How to Make a Bowstring : Page 394


however, will be much smaller and will fit the nock verysnugly. Brace the bow and see if you have a fistmele; thiswill indicate whether or not the string is the proper length.If the bow is not strung high enough, remove the string,hang it back on the nail, attach the pail and twist some more.Then, try it on the bow again. If the string is a little short,take out some of the twist. When you are satisfied that thestring is the proper length, brace the bow, place it in the viseand prepare to serve it.

Lay an arrow across the bow and square it with thestring; mark this position. See point A, Fig. 50. From thismark, measure 2 inches toward the upper loop and makeanother mark on the string. Point B, Fig. 50. From point A,Fig. 50, measure 3 inches toward the lower loop and markthe string. Point C, Fig. 50. The 5 inches space betweenpoints C and B is the area to be served.

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