String repair?

[Cyclic-Rivers]

The serving on my string looks like it is starting to come loose right at the bottom.  

Do I leave it or put some glue on it?  How could I keep it from unraveling before it starts that wont affect performance?

[joevan125]

Mine did that and i called the bowyer i got the string from and he sent me a brand new string.

[grouseshooter002]

Charlie,
       I have to assume you have never served a string before right? I wish I lived a little closer to you because I would gladly re-serve it for you. I'm in Oneonta so the only way I can help is have you send it to me or suggest you look through the topics found on here. Good luck.

Rick

[kat]

Charlie,

Are you going to make the MHTA meeting on Sunday?  If you are, let me know, and I will re-serve it for you.

[rickshot]

Charlie…

I can guess at different scenarios so I’ll just offer general stuff. String servings are usually long enough to where you can afford to shorten-up the bottom end. If you’ll check into the finishing steps of serving first, you can unwind enough of the serving to redo the last step and only loose a negligible amount of length.

Good Luck. Rick.

[ishiwannabe]

IF it is the bottom of the serving, you can retie it. All you need to do is unwind it enough to secure the "tag end" again. I can do that for you at the JLMBH in a few inutes if you like....nothing to it and I can show you for future reference.

[Cyclic-Rivers]

Thanks guys,

I think why it is doing it is because, well its a learning thing for me.  When I got the bow it was anew string and it had stretched, I shot it with the brace height being way too low.  It was hitting my arm guard in this spot with the low brace height and I think it hit the serving enough to make it start to fray.

Ken, I'm not sure if I will be at the meeting since the bunny hunt is scheduled for this weekend. I still have not made up my mind what I'm doing yet.  

Jamie thank you,  I look forward to seeing you tomorrow.  I have fixed up all the arrows you gave me and hope to get some shooting.  I'll show it to you in the morning.

For the time being, I found a little container of string wax from the fifties and went over it pretty good hoping it would hold it.

Rick,
What beautiful country you live in. I had the pleasure to hunt down near the Pepactin reservoir for a day in the rain a few years back. I took a first time hunter with his 12 year old and helped him get his 1st deer.  Wont forget it. I went fishing in the schenevus creek one day 2 summers ago and did really well.  I always loved that area down there.  This summer or fall, let me know, your not terribly far you can come up for a hunt or I'll come down.

Thanks again for all the generous offers.

[Rob DiStefano]

reserve the string yerself.  it's too easy and too cheap, and a good thing for any archer to know.