A bow string joins the two ends of the bow stave and launches the arrow. Desirable properties include light weight, strength, resistance to abrasion, and resistance to water. Mass has most effect at the center of the string; one gram of extra mass in the middle of the string slows the arrow about as much as 3.5 grams at the ends.^[1] Fremont Bridge (Portland) A tied arch bridge is an arch bridge in which the outward-directed horizontal forces of the arch are borne by the bridge deck, rather than the ground or the bridge foundations. ... Bowstring is an unincorporated community in the Bowstring Lake unorganized area in Itasca County, Minnesota. ... This article is about the projectile weapon bow. ... This article is about the weapon. ... Abrasion on the palm of a right hand, shortly after falling Abrasions on elbow and lower arm, still healing. ... For other uses, see Mass (disambiguation). ...

String forms

Most bow strings may be described as either simple, reverse-twisted, or looped.^[2]

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Reverse-twisted strings are traditional in Europe and North America for most natural materials. Linen and hemp fiber have been widely used. The form is also used for modern materials. A reverse-twisted string is made of separate bundles, each bundle individually twisted in one direction; the entire group of bundles is then twisted in the other direction. The result tends to be stronger for its weight than a simple or looped string, and holds together better than a simple string. A further advantage is that the full thickness of the string passes around the nocks, where wear is usually greatest. Additional threads may also be laid in at the nocking points for the bow stave and for the arrow, which are sites of likely wear. The string may be secured to the bow by a knot at each end, usually a timber hitch, also known as the bowyer's knot. For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... North American redirects here. ... Torn linen cloth, recovered from the Dead Sea Linen is a material made from the fibers of the flax plant. ... U.S. Marihuana production permit. ... Nock may refer to: Nock - the notch in the end of an arrow Nock - to mount an arrow unto a bow (when used as a verb) Nock - members of the Nock family of gunsmiths in England Henry Nock (1741–1805) - gunsmith who also founded Wilkinson Sword in 1772 Samuel Nock... Categories: Knot stubs | Knots ...

The traditional "Flemish" string has a laid-in loop at one end, which is easier than most knots to fit over the nock of the bow when stringing and unstringing. It is more trouble to make; the short length, towards one end, that will form the loop is reverse-twisted first. The ends of each bundle are then laid in to the main length of the bundles, which are reverse-twisted in turn. The Japanese bow string is made by reverse-twisting in different directions in the core and outer layers of the string. See Kyūdō. This article contains a trivia section. ...

Looped strings are made of one or more continuous loops of material. Modern strings are often made as a single continuous loop: this is then served to give the final form. Disadvantages include the lesser amount of fiber at the ends, where wear is most likely; this may be overcome by serving the string.

An Oriental bow string knot

In many parts of Asia, traditional strings have a single loop in the center, with the ends made of separate lengths tied on using a special knot.^[3] This design allows extra fiber to be used at the ends, where weight is less important and wear more likely. For other uses, see Asia (disambiguation). ...

String materials

Traditional materials include linen, hemp, other vegetable fibers, sinew, silk, and rawhide. Almost any fiber may be used in emergency. Natural fibers would be very unusual on a modern recurve bow or compound bow, but are still effective and still used on traditional wooden or composite bows. A tendon or sinew is a tough band of fibrous connective tissue, attached on one end to a muscle and on the other to a bone. ... For other uses of this word, see Silk (disambiguation). ... Rawhide is a hide or animal skin that has not been exposed to tanning and thus is much lighter in color than treated animal hides. ... Modern recurve bow // A recurve bow is a form of bow defined by the side-view profile; in contrast to the simple longbow, a recurve bow has tips that curve away from the archer when the bow is aimed. ... A Browning Compound Bow A compound bow is a modern bow that uses a levering system of cables and usually cams and pulleys to draw the limbs back. ... A composite bow is a bow made from disparate materials laminated together, usually applied under tension. ...

Widely-used modern materials are stronger for their weight than any natural material, and most are unaffected by water. They include:

Dacron B50 - (strength per strand = 22.5 kg. , stretch = 2.6%), a polyester material. Because of its durability and stretch, Dacron is commonly used on beginners' equipment, wooden bows, and older bows. The relatively high stretch causes less shock to the bow, which is an important consideration for wooden-handled recurves. Dacron strings are easy to maintain and can last several years. PETE redirects here. ...

Kevlar 7-11 - (strength per strand = 31.8 kg. , stretch = 0.8%), also known as Aramid, is a liquid crystal polymer material with a higher density and smaller diameter than Dacron, which results in a faster arrow speed (approximately 2 metres per second faster). There are two problems with this material.^{[citation needed]} First, its limited stretch causes increased stress in the bow limbs. Secondly, a Kevlar bowstring may only last 1000 shots before breaking as it tends to fatigue due to bending at the nocking point. Failure tends to be sudden rather than gradual. Kevlars molecular structure; BOLD: monomer unit; DASHED: hydrogen bonds. ... Aramid fiber (1961) is a fire-resistant and strong synthetic fiber. ... A polymer (from Greek: πολυ, polu, many; and μέρος, meros, part) is a substance composed of molecules with large molecular mass composed of repeating structural units, or monomers, connected by covalent chemical bonds. ...

Fastflight - (strength per strand = 45.5 kg. , stretch = 1.0%), introduced in the 1990s, is a high modulus polyethylene material, also known as Spectra, which results in a "plastic" look and feel.^{[citation needed]} It is very slippery, so the servings have to be wrapped very tightly to prevent sliding. Special serving material has been developed to help overcome this problem. Fastflight has largely displaced liquid crystal polymers like Kevlar for bowstrings as it is more durable and fails more gradually.^{[citation needed]} Ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE), also known as high modulus polyethylene (HMPE) or high performance polyethylene (HPPE), is a thermoplastic. ...

In 2006, all US-based Spectra production facilities were requisitioned by the US Government, since Spectra is also used in body armour. Production of Spectra-based Fastflight has thus ceased, but the manufacturer (Brownell) has launched several alternatives, such as the Dyneema-based Fastflight Plus.

Fastflight S4 - (strength per strand = 73 kg. , stretch = less than 1.0%) is made from a composite of 50% Fastflight and 50% Vectran making the strands thicker.^{[citation needed]} Therefore approximately half the number of strands are required as for a Fastflight string. Vectran is a liquid crystal polymer similar to Kevlar. Mixing it with Fastflight avoids many of the durability problems associated with liquid crystal polymers.

Dyneema is a high modulus polyethylene material.^{[citation needed]} It has very similar characteristics to Fastflight, though with a little more stretch. For this reason, many recurve shooters prefer Dyneema and find it more "forgiving" than Fastflight. Ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE), also known as high modulus polyethylene (HMPE) or high performance polyethylene (HPPE), is a thermoplastic. ...

Serving

Serving a bow string refers to the use of an additional thread, commonly wrapped round the main string at the nocking points where abrasion is most likely, and also used on looped strings to keep the two sides of the loop together.

See also

• Archery
• Bow (weapon)
• Fistmele

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