If i could like this tenfold i would do so! I usually am not a very handy one but i was able to make my own string first time due to this awesome tutorial. You are the Man clay. Cheers!
i always wondered how to turn my reverse strings into a double looped bowstring. what a simple step I never realized. Something so simple can be so life changing…Thank you so much good sir!
The way you do this is so much more simple and practical than a lot of other methods I've seen here on UA-cam. A lot of them have a bunch of measuring and counting twists and just a bunch of extra stuff that made the process seem complicated to me. This video made it clear to me. Thanks for the great content!
Kay so after a dreadful two days of trying I was not only able to salvage the string from the first on that I thought was no good but turned around and made another, I truly was humbled by this experience, thankyou for this video, this knowledge will stay with me now, I had to break quite a few eggs, but I got two omelets out of it
Thanks Clay, with your channel I learned so much! I am at the tillering process, I needed a string and boom I find your video! Getting ready to hunt wild turkey soon, I am so stoked haha!
Awesome! I’m filing this away for down the road when I begin to make my own strings! I am hoping to one day get into self bows. I plan on cutting a few staves this spring and putting them up to season while I learn as much as I can with me factory made bow this year. Next year I hope to make my first bow. However I will attempt my first string this year. Thanks for the help and the inspiration.
Hi Clay. I'm about to take some Rowan to make a stave with my son to make a simple selfbow and I had been thinking forward to stringmaking so this is really timely, thanks. Obviously there's craft and learning here but at least I understand all the steps involved in terms of weaving lines for integrity under extreme tension. I had wondered how this feat was achieved and I love the simple but effective tying innovations that have evolved to solve these problems. Thanks for sharing!
Keep up the good work, you simplify things that would be complicated with worse videography, your camera angles and lighting are great, you clearly explain what your doing effectively.
Thanks Clay. I've learned alot through your videos, and I've been wanting to know more on how to make a flemish string. I'll start practicing your technique this weekend.
Awesome video! I just made strings for both of my bows following your tutorial. They were sized perfectly, I got them strung up now and will find out in the morning if my loops hold lol
Thanks for the great video. I’ve made my own strings , both Flemish twist and with a adjustable jig that I. made. Your method surpasses mine. When stringing a bow like you did be very careful with a recurved tip that your hand does not slip Off limb it can whip back and hit you in your eye . I’ve smacked myself before , so I’ve got in the habit of turning my head Away and feeling the string go into your limb grooves. 👀😅
I have found that you don't need to cut off the serving tool in order to back wrap the serving at the end. I just make a larger loop and then use the serving tool to wrap back the serving for the tie off then pull the string through so I don't have any waste of that wonderfully expensive serving material. Hope that makes sense but great video Clay.
Clay, how would you strengthen the other end when you make that temporary square knot? could we make a make on the centre of the loop, untie this portion of the loop and add strengthening pieces? thanks
I have a massive amount of 80lb braided fishing line and recently had a bow string fail, I can't help but wonder if that would work to make a bowstring
I am watching this because someone sent me a tik tok of someone making a micro bow out of two dental flossers, and it bothered me they used a rubber band, so now I have to do it with a proper bow string...
That was fascinating! I have been building selfbows for a few years but have never learned to make a string. Now I have a very good understanding of it, thank you! Great channel!
Great video thanks . just one point , the serving should be served the opposite way to the twist of the string I think. Please correct me If I'm wrong .
Hi Clay….Just to confirm - The reinforcement of the short strands was only done for the first knock and NOT for the one you twisted back in after determining your length?
Out of curiosity, is this method better than the previous video you did showing a fully twisted string (meaning it's fully Flemish twisted from nock to nock)? There's only a few videos showing the other method so I thought I'd ask. Thanks!
So interesting! I guess with some practice one gets to be skillful in making bow strings. T,was the same when I started stringing tennis racquets some time ago. What determines how many strands you put on a bow string? The poundage? Thanks for your videos. Good teacher. I know: I used to teach for 35 years..(M.G., Quebec, Canada)
Brilliant, I am just waiting for some D97 from 3rivers to make a string for my first selfbow. Just some tidy up to do. Question: You only add padding to one loop or could you untwist and add padding for the second loop as well?
@@clayhayeshunter Thanks. This method of determining the string length is especially valuable for someone who might obtain an old bow without a string on it...
