[MR] flemish tied bowstrings

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A flemish bowestring is one that has a loop set into the end instead of 
being tied into a powers knot.

A more modern interpretation is that a flemish bowstring is a twisted 
strand bowstring as opposed to some of the more modern ones that are 
almost braided construction at the ends, and lots of loose little 
strands until you get to the serving. (The tight coil of fiber that 
protects the string at the knock/drawpoints)

-Takeda


-----Original Message-----
From: Stefan li Rous <StefanliRous at austin.rr.com>
To: Atlantia maillist <atlantia at atlantia.sca.org>
Sent: Thu, Jun 16, 2011 1:18 pm
Subject: [MR] flemish tied bowstrings


<<< I asked the bowyer about a spare string and he was honest and said  
the stringwould need replacing and to look for another or he could 
provide one.  His pricewas a little steeper than the flemish tied 
bowstrings on ebay. I also  boughtsome good starter arrows from a 
vendor on ebay. Waiting to shoot them  before Irecommend the string or 
arrow merchant.Arngrimr Thorvaldson >>>I've seen this several times 
before, but what does "flemish tied  bowstrings" indicate?  How are 
other bowstrings tied? I seem to  remember this term being used for 
both crossbows and longbows.Thanks,   Stefan--------THLord Stefan li 
Rous    Barony of Bryn Gwlad    Kingdom of Ansteorra    Mark S. Harris  
          Austin, Texas          StefanliRous at austin.rr.com**** See 
Stefan's Florilegium files at:  http://www.florilegium.org 
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