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Author Topic: Help with new string.  (Read 290 times)

Offline John C Keith

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Help with new string.
« on: September 11, 2007, 11:56:00 AM »
Hey all,

Recently my wifes cat, gained "access" to my longbow and decided the beaver silencer was too good a treat to pass.  While chewing it the feline also chewed a few threads of the string.  Even after all of this, my wife will still not let me use the cats skin for lining of my new quiver... go figure.  

Anyway, I want to get a new string before this one decides to go during hunting season.  I have contacted 3 rivers and received quick help, but was asked to contact the bowyer to find out if the bow is made of FF string or not.  The bow is a JD Emerson, longbow, 66" long.  I am not able to find any info on the bowyer so I have two questions:

1.  Does anyone know contact info for the bowyer? My googling found nada.
2.  What would be the disadvantage of just using a dacron string on a bow designed for FF?

Thanks all

Happy hunting.

JC
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Offline robslifts

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Re: Help with new string.
« Reply #1 on: September 11, 2007, 11:58:00 AM »
does it have tip overlays???   is the tip thicker than the rest of the limb   if it is then it is fast flight compatible
St. Joe River Bows

Offline LBR

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Re: Help with new string.
« Reply #2 on: September 11, 2007, 02:44:00 PM »
Disadvantages with dacron:  more handshock, less speed, less durable string, a lot more stretch and creep in the string.

How much more of these you experience depends on the bow and how well the string is made.

Chad

Offline donw

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Re: Help with new string.
« Reply #3 on: September 11, 2007, 02:55:00 PM »
the string should be approximately 4" shorter than the bow length.

robslifts and LBR are correct, too.

contact the bowyer for correct info if at all possible
i was told by a sales person, when purchasing an out-of-date newpaper that it was out-of-date...

i told her "i've been told i'm out-of-date, too"...

does that mean i'm up-to-date?

Offline carphunter100

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Re: Help with new string.
« Reply #4 on: September 11, 2007, 03:39:00 PM »
J. D. Emerson
[email protected]
this should get you J.D.

704-467-3017 now this should do it.
Member WV Bowhunters Associaion Life member of Trad. Bowhunters of Southern WV

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