New Guy Here

[SIXFOOTER]

Evenin Y'all;
New guy here. Just got back into Archery after about 30 years. Got into it pretty big, already making longbows. Latest project is making strings. I have a bow here that is way to heavy (100+) I'll rework it down to drop the weight, no idea what I was thinking there since i am not 49 anymore!
Here is a question..
At what number of threads do you need to make annother bundle? I started making one for the above bow, used 2 threads per 10lbs = 24 strings. I made 2 bundles, this is aparently to many, 12 makes a very fat bundle and it also takes up to much length for the braid. In short the string is a mess and is unuseable.
Thanks for your advice
Danny

[Pat B]

Danny, I made a yew war bow last year(95#@30") and it was suggested to me to use fast flight string because of the low stretch on these heavy bows. I make all of my strings with B-50 so I asked someone to make me a FF string for my bow. I gave him the weight and length and he did the rest. FF is stronger and smaller diameter so a string for that heavy bow was smaller than a B-50 for my 55# bows.    Pat

[SIXFOOTER]

Ahh, there is an idea. I was going to use this bow for a pig hunt, but its just to much to be useable. Kind of cool to have one this strong, but its not very practical.
Thanks for the info.
Been doing some more reading, 3 bundles might have been better

[Pat B]

Contact Chad Weaver(LBR). He is a string maker and a TrdaGang member.
   I gave away the war bow I built because I could only pull it about 12".     Pat

[Roy Steele]

I know your not surpose to fast flites on selfbows but I've been doing it for the last 10 years.I can't see where it hurts any thing.