How to Make a Bowstring : Page 382

A string board is very simple to make; all that is requiredis a board 5 inches wide and 29 inches long, one small cotterpin and a few headless nails. The board should be of a closegrain wood such as poplar, birch or mahogany. It should bedressed and sanded smooth; the corners and edges should berounded.

Draw a center line down the board. Set dividers at 1/4inches; place one point on the center line, at one end of theboard, mark positions on both sides of the center lines andmark them A and B. Do the same at the other end of theboard and mark them C and D. Place a square 21/2 inches fromthe end of the board and draw a line across it; do the sameat the other end of the board. You now have laid out arectangle 2 1/2 inches wide and 24 inches long on the board.