Making a Bow String with Flemish Twisted Loops

[@callangerud9223]

That is some serious craftsmanship. Huge Thumbs up from Northwest Canada. Cal

[@J.A.Smith2397]

BRO THIS IS THE BEST VIDEO I'VE EVER SEEN ON KZbin!!! I'm a woodworker n watched hundreds of hours, dozens on bows n never seen a bow string video. I loved especially you actually showing you burning it and then using it, extra credit for getting the kiddo out! That's where they need to be and that's a great thing to have em doing!

[@juanantonioespinosa8816]

Nice video. Just one thing I didn´t agree with: If the measurement of your nock to nock bow lenght was 67", you can not make the string 67" long because it´s going to make 0" brace height. It´s needed to shorten this length something like 3"; making the string 64" long.

[@Mscott1529]

Exactly my thought as well. If the nock to nock is 67” and you make the string 67”… that don’t work. You’re gonna put the string on and the bow won’t provide any tension needed bc the string is too long

[@gobblerridgefarms22]

I've always made mine with two strands but that loop looked so good that as soon as my new bow is tillered....it's getting a three strand flemish string. Thanks for an awesome video....

[@JohnJbVlogsyt]

Nice dude I love supporting makers and builders

[@gotlander28]

This is the most relaxing knowledgeable channel . Absolutely love it! Good stuff

[@ozziejim8472]

I find it much easier to serve the string when it’s strung.

[@TheArtofCraftsmanship]

I totally agree, and usually do it that way, but it slipped my mind during filming. 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@elizabethmoseley3790]

Another brilliant video Dustin. Beautiful! Can’t wait for the next one.

[@SuperJupiter9]

great videos, bravo. now is there a video showing how to build the jig to make strings? thanks

[@TheArtofCraftsmanship]

Thanks for the compliments. Sean, over at Crafting a Life I Want, is planning on building another on video soon. Check out his channel (subscribe😉) and send him a comment. Thanks again.

[@CraftingALifeIWant]

Thanks Dustin, I'll move this to the top of the list. Hopefully I'll get it done within a week or two.

[@CraftingALifeIWant]

Sorry it took longer than expected, but the string jig video can be found at this link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oWqzfIB7a7t3iqc

[@riuphane]

I learned a different trick for the serving wrap where you make a loop instead of just the tail so when you get done, you thread the tail through your loop and pull on the starting tail and the 2 tails are crossed and pulled tight inside your binding. Not sure if it's any better or stronger, but seems a lot easier. going against the twist of the string also helps, which you did, but didn't point out explicitly. Great tutorial, and thank you for sharing!

[@J.A.Smith2397]

I had to come back to this video cause it had very few comments n thought you might see this one but after watching your osage build n this I checked out your content... Subscribed instantly after scrolling down! LOVE EVERYTHING your doing bub! I'm an outdoorsman and woodworker and have been reenacting in 1812 last 2 yrs and you gotta what i lika lol! Keep it up I hope to see a lot p.f content from ya and soon!

[@Miguel_ON65]

Great my friend! Congratulations

[@plus1creator]

I was watching the bow making video when you uploaded this one. Glad I didn't have to wait! #Neat

[@keithbrown2458]

Outstanding thank you so much you taught me a lot in fact you taught me how to make my own bow strings

[@neotoxo54]

Good vid 👍🏻 I’ve always wrapped the center serving while the bow is strung & adjusted the tension to size the serving to my arrow nock size for a fit that will hold the arrow while hanging vertically on the string but will release when the string is tapped. I will also wax the serving heavily before installing a tied on string nock. Afterwards, I soak the string nock with superglue. That will secure the wraps but also will allow me to turn the nock up & down the serving to tune the bow & arrow.

[@oldman5250]

I made a bow string years ago using # 12 dacron thread. Had to because I couldn't get a replacement in time for an archery shoot. It held up for 15 years with plenty of use.

