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Author Topic: Favorite type, material and colors of strings?  (Read 321 times)

Offline Jmgcurve

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Favorite type, material and colors of strings?
« on: June 19, 2010, 09:28:00 PM »
I like making strings, and would like to hear about/maybe see your favorites.

 I'll start - Flemish, b-50 with red/black or yellow/black.

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Offline Wapiti Chaser

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Re: Favorite type, material and colors of strings?
« Reply #1 on: June 19, 2010, 09:34:00 PM »
I make mine B-50 three bundle black,yellow and red with black and white diamond serving.
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Offline Red Tailed Hawk

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Re: Favorite type, material and colors of strings?
« Reply #2 on: June 19, 2010, 09:36:00 PM »
TS-1, Flemish, Orange/White or Yellow/Brown.
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Offline Shawn Rackley

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Re: Favorite type, material and colors of strings?
« Reply #3 on: June 19, 2010, 10:17:00 PM »
D97 or 8125- green/yellow. or black brown yellow and red. lol a string steve smith made for me.

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Re: Favorite type, material and colors of strings?
« Reply #4 on: June 19, 2010, 10:44:00 PM »
B-50,any two colors that I have lay'n around,lately blue and red seem to pop up alot!
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Re: Favorite type, material and colors of strings?
« Reply #5 on: June 19, 2010, 10:51:00 PM »
i go all out. black D97 endless with black no.4 serving. pretty funky   :p
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Offline DesertDude

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Re: Favorite type, material and colors of strings?
« Reply #6 on: June 20, 2010, 01:21:00 AM »
My new one is TS1+  Light green, Tan, black....

Kinda camo......
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Offline Jmgcurve

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Re: Favorite type, material and colors of strings?
« Reply #7 on: June 20, 2010, 10:30:00 AM »
Thanks guys, kind of what I was expecting. Lots of ideas I have never even dreamed of...

Keep em coming!
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Offline Lee Robinson .

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Re: Favorite type, material and colors of strings?
« Reply #8 on: June 20, 2010, 10:35:00 AM »
I like 12 strands of dynaflight97 (but have shot a few 9 strand strings). I use a 3 ply and padd the loops to form a total string count of 30 strands in the loops.

I use black as my "base" color and then add tracers of tan, red or burgandy, yellow, or other "stripes" depending upon the colors of the bow or arrows used. I think this makes the ideal looking and performing strings.
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Offline Northwoods

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Re: Favorite type, material and colors of strings?
« Reply #9 on: June 21, 2010, 10:32:00 PM »
I've only ever used B-50. flemish, currently yellow, black and green.

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Offline DesertDude

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Re: Favorite type, material and colors of strings?
« Reply #10 on: June 21, 2010, 10:48:00 PM »
Here is a couple of TS1+ 12 strand padded I make up.

Black and Tan with Fishermans wool balls

Green, Tan, Black with Green, Black, Brown whiskers. Great for camo bows...


 
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Offline Jason R. Wesbrock

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Re: Favorite type, material and colors of strings?
« Reply #11 on: June 22, 2010, 08:29:00 AM »
Pretty much all of my strings are three-color endless -- Dyna97 for newer bows; B50 for older ones. They're black, brown, and white, just like my beagle.

Offline LBR

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Re: Favorite type, material and colors of strings?
« Reply #12 on: June 22, 2010, 02:49:00 PM »
I prefer Dynaflight '97, with 8125 coming in at a close second.  I prefer flemish, but also make endless, and sometimes use one on my bowfishing bow.

No idea what my favorite combo is--I make around 1,000 strings a year, and see lots of different ones.  Most look good to me.

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Re: Favorite type, material and colors of strings?
« Reply #13 on: June 22, 2010, 02:50:00 PM »
I should add that I use more black than any other color--several pounds a year.  Brown, tan, and bronze are popular also.

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Re: Favorite type, material and colors of strings?
« Reply #14 on: June 22, 2010, 03:26:00 PM »
Flemish twist 8 strand D97 padded with 16 strands of B50 in the loops. I pick colors to match the bow I have it on. Have this string on all my bows now.
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Offline Ceb

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Re: Favorite type, material and colors of strings?
« Reply #15 on: June 22, 2010, 03:36:00 PM »
B-50 Flemish, Black/Brown and Yellow/Brown are my favorite combinations.

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Re: Favorite type, material and colors of strings?
« Reply #16 on: June 22, 2010, 04:00:00 PM »
"Ric O'Shay" makes some mighty nice strings. I'll try to get him to post a few pictures. He is kinda bashful though.  :knothead:

Offline KEG

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Re: Favorite type, material and colors of strings?
« Reply #17 on: June 22, 2010, 10:41:00 PM »
I use 9 strand D97 with loops padded to 15 strands. String is all black with black wool balls as silencers. I use .030 black and white serving material. They didn't have all black serving when I purchased it at a traditional shoot.

Offline Shaun

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Re: Favorite type, material and colors of strings?
« Reply #18 on: June 22, 2010, 10:46:00 PM »
TS1+ is still my favorite 12 or 14 strands. Flemish with Halo serving. Black, yellow, red, green, pumpkin orange are the colors I have now - mix and match as the mood strikes me.

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Re: Favorite type, material and colors of strings?
« Reply #19 on: June 23, 2010, 01:43:00 AM »
D97 9 strands with 14 strands padded loops. I like 3 ply in black,tan,red
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