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Title: Help Identify this String Jig ! ! (pics)
Post by: Todd Weldon on February 14, 2007, 09:39:00 PM

The guy at the local archery shop was doing some cleaning up the other night and this is what I brought home.

Can anyone identify this? Know where I can get a manual or some info on it? I'm not sure if all the parts are there or what.

Any ideas?

 (http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j309/hedgeapple/20070214_001.jpg)

 (http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j309/hedgeapple/20070214_002.jpg)

 (http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j309/hedgeapple/20070214_003.jpg)

I called Apple Archery supply and the lady wasn't sure if it was thier jig or not. they only make one type now and this aint it.

Thanks,

Todd

Title: Re: Help Identify this String Jig ! ! (pics)
Post by: Todd Weldon on February 15, 2007, 05:21:00 AM

Anyone?????


Surely someone out there knows something about this.

Todd

Title: Re: Help Identify this String Jig ! ! (pics)
Post by: **DONOTDELETE** on February 15, 2007, 05:26:00 AM

looks like a endless string jig

Title: Re: Help Identify this String Jig ! ! (pics)
Post by: Mike Bolin on February 15, 2007, 08:01:00 AM

It appears to me to be a Weldon 20....he is a somewhat famous stringmaker from Cleveland Oklahoma that I have heard of!  :bigsmyl:

Title: Re: Help Identify this String Jig ! ! (pics)
Post by: Goose on February 15, 2007, 08:02:00 AM

Not sure what it is.  But if it is a string jig, you don't have all of it.  
How long is it?
Goose

Title: Re: Help Identify this String Jig ! ! (pics)
Post by: aromakr on February 15, 2007, 01:07:00 PM

I'm with Goose, I don't think its a string jig. An endless jig would have a way to pivot the arms 90 degrees to finish the loops and a Flemish jig would have a series of pegs so the strands would taper into the string.And the lable says "Apple Trading Co." Not archery!
Bob

Title: Re: Help Identify this String Jig ! ! (pics)
Post by: madness522 on February 15, 2007, 01:53:00 PM

You might could rig it up and hang bows on it....

Title: Re: Help Identify this String Jig ! ! (pics)
Post by: wifishkiller on February 15, 2007, 02:35:00 PM

I got a buddy that make compound strings on one just like that

Title: Re: Help Identify this String Jig ! ! (pics)
Post by: Todd Weldon on February 15, 2007, 04:58:00 PM

Goose,,,,,,,,it is around 72 in. long and 6 in wide.


wifishkiller,,,,,,it came from an archery shop and that is probably what it is for, just wish I could get some info on it or a manual on how to use it.

Could just go with madness522 and make a bow rack out of it.

Todd

Title: Re: Help Identify this String Jig ! ! (pics)
Post by: Passthru on February 15, 2007, 05:20:00 PM

I think that was most likely used to make steel cables back in the day.  I had one similar, but it had the other parts for making endless strings as well.  This is the only picture I have.  
 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v701/crenfrow/Prime%20Time%20Strings/P8210048.jpg)
A friend has it now. I upgraded.

You could use yours for making flemish strings.  It isn't that much trouble to hand taper the strands after you have the loop closed and are braiding the shank.

Title: Re: Help Identify this String Jig ! ! (pics)
Post by: Todd Weldon on February 16, 2007, 05:43:00 AM

Passthru-- thanks for the pic and info. They probably never used that top piece and lost it or threw it out. But that is the piece I'm missing.
I have a good jig for making flemish strings and besides, this thing is huge. 6 ft long and weighs like 10 lbs.

Are you familiar with this 'Apple Trading Co' ?

Todd

Title: Re: Help Identify this String Jig ! ! (pics)
Post by: Todd Weldon on February 16, 2007, 06:06:00 AM

It would be nice to be able to get some replacment parts or something for this maybe a manual

Todd