Joerg is revolutionizing archery seemingly by himself, innovation after innovation and always with more improvements!

Love that Joerg always shows cheaper alternatives to the expensive tools.

Dyneema is incredibly strong, so I can only imagine the bow powered weapons that Joerg will be able to make using it. I anxiously await seeing their features!

As a sailor, I've Always been impressed by the qualities of dyneema, it's a miracle material. Yet I thought it was not used in archery because of some technical reasons, but wondered if it was feasible. Thanks a lot for trying it out! It will Indeed revolutionise archery (again!). Great work, Herr Sprave.

This is AMAZING!!! You got the 2 biggest problems with crossbows fixed! First was 1 shot capacity fixed with mags. Now the string lasts way way longer. You're doing God's work

14 years on youtube and you're basically leading the charge on archery and crossbow technology. Congrats bro. I'm not really into archery and started watching your channel for the slingshot stuff but I'm happy you managed to turn a hobby into a profession.

Joerg Sprave, A true passionate engineer. I enjoyed the videos all these years, fascinating, educational and Entertaining. I salute you sir.

Watch out for angry crossbow string makers that will loose money. Great job Sir.

I found that putting super glue on the windings in the middle of the string extends their life, but it's still just more maintenance. Given the advancements in materials, it's almost criminal that no company has tried this already. Joerg proves he's an archery genius once again!

I recall the viewer recommending this fibre to reinforce already bought strings that Joerg was using. Naturally Joerg thought, why reinforce an inferior product with it when I just use it 100%. Well done both viewer & Joerg. Thanks to Joerg's instruction, industrious viewers can now apply this material & knowledge to produce & sell a range of the latest high strength quality completed bow strings, for those who would rather pay someone to do it, creating a new wave of business during bad times. Thankyou Joerg.

This is pretty huge actually for the crossbow world. Thanks Joerg!

Joerg is a blessing for all slingshot and crossbow hobbyists. He doesn’t do this so much for profit but to freely inform others to better enjoy the hobby he loves so much.

Awesome job Joerg, but now you've really gone and done it. I'm sure there are some corporate board of director people now screaming "No! He reveled the Dyneema secret! Now we have to start using a higher grade material in the construction of our bow strings and that's going to cut our profit margins. We made so much money making inferior bow strings but now people will know how to make better ones and stop buying ours if we don't change." Trust me people, I've worked in the manufacturing sector for over 30 years. This is actually what happens. The old idea of building something to last was suppressed and killed off by corporate greed.

Best demo of how to splice I've seen! Thanks!

There is another Archery channel that was trying different types of bow string options and he was using Dynema braided line to make a traditional multi loop type bow string, he was successful hand happy with the results.

You are very much right about that string being the "weakest link" in repeating crossbows. Fine discovery, might bring the over all cost down too.

Hey Joerg, you really had another great idea. If you take a second small piece of the same material for the middle part, the service life can be extended almost indefinitely, you just have to replace the middle part in good time after maybe 250 shots, but that happened quickly with the material... keep it up, Andreas

Die Armbrust hat sich über 2000 Jahre kaum geändert, ebenso wenig die Sehnen. Doch in den letzten 30 Jahren oder so macht die Armbrust-technik einen Quantensprung nach dem anderen. Ich komme mit ausprobieren kaum noch nach. 😉 Klasse Video 😁 Danke.

As a professional amateurist archer since the age of 5 I guess, and making my own bows, arrows and crossbows since the age of 7 or so, now that I am 55 years old I can confess to you all that this is the first time I hear about dyneema strings. By the age of 15 the kitchen string (cotton) was already not good enough to me, my weapons started to pull more towards 50 Lbs of force, and I was doubling them, trippling them, than it became bulky... so I used bicycle brakes cable, stainless steel or steel, as I find them in the shops. Done so for decades, the 4 mm and 6 mm brakes cables worked miracles, good in time, holding thousands of shoots before getting damaged, just nasty to splice to form the eyelets, but I got used with the idea and spliced them like a boss for decades. I also learned that if I place inner eyelts metal protections that section can last longer, and if I put arrow/trigger spot protection (like a short tube) to mitigate fricton, the result is longer life. I shall assume Dyneema too, if protected in those 3 points (inner eyelts and trigger/arrow friction point) might last longer too. Besides looks far easier to splice. I am ordering some now, time to go modern.

Ten days ago I had never heard of Dyneema, I'm already convinced enough to give it a try! And I just got my siege too! Joerg, you are one of my favorite people on the net! Keep it up!!

Thank you for having all these great ideas! I built my first Dyneema String today and it worked on the first try! Even the tool ideas were great help! Without Joerg we would still throw stones by hand. Carry on doing that stuff! You are the grandmaster of accelerated anythings!

