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Title: Bowyer's knot for Fast Flight string
Post by: Carson81 on December 19, 2014, 12:54:00 PM

Here is a link to my latest blog post. I had to share this simple variation on the bowyer's knot after finding this knot on a yumi bow website and finding that it doesnt slip with fast flight string material.

 http://echoarchery.blogspot.com/2014/12/fast-flight-strings-and-bowyers-knot.html

Title: Re: Bowyer's knot for Fast Flight string
Post by: Roy from Pa on December 19, 2014, 01:02:00 PM

I've seen that before and really like it.

Title: Re: Bowyer's knot for Fast Flight string
Post by: takefive on December 19, 2014, 05:21:00 PM

Thanks for posting this; I'll be giving it a try.  I use a heavy duty B50 string now and it gets frustrating trying to get a bow to low brace as much as that stuff stretches.

Title: Re: Bowyer's knot for Fast Flight string
Post by: fujimo on December 19, 2014, 07:07:00 PM

i have just ordered some fast flite- and will be using this knot in the future- thanks for posting
cheers

Title: Re: Bowyer's knot for Fast Flight string
Post by: Carson81 on December 19, 2014, 08:36:00 PM

Take five, I have a feeling you wont be going back to the B50. I have used B50 quite a bit for tillering strings and I know what you mean when you say it is frustrating.

Fujimo, it is worth the extra price in my opinion. Enjoy it.

Title: Re: Bowyer's knot for Fast Flight string
Post by: cunruhshoot on December 20, 2014, 12:47:00 AM

That is interesting I just got a dvd from Pine hollow longbows watching Mike Yancey walk through the building of a sinew backed osage. At the end of the DVD he teaches how he twists up a fastflight string and he used this very knot for the lower nock on his bows. I tied up a new string using his method and i like it.