help with choosing a string

[Leo L.]

Hello all.  I'm assembling a bow for my dad for Christmas.  The bow is a Shakespeare Wonderbow X-22.  The length on the limb says 60" but when I measure it NTN with a flexible tape, I get just under 62".  So do I purchase a 58" or 56" string?

And if anyone could tell me the brace height that'd be great as well. Thanks.

Leo

[Leo L.]

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[702plmo]

Usally on a recurve you go 4 inches unther the length.   If it measures 62 get a 58?????

[Leo L.]

So you are saying I should go by the measurement I got vs. what is printed on the limb?

[crandog]

I'd go with whats printed on the limb.  But I guess its better to get a sting too long than to short so you can twist it up.  I don't know, thats an interesting situation.

[AkDan]

Have to ask, do you have an old string from it?  Do you have a tillering string?   You could get pretty close using this before ordering or building one.  

But if I had nothing, I'd go by the amo length printed on the bow.  That will get you close.

Depending on material going short isnt always a bad thing, b50 stretches to no end, as long as its not TOO short.

[Leo L.]

I don't have an old string or a tillering string.  I bought it off **** and it came with a 56" string, which was pretty beat up.  When I tried to string it, it scared me because when I did it had such an enormous brace height, that I didn't see it possible to draw the bow without possibly breaking the limbs right off.