I just made my first ever string for my Fred bear recurve watching your video! Thanks for such a great video, I also have some dried staves ordered to try my first shot at making a whole bow using your videos, hopefully it’ll work out for me just as well
Amazing bow string making techniques, looks really achievable, and simple to setup with no complicated tools. I liked the various knot techniques, and it's good you talk slow and go through it slowly. Excellent presentation, keep up the good work. I feel more confident about making my own bow string, and knock serving. Thank you for sharing with the world.
wow. Just made two strings after watching your tutorial. Outstanding delivery, at the right pace and with all required detail -but nothing that loses the viewer. Subscribed and thank you for the time you've invested sharing your skill. Well done!
I’m new to trad bows and I wanna put better strings on my 58” and my 60” any good premade types ? Just wanna get something good and better than the factory stuff .
It’s great to be versatile because you might be in a situation where you can’t get your hands on a jig , ie if your out hunting on a trip somewhere , how ever at home a jig can make things just a bit easier to make what ever size string you want as well , I have one and I love it but Clays method is just as good and does the same thing at the end of the day. Jigs definitely have there place when needed. 👍
After messing up on the second bow string I ever made this morning, I started scouring you tube for another video to watch that would hopefully get me out of this situation. And for the first time I think I understand exactly what is going on, so well done Clay. Your tutorial on what is quite a tricky business has to be as clear as it could ever be.
I really needed this. I've been working on a self-bow for myself, and I'm gonna be building some board-bows for my 5 and 3 yr old daughter, and not having commercially available strings for a 3 yr old with a 15" draw length has me wanting to pull my hair out, and then I figured, well, sh*t, I bet I could MAKE a string. Thank you Clay!
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If i could like this tenfold i would do so! I usually am not a very handy one but i was able to make my own string first time due to this awesome tutorial. You are the Man clay. Cheers!
i always wondered how to turn my reverse strings into a double looped bowstring. what a simple step I never realized. Something so simple can be so life changing…Thank you so much good sir!
The first time it‘s shown to me as such a very simple technique. Thanks a lot!
The way you do this is so much more simple and practical than a lot of other methods I've seen here on UA-cam. A lot of them have a bunch of measuring and counting twists and just a bunch of extra stuff that made the process seem complicated to me. This video made it clear to me. Thanks for the great content!
This process of making a bow string is explained in the simplest and best way. Thanks for sharing this information.
Glad it was helpful!
Kay so after a dreadful two days of trying I was not only able to salvage the string from the first on that I thought was no good but turned around and made another, I truly was humbled by this experience, thankyou for this video, this knowledge will stay with me now, I had to break quite a few eggs, but I got two omelets out of it
Great video Mr.Hayes!Been bowhunting for most of my 62 years and always learn something,thanks!
You bet
That was Awesome!! made it look easy clay.. you walked through it very nicely and your explanation made it simple to follow along! Thank you!!
Thanks Clay, with your channel I learned so much! I am at the tillering process, I needed a string and boom I find your video! Getting ready to hunt wild turkey soon, I am so stoked haha!
CLAY every thing is simple when you know how like your vids i know nothing about bows
Awesome! I’m filing this away for down the road when I begin to make my own strings! I am hoping to one day get into self bows. I plan on cutting a few staves this spring and putting them up to season while I learn as much as I can with me factory made bow this year. Next year I hope to make my first bow. However I will attempt my first string this year. Thanks for the help and the inspiration.
You can do it!
Hi Clay. I'm about to take some Rowan to make a stave with my son to make a simple selfbow and I had been thinking forward to stringmaking so this is really timely, thanks. Obviously there's craft and learning here but at least I understand all the steps involved in terms of weaving lines for integrity under extreme tension. I had wondered how this feat was achieved and I love the simple but effective tying innovations that have evolved to solve these problems. Thanks for sharing!
Keep up the good work, you simplify things that would be complicated with worse videography, your camera angles and lighting are great, you clearly explain what your doing effectively.
Thanks Clay. I've learned alot through your videos, and I've been wanting to know more on how to make a flemish string. I'll start practicing your technique this weekend.
Thank you Clay. I had forgotten how to do this. Good refresher course.
Awesome video! I just made strings for both of my bows following your tutorial. They were sized perfectly, I got them strung up now and will find out in the morning if my loops hold lol
Very helpful. I made numerous bows but never a string. Thank you for video.
Great video. I like this way of making a bow string. Thank you so much Clay.
WOW. That was excellent! Thanks for showing us this.
You’re welcome!
