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Waxing trad string

Anything special to know?

Thanks.

RE: Waxing trad string

You won't over-wax--excess wax will shoot out quick. Don't use excessive heat--you can damage the fibers in the string. If you use a piece of leather to burnish the string, be careful. Bare fingers are the safe bet--you'll quit before it gets too hot. Softer/synthetic waxes penetrate better than pure bee's wax. If you think your string needs waxing, it probably does.

Chad

RE: Waxing trad string

No real difference from a compound to a trad, except for the string type. If you have a flemish twist, you want to keep a good coat of wax on the twisted part under the loop. It creates a better wax weld. i like pure bees wax for a flemish string. If its a served loop or continous loopstring, ill use softer waxes. Bees wax does a great job on keeping a flemish string together with out the ends sticking out.

RE: Waxing trad string

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If you have a flemish twist, you want to keep a good coat of wax on the twisted part under the loop.

I have heard of guys dipping the end of their strings in solution to actually remove the wax in this area. Supposively, this is the area where most of the noise comes from in recurves and by removing all of the wax, it will quiet the bow. I have heard that wax is not needed in this area anyway. I've never tried it myself.

Chad?????

RE: Waxing trad string

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ORIGINAL: BobCo19-65

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If you have a flemish twist, you want to keep a good coat of wax on the twisted part under the loop.

Ive never done it. Id be afraid too. Never had any problem with noise. Shot them waxed up like this for over 20+ years.

RE: Waxing trad string

My concern would be the paint thinner might weaken the string, but I've heard Rob Lee recommends doing this for a quieter string. Getting the dye and wax out will make the material softer, so I guess it would make it quieter also.

Wouldn't worry me removing the wax--wax isn't what holds a flemish string together. It just makes it easier to make a flemish string (makes it tacky, holds the bundles together while you are working). I'd guess that removing the wax will make your string wear out faster--wax is a lubricant that helps reduce wear.

I haven't tried it--so far haven't needed to. May try it sooner or later, just to see how it effects the string.

Chad

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ORIGINAL: LBR

My concern would be the paint thinner might weaken the string, but I've heard Rob Lee recommends doing this for a quieter string. Getting the dye and wax out will make the material softer, so I guess it would make it quieter also.

Wouldn't worry me removing the wax--wax isn't what holds a flemish string together. It just makes it easier to make a flemish string (makes it tacky, holds the bundles together while you are working). I'd guess that removing the wax will make your string wear out faster--wax is a lubricant that helps reduce wear.

I haven't tried it--so far haven't needed to. May try it sooner or later, just to see how it effects the string.

Chad

Sting wear is what I was speaking of. Like you said, the wax weld just makes it easier to get a tight string when you twist it, as well as protect it. It probably would not matter to remove the wax, I just like a good looking string instead of have a fuzzy one on the ends. Im like you, have yet to see a need to.

Heck, if I wanted a quicker string, and if the bow tips could handle a quicker string, Id make it out of fast flight instead of darcron.

RE: Waxing trad string

I'm going to have to take a look at my Bob Lee DVD. I got it with the bow but never looked at it. [:-]