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Pure Silk

4.9

(based on 9 reviews)

100%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Durable (8)
Lightweight (8)
Well built / quality (8)
Abrasion resistant (5)

Cons

Best Uses

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REVIEWS

Reviewed by 9 customers

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3/1/2013

5.0

Excellent 100% Japanese Silk Thread

By Stonegod

from Victoria, BC Canada

About Me Recreational Archer

Pros

Abrasion Resistant
Durable
Good Stretch
Lightweight
Strong

Cons

Amount Of Stretch

Best Uses

Recurve Bows

Comments about Pure Silk:

This 0.47mm Silk thread has a strand break strength of 6.4 lbs.

I purchased this for use in making a 100% silk bowstring (black silk with green silk servings)for my 52# Bear Super Kodiak Grayling Green 64" recurve bow.

I've seen 100% silk strings last for years on Asian bows. The thing to remember if you want to make a string for you bow is to make it about 1" shorter than a standard string becaues the silk will stretch a fair amount (so I'd make a 59" string for my 64" bow instead of a 60" string). Also, I would highly recommend that you pre-stretch your string to 90% of its break strength before serving your centre serving. For me this meant stretching my string to 195 lbs for my continuous loop string (52# x 4 = 208 lb string is required. At 6 lbs per strand that is 36 strands with a true break strength of 230.4 lbs. 230.4 x .9 = 207.36 lbs).

Once the strands are fully stretched they are about 0.29mm instead of the stated 0.47mm diameter.

I would also recommend pre-stretching your serving thread (if using this silk) or keep the tension set to around 5 lbs. on your serving tool to stretch the strands as you work.

Excellent material!

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9/1/2010

5.0

Awesome stuff!

By J-Archer

from San Luis Obispo Ca.

About Me Recreational Archer

Pros

Abrasion Resistant
Durable
Lightweight
Strong

Cons

Best Uses

Fletching Wrapping

Comments about Pure Silk:

It's hard to go wrong with this stuff. Quality construction.

Service and delivery comments:

As always, great company to work with. Fast and helpful service. I prefer to never deal with any other company.

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8/24/2010

5.0

Strong Stuff.

By Rapid Ranger

from Bloomington IN

About Me Recreational Archer

Pros

Durable
Lightweight
Strong
Water Resistant

Cons

Best Uses

Arrow Binding

Comments about Pure Silk:

Good for wrapping fletchings.

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6/16/2010

5.0

Great for binding fletching

By Longbow Nick

from East Greenbush, NY

About Me Recreational Archer

Pros

Abrasion Resistant
Durable
Good Stretch
Lightweight

Cons

Best Uses

Wooden Bows

Comments about Pure Silk:

I've used this to bind fletching on two dozen arrows so far, and it adds a nice touch. It will wear down if's constantly passed through a target, but using some sort of clear drying glue over it will help to keep it secure and protected.

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4/8/2009

5.0

pure silk

By big indian

from oklahoma

About Me Competitive Archer

Pros

Durable
Lightweight
Strong

Cons

Best Uses

Comments about Pure Silk:

I use this pure silk to wrap feathers on arrow shafts to help hold the feathers down, and believe me it works great. It's worth trying too see for yourself.

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1/29/2009

5.0

Good product

By M@

from Russellton PA

About Me Recreational Archer

Pros

Abrasion Resistant
Durable
Lightweight
Strong

Cons

Limited Stretch

Best Uses

Period sewing
Wooden Bows

Comments about Pure Silk:

I use this thread to tie on fletchings. It holds up well and looks great!

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11/20/2008

4.0

Whimping arrows

By jpfranco

from Toronto, Canada

About Me Expert Archer

Pros

Abrasion Resistant
Durable
Strong

Cons

Limited Stretch

Best Uses

Longbows

Comments about Pure Silk:

Overall great product. Adds a nice touch to "Medieval" arrows.

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8/16/2008

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Silk thread for fleching

By Stan

from Ft. Worth

About Me Competitive Archer

Pros

Lightweight
Strong

Cons

None that I know

Best Uses

To tie feathers on arrows

Comments about Pure Silk:

Used the black thread to whip the self nocks and wrap the feathers on some arrows that I used in a match. these worked and looked great with the Ace Classic points ('bodkins'). Would have liked to have had white though.

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2/15/2008

(0 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

this is the best,good for fishing too!

By OLD GABE

from SOUTH-EASTER, UTAH

About Me Recreational Archer

Pros

Durable
Lightweight
Strong

Cons

Best Uses

primative fishing line

Comments about Pure Silk:

GOOD PRICE FOR LOTS OF THREAD, WRAP ARROWS, PRIMITIVE FISHING LINE, SEWING, ECT. GREAT STUFF.

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