Just add a couple of strands around 8" or so once you have the loop done you can trim off the extra do the same with the center serving or double serve it either way will work but the double serving might make for tight nock fit.
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8 strands is enough (with padded loops), but I don't like it. I've heard from a few folks about smaller 450+ strings breaking without warning. I've also had another stringmaker (Rod Jenkins) tell me he's heard the same. Obviously it doesn't happen a lot, but it does happen.
Padding the loops is easy. I use dacron for the padding, whether it's 450+, Dynaflight '97, or 8125. I cut my strands about 15" long, and stagger them on the ends. For 450+, I like 14-15 strands in the loops (total--for an 8 strand string, add 3 strands of padding in each of the two bundles).
For the center serving, another way to get a good nock fit is use dental floss on the nock point. Just build it up to the fit you want, then add super glue and it should last.
Chad
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A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left. Ecclesiasties 10:2
The last four letters in American..........I Can
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The last four letters in Democrats.........Rats
8 strands is enough (with padded loops), but I don't like it. I've heard from a few folks about smaller 450+ strings breaking without warning. I've also had another stringmaker (Rod Jenkins) tell me he's heard the same. Obviously it doesn't happen a lot, but it does happen.
Padding the loops is easy. I use dacron for the padding, whether it's 450+, Dynaflight '97, or 8125. I cut my strands about 15" long, and stagger them on the ends. For 450+, I like 14-15 strands in the loops (total--for an 8 strand string, add 3 strands of padding in each of the two bundles).
For the center serving, another way to get a good nock fit is use dental floss on the nock point. Just build it up to the fit you want, then add super glue and it should last.
Chad
Whats your favorite Chad for performance from longbows? D97, 450plus, 8125?
Seems that the material doesn't make much difference in performance--string weight, how it's made, tuning, nock fit, etc. does more.
I like Dynaflight '97 on bows pulling 50+ lbs, 8125 seems to work a little better for under 50#. 10 strands of Dynaflight is fine for 60#--I think it will be a little smaller than 8 strands of 450+, and I've never heard of Dynaflight breaking without warning. I've had folks order 6 and 8 strand Dynaflight strings, but I haven't tried one.
Chad
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"We can have no '50-50' allegiance in this country. Either a man is an American and nothing else, or he is not an American at all."-- Theodore Roosevelt
A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left. Ecclesiasties 10:2
The last four letters in American..........I Can
The last four letters in Republican........I Can
The last four letters in Democrats.........Rats
Seems that the material doesn't make much difference in performance--string weight, how it's made, tuning, nock fit, etc. does more.
I like Dynaflight '97 on bows pulling 50+ lbs, 8125 seems to work a little better for under 50#. 10 strands of Dynaflight is fine for 60#--I think it will be a little smaller than 8 strands of 450+, and I've never heard of Dynaflight breaking without warning. I've had folks order 6 and 8 strand Dynaflight strings, but I haven't tried one.
Chad
Well, I made up 3 strings tonight with 10 strands of D97 and padded the loops with 6 pieces of B50. Holy cow, this is one small string with 10 strand of D97. I am kinda worried about it myself. Even with serving with .022 brownell, it was cutting in my fingers bad. So I double served overtop the .022 with .018 #62 braid. This was more comfortable on my fingers and had good nock fit.
Anyone else shoot a 10 strand bundle of D97? Its a 60lb zipper recurve.
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