Crossbow strings generally last 1-2000 shots if they’re made well as I understand… it’s recommended to change every two years regardless. I think repeating crossbows are different- that lower poundage and higher cycle rate of stretching probably suits a braided line better.

As a sailor I know Dyneema since a few years now, we use it as stays to hold really powerful rigs on racing boats. Using it on my pistol crossbow was a no-brainer. I wet sand with 2000 paper my rail and wax it as well as it gives some extra life to the string.

Such a genius, and making this open source as well.

Recently obtained the RX ADDER, I literally obliterated my targets at 30 feet and had to step back away more distance because I damaged too many bolts. This weapon is unbelievably awesome! I've been watching these videos for 3 years all the way working up to it and finally got one. They are very accurate when you set your sites proper and the power is unbelievable. Thank You Joerg on your expertise and innovations!!!!!!

When you talked about Dyneema the other day, I had a feeling I would be seeing it again. That is awesome stuff. Great work there. I'm sure the people at Dyneema love it as well. Best of Days.

This is HUGE!! something so simple nobody saw before!!! braided vs parallel strands. You have given the archery world most than anybody else in the last 40 years!

Sixteen times stronger than steel!!!? And I was going to recommend aircraft cable. Wow!

Joerg ,. when you bury the end,. if you taper the end of the string a few cm , by cutting a couple of strands, ...it's much easier to pull it through.

Thank you for all your knowledge, insight, kindness, and entertainment... And for just flat out being awesome. Congrats on your discovery!

great tip Joerg I am a paraglider pilot and for sure Dyneema it is a great solution very durable , you are every detail always

In the end Jörg destroyed his own business with replacement strings. But his value of being a honorable man has risen ultimately. Thank you Jörg, you are one of the greatest! ❤️ As we say in germany: Ehrenmann!

I've been using dyneema for my compound bow for years everybody tells me I'm crazy thank you for validating that I am not crazy as I am using every precaution that you are using and one by adding one additional sleeve of dyneema to the center and then serving it into place with a stitch serving not just a regular serving and of course I always verify that I am not splitting any of the threads and I keep the count as clean as possible equal on both sides whenever the dyneema or the serving splits the dyneema. And yes originally I started with parachute string but it was just not quite strong enough to do the job

Your manufacturers gonna hate you for this 😁

Please never take this video down. I'll propably need this in the future.

Goers KZfaq channel has been very helpful over the years. He’s a wealth of knowledge.👍👍

DD hammocks in the UK, sell's Amsteel/Dyneema by the metre,. about a £ per M thin plastic coated garden wire is handy for splicing / pulling the string through for a bury,. also see some tuts for making whoopie slings,. as they cover useful techniques. brummel knot/ bury.

I kinda want to see how it works on a recurve bow. This had single handedly improved archery by a lot, imagine if your rifle broke or deformed heavily it's firing pin every 10-30 shots, good stuff Joerg!

Watched your video on revolutionary string several months ago and all I can say to you is thank you thank you thank you, you’ve saved me so much money that I can afford to buy the magazine for my siege crossbow so it’s true what they say what goes around comes around.keep laughing

Dyneema is amazing in its hollow braid configuration for splices (like Joreg shows), but it is also widely used as a core for many ropes. Many rope companies will use an Aramid outer sheath (like Technora) for abrasion resistance combined with a dyneema core for even more resilience. Technora is another wonder material. Its like Kevlar, but on steroids. It has a much higher melting point and good abrasion resistance, so its great as a outer protective sheath and is almost as strong as SK-75 or 78. Definitely a good one to check out.

if you want to avoid a stress riser at the end of the bury ... cut out two strands every cm of the tail you bury to taper it down

Du bist nicht nur mein lieblings Erfinder, du bist auch ein wunderbare Mensch, du hilfst Menschen . Deine Tipps sind extrem wertvoll und ich mag dich sehr Joerg

Finally understood how splicing actually works!

This is how engineering used to be, create something that lasts as long as possible. But the archery industry knows that their biggest gain is from people buying strings and arrows again and again. So they have no incentive to fix this ever. Thanks Joerg.

Thanks for this video Joerg! I have been struggling for some time to thread through braided cord, and your DIY tools may just do the trick! My use for spliced cords is whoopie slings for suspending a hammock while camping; one end is spliced as you show with three or so pass throughs. But the other is only buried through a length of about 15-20cm once. This allows it to slip though when unloaded and the length to be adjusted. I got so frustrated with my attempts to splice I researched kumihimo, a Japanese braiding technique (lots of videos online). While I can achieve the same thing, it takes way longer. It does offer more opportunities tho. Thanks for all your great videos!

