Merlin Archery HOW TO: No. 11 - Making a Flemish String

[@bugmouthready529]

Just made my first string using your video. Thanks for making it simple and easy to understand. Really happy with the result. Kia Ora and Ka Pai from New Zealand

[@rroz4762]

Great job young man. I was taught a similar method , about 40 years ago. And see some great tips in yours to help mine look better. Never had one fail yet !🤞

[@dalewilson4329]

I've always loved to shoot a bow and I do fairly well (shooting targets anyway). Recently I decided I want to make a bow and string and the arrows. Little did I know how involved it would be. anyway, I've made a tillering gizmo, a tillering stick and a string jig. To cut this story short, I couldn't find a DIY string video I could properly understand, until now. Great job. I followed along with some cotton twine, just for practice, and it came out so well I'm actually using it on the kiddie bow I've got. Thanks a bunch. Subscribed

[@redrider2370]

Contemporary jazz and flemish string! Love it.

[@davesherrell447]

Hello Merlin archery. I love making My own Flemish twist bowstring's I learned to make them from watching The young lady from Bearpaw/Blog on KZbin. I bought the board and B55 and BYC Serving From yourselves at Merlin archery. Keep up the good work lads

[@TheMercian01]

I will probably never attempt this but its intersesting to see how its done.

[@scottsoule8974]

Very cool. Refreshing. Thankyou

[@brentkdaniels]

I’m definitely making my own from now on. I’m switching from compound to recurve. It’s been a year now. I went through three strings. Most likely would have cost the same as buying materials and having strings for a lifetime compared to having 3.

[@shawng5799]

Great thanks! As a retired engineer I can see that the "multi-pins" are there to stagger the thread(unnecessarily). Which means I can make that jig with 5nails,a piece of decking, a marker pen,and a drill.👍

[@mickleblade]

yep, but most of us would make it with about 20 nails to be able to make different length strings. Also I've found the staggered threads do make for a better fade in. TBH, 2" nails aren't expensive, so use them.

[@shawng5799]

@@mickleblade After seeing this video I looked further into it and even found online plans so made a jig the same as this one. Tip for anyone else making their own- hold the panel pins with pliers so you don't hit your fingers and all the pins go in straight and to the same depth, if the pliers are flat against the wood.😉

[@marcoalmeida2136]

Great video, but my question is does this video works for recurve bow strings too?

[@jackboyd147]

my red and black looks tighter need a nail in the center hook the first loop there it allows you to get a better grip then reverse it and reverse after you take out the twists

[@TACTICAL-dt6xe]

I recently bought this string jig and for the life of me can not get the length of the string right. The strings look great but the length is always too short. I've followed this video and others step by step but can't get the length right. Is there a common mistake people make when tying these strings that might set me in the right direction to fixing my problem?

[@edmundooliver7584]

what do you shoot

[@TACTICAL-dt6xe]

Several different bows. I've figured it out since I posted this original comment.

[@edmundooliver7584]

@@TACTICAL-dt6xe long bows , hybrids and recurves all use different size strings even if the bows are the same length

[@d.t.f.1774]

i watched another video on making a flemish twist string. the guy twisted ithe full lenght and then weaved the tag ends through the twist. it's the only video I've seen where were this is done. is it a different technique or a different name for that style of string?

[@d.t.f.1774]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/epfcgYKfoMd1rKM

[@rodparsons6719]

The "flemish" ? I sent a boy down the stores to fetch a few feet of that but the man said it only came in centimetres or grammes. But he did send a free sample of tillering grease.

[@bowman321123]

I'm thinking not doing the back twist before starting on the second loop is why my strings aren't coming out successfully. Thanks!

[@andrewlaw8121]

Great vid thanks

[@colinveacock5408]

Are Flemish strings worth the extra Money?

[@mickleblade]

they look pretty but I couldn't tell the difference on a recurve.

[@jackboyd147]

you are wrong about the string being silenced when using d55 you still need a silencer on the bowstring and the speed is relative to who is drawing the string

[@anthonyforfare7223]

Exactly true ! They must not be hunters!👍🎯🏹🐐🦛🐃

[@jackboyd147]

my flemish string does not hold itself to gether

[@anthonyforfare7223]

Your back twist is not working then. Try watching Kramer Amon’s video on making a Flemish twist string. It’s very well done and he provides excellent information about technique!👍🎯😁

[@GreenIris1110]

Where is Grizzly??

[@sahhull]

He left Merlin ages ago

[@mogzilla101]

Dead

[@helphelpimbeingrepressed9347]

Appreciate the sterling effort from the other guys at merlin but a shame Jim left, very charismatic on camera. As always good info but Jim had a great presentation style.

[@leonruvalcaba1549]

Who the shit is that grisly guy??

[@ivanbrown7905]

I could swear you're going counter clockwise on the back twists. Aye aye aye