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Thanks for all the info., particularly the breaking strains Brendan. I think I'll try nettle fibres first (as they are most readily available in Cornwall) and if it's not strong enough go for the flax. Much appreciated.

Sorry about that, I realised once I'd done it that it was probably on the wrong forum. It won't happen again

I have a project to make a self-bow, string and arrows from first principles but am having trouble with the string. Does anyone have a method for combining short lengths of flax or hemp together to make a string strong enough for the bow, as the two ply "rolling on your leg" method does not seem...

I've got this project to make a longbow, string and arrows from first principles but am having trouble with the string. Anybody know a method to twist in short lengths of hemp or flax to make a thread which is long enough (and strong enough!) to use on a string jig? The standard two ply "rolling...