my first Flemish string-failure...why? help please

[Orion]

That's what I suggested earlier.  Need to twist the string about two turns per inch, (n the correct direction, of course) before stringing the bow.  Are you doing that?

[Lashbow]

I did twist it but not near 2 turns per inch. I was thinking to brace it first then after it stretched twist it up.
Is that the issue. Not enough twists in the string?
I know I did not twist it much

[Red Tailed Hawk]

I am kinda stumped, those pics of the loops look pretty good to me  

[Red Tailed Hawk]

I will say that I find fast flight much easier to work with than b-50, but thats really not relevant to your post.

[koops4]

I would have to agree with Orion about the twisting of the string.  I had the same problem when I started making flemish twist strings.

[Lashbow]

I will remake and this time make sure I have the twist in it. Just curious, on a 61" string, how much can I expect it to stretch?

[wingnut]

My photoshop is down but if you take the last pic and place them end to end you will see they are twisting in the opposite way.  The twists of the string need to go from end to end.  Otherwise it will unravel when stretched.

Mike

[wingnut]

double post

[L82HUNT]

A string should look like this when twisted right laying next to eachother.  Hard to tell but are you twisting the string and wrapping the bundles in the same direction?
   

[Jasper2]

Your loops don't look too bad to me....the only thing that I notice is that your string will have to be twisted counterclockwise before putting it on the bow.  The picture that Glenn posted would have to be twisted clockwise b/c his twists are the opposite direction.....I guess it doesn't matter as I've seen and had strings both ways???

[Lashbow]

In my last picture, they appear to ME anyway, that they are twisted the same direction. Am I missing something.
I am twisting the bundles one way and then wrapping the opposite way.

Jasen

[L82HUNT]

Originally posted by Lashbow:
In my last picture, they appear to ME anyway, that they are twisted the same direction. Am I missing something.

Jasen

It looks that way to me to.  What are we missing.      

Have you tried a 2 bundle there easier to start with I think.

[cjgregory]

Twist away and wrap towards.  when this happened to me I was twisting towards and wrapping away. (holding loop end in left hand and twisitn and wrapping with right hand)

[Grey Taylor]

It doesn't matter which way the loops are made so long as they are both the same.
For instance, Lashbow's last picture and L82hunt's picture shows strings that are made opposite to one another... BUT, the loops on both strings are made the same as their brother so they'll be fine.
What we can't see and has been noted as a possibility is the center section maybe being twisted in the wrong direction. Look at the splices and then look at the body of the string. The strands should continue in the same twist from the splice to the body.

Guy

[Jasper2]

I agree with Guy, As long as the center section is twisted counterclockwise (the same as the loops in that picture), there shouldn't be a problem with that string.  Otherwise, I have no idea what's going on?

Jason

[lpcjon2]

You should just do a two strand till you get the hang of making the twist.

[cjgregory]

"I agree with Guy, As long as the center section is twisted counterclockwise (the same as the loops in that picture), there shouldn't be a problem with that string."

I agree.  Hes twisting and wrapping the wrong direction.  It will unravel.  Done it myself.  Two times in a row until I figured it out.

[landman]

Kudos for trying it.   Keep at it, you'll figure it out.

[L82HUNT]

Made a few short videos.  They take along time to load so I will post as they load.  Maybe it will help.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGuWOL3YcmU&context=C458aceeADvjVQa1PpcFP1OTmvpXPeGD4OAbdF5BlGEWtKMVC2-IU=

[L82HUNT]

Not the best but trying to use your video on your phone twist a string and film it at the same time is tuff.

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8mp4kYyIWI&context=C458aceeADvjVQa1PpcFP1OTmvpXPeGD4OAbdF5BlGEWtKMVC2-IU=  


 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_15M017kCZE&feature=channel


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hp_umijyljQ&context=C458aceeADvjVQa1PpcFP1OTmvpXPeGD4OAbdF5BlGEWtKMVC2-IU=