Flemish string jig for short strings

[Beretta]

Anyone know of where I can find the plans for a string jig to make strings down to around 32". Im just getting into string building and have a jig for down to 48" but I need one shorter for my sons bows and my Super Mag. I guess I could do the math and figure it out, but its better that I just ask as I stink at math

[Falk]

Beretta,
 if you want to make just some strings, don't bother with making a jig. You don't need a jig at all to do a flemish string. Simply cut your strands to lenght (yardstick) and bundle them together. What else would you need?
I've done hundreds, but I never used a jig ...

[Beretta]

Well I would need the knowledge to know what I was doing, but I guess thats the diffrence in a beginner and someone that has made a hundred. I have no idea what length to cut the strands,which is pretty much what the jig is for. I feel like if I had a little expierienced guideance I could learn alot quicker than yards and yards of string material and trial and error.
Thanks

[Grey Taylor]

One thing you could do is lay out some strings on the jig you have.  Once you cut them off the jig measure them to see how much longer they are than the length the jig is set for.  That difference is what you want to add for your short strings.
For example:  If I set my jig to 50" and then find that the cut pieces are 66", then I want to add 16" to the finished length for the short strings I'm making.  If I need a 40" string, I'll cut the strands to 56" (40 + 16= 56).
Jigs make the measurements convenient, especially if you make a number of different lengths.  But you really don't need a jig, you just need some way to measure the strands.

Guy