great video like the finish of bottom loop very interesting have to try that
Heres a video I'll watch a few times before I attempt.