Material for Flemish Twist

oqARROWcb · February 17, 2018, 10:21:00 PM

Hello everyone. I have not been on in some time. I have got the traditional archery and bow hunting bug really bad LOL. I have leaned quite a bit over this time. I going to make my own arrows, strings and then my own recurve bows. I have a question that I hope you guys can help me with. Of course this is the place to come and ask. Can i make a flemish twist string out of BCY 8125, 8125G, 8190, 8190F as this material does not stretch. Also are the other materials other than D 97, B50, B55 etc. that I can use? I want use flemish instaed of endless loop for traditional reasons. Thank you all.

John Malone · February 17, 2018, 10:55:00 PM

Oliver, I use b50 just because I can and I like it. Never used much else when making my own Flemish strings. However I have read many post and heard from many people who make Flemish twist strings from any thing that could be used for endless. So I believe you can use what ever you want. Of course ive always wondered if ff had the same characteristics as b50 when twisting it.
String material is a touchy subject, this should be an excellent thread to watch.

mwosborn · February 17, 2018, 11:18:00 PM

Any of those will work. I use D97 because I have a bunch of it - It works just fine.

Glad the bug bit you. When you start making bows, this is the place to ask for help. These guys are good. Enjoy!

mikkekeswick · February 18, 2018, 02:24:00 AM

You can use any material. B50 is very stretchy so most people prefer a dyneema based material nowadays. Basically there are two types of string material - dacron and dyneema. Dyneema will give a 10% performance increase over dacron.
Simple

scrub-buster · February 18, 2018, 10:21:00 PM

I have used those string materials with flemish twist strings and I really liked them.

Wolftrail · February 18, 2018, 10:56:00 PM

Took me forever and a month to learn flemish twisting..

I bought 2 spools of B-50 so it will be a while before I use them up. I noticed Endless loops is nosier by far over flemish.

T Folts · February 19, 2018, 03:06:00 PM

You can use any string material.

goobersan · February 19, 2018, 03:46:00 PM

This may also help. http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=156917

I thoroughly enjoy making flemish strings. Very easy once you get your technique down. Good luck

Wolftrail · February 19, 2018, 04:18:00 PM

I have strings with a few thousand shots and the brace height is the same when initially twisted using B-50.
If it aint broke don't fix it.........

oqARROWcb · February 20, 2018, 09:27:00 AM

Thank you gentlemen for all the great information. I really need the help. I want to use BCY 452X and 8190F. I truly love recurves as well as 3 piece take down longbows. UHH well I will have one TD longbow everything else recurves. LOL this Trad Archery has taken me over lol.