How to Make a Bowstring : Page 390
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to or slightly beyond the place where the waxed points havebeen completely absorbed. Make a temporary wrapping atthis point. See Fig. 47. The upper loop is now formed.
10. Place this loop over the center nail in the joist, per-mitting the three primary skeins to hang down; they willeach be slightly twisted, so they will not tangle if gentlyhandled. Grasp the left skein near the top, spread and separ-ate the strands and fit them in the teeth of an ordinary comb.Pass the comb down the length of the skein; this will takethe slight twist out of the skein, leaving the strands straightand paralleling each other. Now, grasp the skein 11 inches-measure it—from the lower end and thoroughly wax to theend. Hold the skein at this 11 inch position and twist the