[@Scotty-eo7rj]

Very nice. I really liked the definition of the braided twist and the color of the Dacron looked similar to sinew and the silk green of the serving. The bow is complete and true in appearance. Beautiful work. P.S. Before even going any further with this video, upon your mentioning your friends channel I paused and subscribed right away. I love your videos and if you recommend him i'm sure i'll enjoy his too. Thanks!

[@stevendepauw3742]

As a Flemish man. I approve! :P

[@jerryjohnsonii4181]

This was very interesting video. Also thanks for the knowledge Sir

[@mikewalker2613]

When I saw that first arrow go It surprised me .. that bow is nice!! Powerful

[@Tommy_Poole]

I always wondered. Now I know. Bloody well done.

[@garenne0169]

Awesome work 😁👍🏻

[@philipw7557]

Nice bit of work wondered how it was done. 👍😎

[@retsirk97]

Keep these coming these are great

[@Makete100]

Where can we find the instructions on making the board and where all the nails need to be? Excellent video, love to learn archery related tips.

[@CraftingALifeIWant]

Hey Melvin, as Dustin said down below, I'm planning on building one in the near future on my channel and I'll talk through the specific dimensions and where they came from.

[@Makete100]

@@CraftingALifeIWant Excellent. Thank you.

[@CraftingALifeIWant]

@@Makete100 string jig video should be life now. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oWqzfIB7a7t3iqc

[@neil1150]

Very interesting, but that is most complicated way of finishing off a whipping I have ever seen, although my Dad did it that way 50 odd years ago, and wouldn't change, even though at age 10 I got the exact same finish, just much faster and much easier. Just lay a loop of the whipping material along the string where you want to start your final turns, loop to the outside end, whip over the tag ends of the loop as many turns as you want, pass the end of the twine through the loop, now pull on the tag ends until you have pulled the end back tight under the whipping, then trim off just as you did.

[@oldgold5848]

Yes indeed Neil, I do similar for joining leader material to fly lines

[@uncletello]

Would it have been easier to serve the string if your bow was still strung? Or do you think it is about the same either way? Thanks

[@jamescooper2618]

Brace the bow, clamp the bow in a padded vice. Then you can serve the string without mucking around and its right there on the bow so you can easily tell where you want the serving to start and end. You should serve a string with it under tension.

[@TheArtofCraftsmanship]

Agreed. I have done this in the past, but for some reason (filming brain) I slipped my mind during the build.

[@marceaton3128]

Where do you get your arrows from, I live in Baltimore County, and I don't know of any traditional shops around. I want to start shooting wooden arrows but have no idea how to figure out what kind I need? Love the bow making video.

[@TheArtofCraftsmanship]

I got these arrows from a antique store actually, but I would suggest checking out three rivers archery, if you want to buy quality wooden traditional arrows.

[@natanaelarchery]

Wow thanks for inspiration great video

[@TheRedhawke]

Very nice sir.

[@jeffkatzer]

That was fascinating!

[@mrnice752]

You need to serve the string under tension, otherwise when the string is pulled tight it will stretch and pull apart the serving. The best way is to serve while the string is on the bow so you can see where you need it easily, and the string is under the amount of tension it will be used at. You can clamp the bow or simply hold it in your lap while you work.

[@thormidthagahast8914]

I thought the serving went the same direction as the twist in the string itself?

[@More-Space-In-Ear]

Great and very informative video, thanks 👍🏼😊

[@larrysellers8697]

Do you make recurve bows

[@tootall5559]

I don't know if I missed it or what, but if you measure nock to nock on a straight bow, the string will be too long. How did you account for that, did I miss it somehow.

[@TheArtofCraftsmanship]

toot tall that’s a good observation, and it seems that I didn’t explain that well enough. After making the sting with straight fibers, you will twist them all together so they bind well. This will shorten your string down to about the 4 inches shorter that you final length should end up. Depending on the string height from the handle, you can twist the string more or less to get your bow strung appropriately for your bow. Thanks for the good question.

[@tootall5559]

@@TheArtofCraftsmanship I remember trying to make bow strings as a kid. I only had about a 20 lb pull fiberglass recurve, but I used it for years until fiberglass looked like it grew hair. I hated to let it go, but it was to the point where it was becoming unsafe to use. anyway, we tried a lot of things to make strings, even fishing line. Getting the length right was a problem, except if the old string hasn't broken yet, we could measure from that.

