Quote:
Originally Posted by dan  i make my own strings for my AFB, double ended flemmish twists, only made a few so far and enjoying learning the art, some have been too long and needed too many twists to get the bracing height right, some are too short, with more practice i think i'll be able to get it right, i don't use a jig of any kind just a hook on the wall ( is there a jig for the this? it would help to get them more uniform) as for the serving i hold it in place with a blob of beeswax rather than super glue, haven't had one unravel yet |
For flemish twist, there is a jig, but it is for preparation rather than actually making the string. I found the plans by searching on the internet.
http://www2.pcom.net/jthutten/jth/do...ig_compact.htm The jig is a board with a number of pins (screws) round which you wind a single continuous strand. Cutting through the strands at a certain point gives you a single skein with each constituent strand slightly shorter at both ends than its neighbour. This means when you twist the skeins together, the ends "fade" well. The jigs are adjustable to make different length strings, though I had to experiment with the actual skein length to suit the amount of twisting I put into the string. I also added lines to the jig to allow me to mark the skeins with a marker pen to indicate where to start and stop twisting for the loops at each end.
As I said, the jig is just for preparing the skeins, but preparation in 90% of the job. Once done, I just use a hook and twist for England!