HOW TO MAKE A BOW-STRINGER

Select a thick string or thin rope. This rope with knots should be several times stronger than 
the draw-weight of the bow, so that it will not break while stringing the bow. 
Typical draw weights of bows for students are usually less than 25 lbs. So, select a string or
rope with a rated strength of 75-100 lbs. Test the strength of the string or rope by tying it around
an object weighing 75-100 lbs and lifting the object. The string should not break. 

OVERALL LENGTH - Cut a rope length about three to four feet longer than the bow you wish to string.

OVERHAND KNOT - Tie overhand knots at both ends of the rope.

BOWLINE KNOTS - Tie bowline knots at both ends of the rope, so that the loops of the bowlines are 
	3-4 inches in diameter. Make sure that the overhand knots are outside the loops of the bowline
            knots. The overhand knots prevent the bowline knots from unraveling.

This completes the bow-stringer. Test it by pulling on the end loops. These loops should not collapse.

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