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<blockquote data-quote="Macbrea" data-source="post: 213851" data-attributes="member: 1517">I got bored and did some research on crossbow strings. Here is what I could find. Bowstrings for crossbows, though shorter, are also made in the same manner as for handbows. Obtain the length and number of strands by inspecting a factory string and make yours to the same specifications.&nbsp; If you don't wish to make your own strings, you should still obtain a serving jig and a spool of serving thread for re-serving the centers whenever necessary. Abrasion from track and latch contact wears through crossbow center servings very quickly.&nbsp; Depending on the design of your weapon and the waxes and lubricants used to reduce friction, the center serving may begin to fray after only a few dozen shots; by re-serving the center as needed, a crossbow bowstring should last thousands of shots.The article aslo made mention of :Crossbows of medieval and renaissance design were very inefficient devices.&nbsp; Modern tests indicate that armor-piercing bolts, while heavier than war arrows, acheived about the same velocity (130-40 fps) from a 700 lb. draw crossbow as an arrow did from a 80 lb. draw longbow. So, basicly a crossbow string is similar to a Longbow string but has an added damage being caused to it by simply setting against the stock itself.&nbsp; I don't particularly think having it cocked would have any lasting effects that aren't going to be caused by the action of firing the bow in the first place.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Macbrea, post: 213851, member: 1517"] I got bored and did some research on crossbow strings. Here is what I could find. [i]Bowstrings for crossbows, though shorter, are also made in the same manner as for handbows. Obtain the length and number of strands by inspecting a factory string and make yours to the same specifications. If you don't wish to make your own strings, you should still obtain a serving jig and a spool of serving thread for re-serving the centers whenever necessary. Abrasion from track and latch contact wears through crossbow center servings very quickly. Depending on the design of your weapon and the waxes and lubricants used to reduce friction, the center serving may begin to fray after only a few dozen shots; by re-serving the center as needed, a crossbow bowstring should last thousands of shots.[/i] The article aslo made mention of : [i]Crossbows of medieval and renaissance design were very inefficient devices. Modern tests indicate that armor-piercing bolts, while heavier than war arrows, acheived about the same velocity (130-40 fps) from a 700 lb. draw crossbow as an arrow did from a 80 lb. draw longbow. [/i] So, basicly a crossbow string is similar to a Longbow string but has an added damage being caused to it by simply setting against the stock itself. I don't particularly think having it cocked would have any lasting effects that aren't going to be caused by the action of firing the bow in the first place. [/QUOTE]

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