Today, i finished building a string stretching jig for use in stretching newly finished flemish bowstrings. This was an easy project, made from one 2X4 board, some scrap and a few pieces of hardware. This jig can handle bowstrings to 80 inches, now that's a serious bowstring. Hook it up and crank the turnbuckle to stretch.....

Included is a pics of a string I have recently completed. A red & black 2 ply flemish (each bundle has a white tracer strand). This string really compliments the bow. This stuff has been really great.

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jeff

Finally got into the workshop Saturday, cleaned up a little and built a couple of jigs for string building. Also, made a flemish string for a Fedora recurve, 2 bundle, brown and green (the green with a white tracer strand). Did a little shooting with several bows. Wow, we have had a lot of rain in Georgia the past few days, but it was real nice to be outside yesterday, yeah!

More later,
Thanks for checking in,

jeff

Over the past couple of years I have come to love and need archery. Usually I try to shoot 4 to 5 times per week, and do not feel quite right when i miss a session. Shooting sessions last from 30 minutes to 2 hours, longer if friends come over. Summer time in Georgia can be tough,

but usually we keep shooting.

This picture is from last summer shooting a hickory selfbow. The same bow is in each picture. Soon we will be starting up for a serious shooting season!

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Jeff

Yesterday, I had the chance to take a selfbow to a 3d range and have a go! I and a friend shot the entire 21 target course, and really extended our shooting range well beyond anything we had done before. It was a complete blast, shooting at targets from 30 and 40 yards, (our norm is 18 to 20 yards). We figured with next fall being so far off, this would be a great time to work farther out. This picture of a 3D hog was a 25 yard shot, and probably the prettiest I have ever made in front of another person!

Check back....more to come.

jeff