Here's the latest how-to vid from twistedstave.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPEv_R8dSQc&feature=player_detailpage
Cool video. Thanks
I always wondered how they did those nocks.
Great How to video!
Well done. Thanks.
Great video, Thanks. I just might try one of those string nocking points now.
Very good how to video, and it couldn't have come at a better time. Thanks
Great video!
The Stampede ending was a fun way to wrap things up!!!
Thanks for the video!
I have never heard of using monofilament string. What pound string was that?
Has anyone else ever used it for serving?
QuoteOriginally posted by DanielB89:
I have never heard of using monofilament string. What pound string was that?
Has anyone else ever used it for serving?
I think this was about 15lb test.
Clay, so this is all you use? I am wanting to reserve my bowstring, so this is very interesting to me!
Mono serving used to be very common, but I don't think it's even manufactured anymore.
LBR, why do you think that is?
I was also going to ask where he got it on a serving spool.
There are tons of monofilament out there at Dicks or Bass Pro, Stren, Trilene, etc. Some are clear, some with a bluish tint and some with a greenish tint. But I've not found it on a small serving spool like that.
I'm thinking it wouldn't be too hard to handwrap the required length onto an empty serving spool though.
It's not the same a fishing monofilament. Serving nylon is pretty stiff line. I suppose you could use something in the range of 60lb mason line (mono) but why not just get some Halo or one of the other modern serving materials - last a long time and easier to work with. When at K-zoo I bought a spool of .030 Halo for $5.
"LBR, why do you think that is?"
Practically no demand for it. I know some folks really like it, but in my opinion there are better options, like 62XS or Halo. Even if you pay retail, break it down and it costs...$1? $1.50 per string? Not a lot.
But, it's whatever you prefer. It's not hard to wind up an empty serving spool. I've got bunches of them if anyone needs one. I quit saving them--now I throw them away.
I've also got lots of serving material cheap--just shoot me an e-mail.
Chad
I thought Clay mentioned in the video, that it was smoother?? Was he referring to the smoothnes coming off the leather glove/tab??? Curious?
I used mono a long time ago. The problem with is if it gets nicked, it breaks and your serving is unravelled instantly.
Mono is pretty slick. Slicker than Halo or Majesty? Not to me. With a good glove or tab, I can't tell a difference even between the slickest and the not so slick.
Fishing line is all I use to serve strings. I think this was 15 or 20 lb test. the spool wasn't marked any longer. I just stuck the spool on a bobbin winder on a sewing machine to wind the line around it.
Why not use Halo? Because mono is just as good in my opinion and that's what I have. Is mono better? probably not, but it's cheaper and, again, that's what I have.
I've used mono for years and have never had a serving break or come undone like some have expressed worry about. It's tough stuff and lasts forever. If you're in a situation where your serving gets nicked enough to cause it to break, you've probably cut your string..
Shove a stick or something where it fits tight inside the smaller spool. Chuck the stick up in a drill and spin the mono of the big spool on to the smaller spool. Wouldn't take but a second to do that.