? for string makers

[doeboy]

Any of you string makers have any experience with making strings for a Kids board bow that is 48" long? just made one for my son and want to know how to go about getting one made or what info i need from the bow to have it made. i'm a little tight for time, his party is this weekend coming up! Help! lol

[Apex Predator]

You can tie one from a regular length of sash cord.  It's a tightly braided nylon.

[JRY309]

I don't know if this will help,but on some youth bows I just spin up an endless loop for bows as light as a 10# draw.But you could do like Apex suggested,that would be easier for a youth bow.

[doeboy]

JRY309,

That is kind of what i'm looking for,just to make it look like dads, ya know. is something liek this easy to make and what would it cost. Send me a p.m. if your interested.

[JRY309]

doeboy,I made up an endless jig for less then $20.I just looked at the How to Section on making a jig and made mine similar but with a few changes.I've made a few D97 endless but mostly B50 for youth bows and older recurves.I made my neighbors daughter a pink B50 endless for her little 10# pink fiberglass bow,got some pink in a trade.I made mine a couple of 2x4,a 1" dowel rod and a couple of c-clamps from Harbor Freight.It wasn't very hard to do.

[Pat B]

Two nails, spaced the correct distance apart in your work table will also work as a simple string board. That is what my first one was. I had one nail permanently in the work table and a series of holes at appropriate distances that I could slip the other nail into and wrap the string around them for the appropriate length string.
  I believe if you space the nails about 10" longer than the string length you want it works out fine for the final string length.