Flemish Strings - making a jig and how to craft the string

[RichardH]

How to craft a Flemish String
Also has links to how to make a jig, but this one looks the best

Andy mentioned that the club needs one, so I'll volunteer to make one.

[lagoose]

hi i found this guy usefull

cheap and chearful jig

http://www.geocities.com/salampsio/flemish1.htm

[RichardH]

Lexi - I made one based on the Bickerstaffe design, which lives at the club.

The Jig you linked to is good for feathering the string fibres, but the Bickerstaffe one is more useful to help get an even tension on the string when laying in. That link has some good photos to help get an idea of how to do the string, which is something that's hard to "get" until you see it done (or see some good photos!).

[jb.68]

I made one based on the Bickerstaffe design,

  Me too. works well doesn't it? My problem is that it always seems to be so long between making strings, that it takes me a while to remember what I'm doing. Are you making double ended or single looped?

jb

[RichardH]

I made a heap of single looped ones for the club bows, so could probably do that with my eyes closed. I've done a few double enders now as well, but always need to go back to the instructions - as you say, you forget...

[Allan]

Hi All, I'm about to attempt some string making using the club jig! I've seen you do it about 3-4 times Richard but I can only learn by doing! I'll probably b***s a few up in the process though.

Allan 

[RichardH]

You got it at home then Al, or are you going to have a go at the weekend? If the latter, I hope to be up at the club (though we have the aged parents visiting...)

Anyway, if you have the guidelines from Pip's book with you, you'll be fine.

[Allan]

I was looking to take it home with me on Sunday and spend the next week having a go. I'm bring the Galaxy on Sunday so I can fit it in!. Bringing up a large lump of yew that I got from the kids school when they were doing some work in the grounds. Going to get Dereks advice on wheter some bows can be made from it.

[RichardH]

Cool! The string jig does split into two pieces - can't remember what size allen key is needed, so if you bring a few up, you may find you can pop it apart to fit in the car more easily.