Hey String Makers!

[misfire]

I have been thinking about making my own strings for quite some time now. I dropped the hammer a couple days ago and ordered everything (I think) I need to make B50 flemish twist strings, including a video.

I was wondering if anyone who makes strings would like to share some thoughts, hints, suggestions or industry secrets.    

I look forward to this new endeavor!

Thanks

[chase perry]

I just started making my own strings as well; it's a lot of fun.  Rewarding, too, to take a rather noisy bow and make my own skinny string.  Now it's a dead thump.  I gathered a lot of valuable technique from this video, it's very well done:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjU-0lfDUzI   What took me a few tries was arriving at the proper length, but once you get it right for your 62" bow you know relative on your jig for a 66" etc.  You'll be very pleased with your decision to start doing this! Have a good time.

[Overspined]

Make sure you back twist, and it may take a few to make em look perfect.  That is the most forgiving material, so they will probably look good rather quickly.  It's fun to make your own, and pretty cheap.

[Blackstick]

The one video I bought, "Doin' the Twist", covered way more than I needed to know. Good Luck with your new hobby.

[dhaverstick]

One thing that I found to be a big help was building myself a string stretcher. That way you can make strings of any length; not just for the bows you have. You also don't have to worry about warping a limb trying to stretch a string.

Here are some plans for the one I made. If you can't read them, let me know and I'll send you a more legible copy.

 

[misfire]

Thanks for the responses guys! I look forward to learning this new skill.

Chase thanks for the video link. I think I'll be watching a lot of it!

dhaverstick I like the stretcher. I actually had something similar brewing in my head.

Thank you all again.