[@Kmecha84]

B50 is stretchy stuff. B55 is an upgrade that stretches way less and is cheap to buy

[@EcosystemDesignConsulting]

Hi quality stuff

[@robertjohnson5227]

Obviously the string is Not 68 inches long as the bow would be useless So what are the measurements for the Brad's in your setup

[@TheArtofCraftsmanship]

Check out my buddy Sean’s channel, Crafting A Life I Want. He made a video on making the bow string jig.

[@robertjohnson5227]

@@TheArtofCraftsmanship I did and got more information through there even diagrams on the build

[@archersfriend]

Nice. I made mine with different colors just to be different.

[@michaelmartin9335]

I serve when the string is on the bow and under tension otherwise I have had the serving come lode

[@TheArtofCraftsmanship]

Agreed

[@BillySmith-hk6fz]

What are are the dimensions, of your bowstring jig setup? I would really like to know, as I am currently making, a 68" longbow.

[@TheArtofCraftsmanship]

Check out the channel “Crafting the life I want”. This is my buddy Sean who made the jig for me, and he recently posted his new video of how to make it. Thanks!

[@royburris328]

Sorry but you did'nt show how you shortened the string when it was to long how did you do it

[@TheArtofCraftsmanship]

I shortened it by twisting it until it was the right length for the right height from my handle. Thanks for watching and your question.

[@santiagogarcia-guerrero1482]

This is the truly the best video on the topic! Thanks a lot for sharing. I have a question though about the jig: what's the distance between the numbered nails that run in parallel to each other at the beginning, and why? (is ti related to your string loops?)

[@TheArtofCraftsmanship]

Thanks for the compliment. The numbers let you keep track of how many passes you have made on the jig. I made a string that was three bundles of 5 strings. The number are for each on those 5, and they are different lengths, so when you do your Flemish twist, all of the ends of the string finish in different places so you do t get a large lump where all the strings end at the same time. I hope that explains it well enough. Thanks.

[@CraftingALifeIWant]

More details on the jig can be found at my string jig video that just got released. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oWqzfIB7a7t3iqc

[@thomassymonds6308]

sweet

[@vandewiekemeneer]

Cool

[@JoelWetzel]

If you're getting slapped, play with taking the string off the top, shortening it with some twists and putting it back on; this increases your brace height and can save your forearm. Peace.

[@relicruiner8232]

now where can I buy bows, bowstrings, and arrows from you ._.

[@robsarchery9679]

nice

[@jorgesantana8418]

Do you sell your bows?

[@jpkalishek4586]

ack. it's all backwards! (~_^) not because you are a right handed type and I am left handed, but because I learned it by holding the string in my hand instead of a vice and twisting away, feeding the twists into my hand to keep them together. I find serving best done to a string under tension. I string the bow and then serve the center. I haven't done one in a long time as I had a shoulder give me issues when I shot, and before it healing up, I moved and I haven't gotten caught up enough (old house needs repairs) or gotten enough time not working (egad, that is a long story) to get back into my archery. I shoot a Hunnish style horse bow that pulls about 65-70# at my full draw. My string jig had marks for the extra large loops it needed, but the jig was damaged in the move.

[@joaocastilho3252]

Awsome, congrats, just rest the arrows to be made in your channel, can u give us this honor? Make a arrow making video?

[@tbcoachniblick1208]

Why didn't you just go 2 bundles of 7....??

[@CraftingALifeIWant]

Great video, it's been a long time since I've made a bow or a string and this was a great fresher. Also, thanks for the shoutout!

[@natanaelarchery]

Wow

[@dlear85]

why use a jig, why cant you just cut them to a set length

[@TheArtofCraftsmanship]

That’s what the jig does. It’s an easy way to use the right amount of string material.

[@Guidl_Stringwistler]

Gut erklärt aber du darfst schon noch viel lernen Junge... ;-)