This has been more useful than what school has been teaching us.
Thanks for the great video. I’ve made my own strings , both Flemish twist and with a adjustable jig that I. made.
Your method surpasses mine. When stringing a bow like you did be very careful with a recurved tip that your hand does not slip
Off limb it can whip back and hit you in your eye . I’ve smacked myself before , so I’ve got in the habit of turning my head
Away and feeling the string go into your limb grooves. 👀😅
Thank you. My bowstring is served now.
Perfect, got it straight away, other tutorials over complicate it. Thanks mate!
Now that was heart warming Clay! It was good to see as you're living your dream that they aren't the "forgotten" ones.
I have found that you don't need to cut off the serving tool in order to back wrap the serving at the end. I just make a larger loop and then use the serving tool to wrap back the serving for the tie off then pull the string through so I don't have any waste of that wonderfully expensive serving material. Hope that makes sense but great video Clay.
Explained Well!
Thanks very much for sharing your skill and knowledge.
Fantastic
You make it looks so easy.
Awesome information
Thank you. Just what I needed right now. Love your channel btw.
I'm not going to question the cost of bow strings after watching this. Very good vid CH.
😉
Clay, how would you strengthen the other end when you make that temporary square knot? could we make a make on the centre of the loop, untie this portion of the loop and add strengthening pieces?
thanks
Saludos desde Culiacán Sinaloa amigo Clay
Holy cow! Great video!!
I have a massive amount of 80lb braided fishing line and recently had a bow string fail, I can't help but wonder if that would work to make a bowstring
Great video and info. Thinking about getting into bow building. Good to know that I don't have to buy a string jig, right off the bat
Fishing knots, bracelets with sisters, i got this 👌
Thank You. Very helpful.
Thanks for sharing. I really need to learn to make some strings. This should help.
Great instruction, thanks!
Very Cool! Now I know how to do a two strand backsplice. I'm gettin" That book too. I assume the author is Clay Hayes.
Fantastic Video!! Well done!
What about twisting in additional strings on the bottom loop?
Great video. I can't wait to make my own. I assume that as you're twisting the 2nd end the twist will form between the two!
I am watching this because someone sent me a tik tok of someone making a micro bow out of two dental flossers, and it bothered me they used a rubber band, so now I have to do it with a proper bow string...
That was fascinating! I have been building selfbows for a few years but have never learned to make a string. Now I have a very good understanding of it, thank you! Great channel!
Excellent! They’re not hard to make.
The best tutorial for tying strings ever. Thank you, Clay.
👍
I agree. I have always made endless loop strings. Now I am going to attempt a Flemish👍
What would happen if you twisted the pink to the blue when making nock loop instead of pink to pink and blue to blue would it fail?
You make it look so easy! The main body of the string doesn’t kink and buckle up! Am I twisting too tightly ?
Is it true that even if someone can not decrypt a drive, they can still get file paths, and names?
Big thanks to You!!!
Thanks a bunch. Now I just need some materials.
Is this a good method for a recurve bow?
The best of the best!!! Can you just leave the bottom knot end as is without marrying it in the string? Just like the natives did??
Yep
Super cool, thanks so much! Can I use braided fishing line for this? I have miles of dynema....
Probably but I haven’t tried
Great video thanks . just one point , the serving should be served the opposite way to the twist of the string I think. Please correct me If I'm wrong .
excellent vid!
Could the same method shown here be used in making strings for horsebows
awesome
Another great video.
Are there any drawbacks to making a string slightly too long and then twisting it to fit.
Regards
If you twist it too much it can be hard to maintain a consistent brace height.
What type of material is that string
What size string material do I need to buy?
Hi Clay….Just to confirm - The reinforcement of the short strands was only done for the first knock and NOT for the one you twisted back in after determining your length?
That’s the way I did it here but it is best to add them to thr bottom as well.
Sir what is the name of string you are using
Can I use sewing thread
What is that now string you are using? Where do you buy it?
Out of curiosity, is this method better than the previous video you did showing a fully twisted string (meaning it's fully Flemish twisted from nock to nock)? There's only a few videos showing the other method so I thought I'd ask.
Thanks!
The fully twisted strings look more primitive but they tend to stretch more.
@@clayhayeshunter makes perfect sense...thanks!
@@clayhayeshunter sorry but can I just ask what type of string your using?
