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Title: string-waxing?
Post by: 3Feathers on June 03, 2013, 07:46:00 PM
Was wondering,when you wax your string do you wax the serving too????
Title: Re: string-waxing?
Post by: eflanders on June 03, 2013, 07:59:00 PM
If I am shooting a Flemish twist string, I wax it all from end to end.  If I am shooting a Continuous Loop string, I do not wax the loops.
Title: Re: string-waxing?
Post by: smokin joe on June 03, 2013, 08:05:00 PM
Often enough to keep the string feeling a bit sticky with wax. When it feels dry I get the wax out and wax it. I don't wax the serving. My release is sticky enough already.
Title: Re: string-waxing?
Post by: jsweka on June 03, 2013, 08:19:00 PM
No waxing of the serving.
Title: Re: string-waxing?
Post by: Pack on June 03, 2013, 08:24:00 PM
I do a lot of stump shooting and the nock often gets filled with dirt and debris.  The dirt ends up wearing the serving prematurely.   I think waxing the serving helps slow down the abrasion.   I use Halo serving.
Title: Re: string-waxing?
Post by: The Whittler on June 03, 2013, 08:40:00 PM
When I started shooting a bow over 30yr ago I was told no wax on serving or loops.
Title: Re: string-waxing?
Post by: David Mitchell on June 04, 2013, 07:00:00 AM
I wax the loops on my flemish twist strings because the strands are twisted together and rub against each other and the wax lubricates them and I believe makes the loops last longer--maybe just a tiny bit on the serving from time to time where it strikes my arm guard and gets a bit frizzy, but not where I grip it.
Title: Re: string-waxing?
Post by: Knawbone on June 04, 2013, 07:46:00 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by David Mitchell:
I wax the loops on my flemish twist strings because the strands are twisted together and rub against each other and the wax lubricates them and I believe makes the loops last longer--maybe just a tiny bit on the serving from time to time where it strikes my arm guard and gets a bit frizzy, but not where I grip it.
x2
Title: Re: string-waxing?
Post by: Stumpknocker on June 07, 2013, 12:24:00 AM
x3 fer me.  Mine doesn't hit my arm though.