What wax do you use
So interesting! I guess with some practice one gets to be skillful in making bow strings. T,was the same when I started stringing tennis racquets some time ago. What determines how many strands you put on a bow string? The poundage? Thanks for your videos. Good teacher. I know: I used to teach for 35 years..(M.G., Quebec, Canada)
Mainly the diameter you want. And smaller strings tend to be faster but louder.
Hay lắm
Brilliant, I am just waiting for some D97 from 3rivers to make a string for my first selfbow. Just some tidy up to do. Question: You only add padding to one loop or could you untwist and add padding for the second loop as well?
I normally do both loops. Just got lazy on this one.
Didn't you wax the strings on the nails?
great.thanks
You don't have any tip failures using FF string on self bows? Is that solely because you pad the loops or do you have some other secret??
I never have. Lots of people are using low stretch material on selfbows now.
@@clayhayeshunter Thanks. This method of determining the string length is especially valuable for someone who might obtain an old bow without a string on it...
Can you use any string
Do you twist the whole length of your bow string? I looked like you just twisted the ends to make the loops
I have in the past but now I just reverse twist the ends.
what is that material?
D97
@@clayhayeshunter thank you
What’s goin on with that vacuum tho?
Ok your using fast flight correct?
Can you do the same with B50?
Thanks for consideration
Yes
@@clayhayeshunter thanks and Happy New Year to you
My mistake a cow hitch doesn't have that first twist in the beginning but very close. Sorry about that!
Do i need a nocking point on my new mesa?
Yes
I watched closely, and made a very nice bowstring, but when it was finished I realized it was upside down, 😂
Why bother making a second string loop the bowyers knot does the job and you can use the same string for another bow if you need to.
when making the timber hitch, you first tie an OVERHAND KNOT--not a "square knot"...
guess i will have to do without stringschecked your book don exactly as instructed use the string wax and neither side held
Must have done something wrong 🤷♂️
I just made my first ever string for my Fred bear recurve watching your video! Thanks for such a great video, I also have some dried staves ordered to try my first shot at making a whole bow using your videos, hopefully it’ll work out for me just as well
It's been awhile since I've made a bowstring, great refresher course. This is going in my favorites for future reference. Thanks for the video!
I've saved this for future.. I will attempt this asap..
Thank you!
:)
Thank you for sharing this information Clay. You are teaching us a lot! I’m making my first bow and string thanks to you and Gill.
Amazing bow string making techniques, looks really achievable, and simple to setup with no complicated tools. I liked the various knot techniques, and it's good you talk slow and go through it slowly. Excellent presentation, keep up the good work. I feel more confident about making my own bow string, and knock serving. Thank you for sharing with the world.
Why are you calling the string Loops nocks? it's confusing
How about showing how to make a three ply bowstring?
Thanks a lot Sir , just made a flemish twist without a jig , after a failed first attempt. Thanks to your video.
Well done!
You an alright guy Cliff. No agendas, simply sharing and helping us teachable newcomers 👍
wow. Just made two strings after watching your tutorial. Outstanding delivery, at the right pace and with all required detail -but nothing that loses the viewer. Subscribed and thank you for the time you've invested sharing your skill. Well done!
I’m new to trad bows and I wanna put better strings on my 58” and my 60” any good premade types ? Just wanna get something good and better than the factory stuff .
I’ve just started building my own strings for a crossbow, seen many vids. This is so far the best explanation AND no jig. 👍🏽
It’s great to be versatile because you might be in a situation where you can’t get your hands on a jig , ie if your out hunting on a trip somewhere , how ever at home a jig can make things just a bit easier to make what ever size string you want as well , I have one and I love it but Clays method is just as good and does the same thing at the end of the day. Jigs definitely have there place when needed. 👍
Wow, endlich mal jemand der es ganz genau im Detail zeigt. Ein großes Dankeschön dafür und bitte mehr von solchen Videos.
After messing up on the second bow string I ever made this morning, I started scouring you tube for another video to watch that would hopefully get me out of this situation. And for the first time I think I understand exactly what is going on, so well done Clay. Your tutorial on what is quite a tricky business has to be as clear as it could ever be.
I really needed this. I've been working on a self-bow for myself, and I'm gonna be building some board-bows for my 5 and 3 yr old daughter, and not having commercially available strings for a 3 yr old with a 15" draw length has me wanting to pull my hair out, and then I figured, well, sh*t, I bet I could MAKE a string. Thank you Clay!
Thanks for the great video. I needed a refresher course on tying on the serving. Thanks again