I'm a newcomer in crossbows and slowly learning in this field, Your videos are very entertaining and a very learning experience! I hope you make Billons on your new Product!

I'm pretty sure if it was a survival situation we would all want Joerg to be our leader. What a great guy.

Joerg, it has always been a pleasure watching your channel. I work in IT and catch myself when explaining something with the urge to say "Let me show you all its features" thanks to you 😂. I have been a fan for a long time. Furthermore, I don't have a crossbow or bow yet, but the problem I have is getting it past my wife 😏. But ever since I saw you showing your Legolas bows, I was hooked. I was thinking, I really hope he gets a patent, and makes millions, he truly deserves it. You have a passion for it, which I respect (I like to tinker too which I tend to do, but with much less success... ahem). Anyways, I wanted to express my appreciation and always look forward to seeing what you're doing next. When I do finally manage to finagle my way into getting a bow or crossbow, it's going to be GOGUN 😉. BTW, cool idea with the replacement string. I had no idea that's how it's done, video saved for future reference. I could easily apply it to other things too. It also looks strong and very neat without the knots sticking out. Keep up the good work, and I wish you continued success!

I had some problems with the eye serving of my bow recently and I am unsure how to repair that. As a relatively new archer I would love to not worry about my string and it's maintenance. So I will try this with my olympic recurve and see how well it works.

Thank you so much, and I really mean that, for this instructional video on the string. I have a spare string for my crossbow pistol but I can't seem to find it. The one I have on it is still good but I would like to make another just in case I can't find the spare string that I have. So again thank you so much for showing this it really is going to be a great help for my little crossbow pistol. You make cocking these things look so easy because I think you are a strong man and as I am 71 years old and muscle atrophy has kicked in, well cocking is not as easy anymore. So thanks again very very much for this video as it was most helpful in learning how to build a new string, thanks again have a great day and stay safe and keep your powder dry and your strings strung! And may God bless.

You Sir are a Legend and somewhat of an Einstein in my books. Glad I discovered you on KZfaq and your knowledge is always welcomed as it sorts through the B.S. and gives honest facts. As for this latest video im very grateful as in times of say SHTF then the splice method you have described will help no end in the manufacture and repair or saving of constant string repair or no supplies if in SHTF scenario. Ive just ordered me a Cobra R9 system with your patented auto load design and im sure I'll have many hours of reliable fun and target bashing. Thanks for all your Videos, keep up the good work and credit to you for being such an awesome engineer!

I would love to see a comparison video with let's say the siege with the original string and the Dyneema, measuring how many shots it takes for each to break :D

Joerg needs to start SELLING this strings in his store! I (and likely many others who are pressed on time) would gladly buy it instead of making it at home.

Thanks to this "hint" from Jörg I am only using Dyneema based strings now with excellent experiences. For the higher lbs bows the middle of the string should be enforced in any case. This can be done by feeding a small part of rope into the middle of the string with the same technique. By the way I am using only this holo needle for all process steps. If it comes to "waxing" I am using a self made hard paraffin based wax mixed with Molybdän powder. Some of you might know the brand name "Liqui Moly" standing for high performance combustion enginge oils. Thisbrand name stand for "liquide" Molybdän or to be precise "luquide" Molybdän(IV)-sulfid (MoS2). Basicaly I am using this for "dry" lubricating my bicycle chains. It's melted in a "rice slow cooker" at aroud 80°C and chains or strings are immersed into the media.

I was recently looking around for material to make bow string for the bows I have. And this video might have just offered the solution. Thank you so much

This video is silent to me? No others are. Anyone else?

Great video Jörg! As I own the fenris setup with the greyback bow... I ofc wonder if this is possible to make one as a bow string? They attach to the bowlimb a bit differently I see, will you make a tutorial in some sort for compound bows as well?

I love your ability to see problems no one else did, and find solutions for them.

Your a genius ! You really really are ... What would we do without you joerg ???

About 15 years ago, I met a weaponsmith at Cornel University that had made a miniature crossbow (8 inches long w/ a 6 inch armature) that had a 500 pound draw. It needed a screw winch to arm it. It shot toothpick sized steel bolts, that could punch through a quarter inch piece of plywood like it was tissue paper. I bet he'd have loved the weapons you make!

no audio?

Bro this handsome man revolutionises draw strings and just goes "yeah imma put this on the net without asking for any compensation." Absolute respect for him and his heart and brain.

This is huge news! Joerg is such an underrated inventor. You are the giant genius of our time!

So how about testing it: shooting without maintenance until something goes wrong? Like 20 shots a day for example.

Joerg needs a statue somewhere for revolutionizing modern archery again and again :P

With dynema you finish off by tapering the tail before hiding it. The sharp change weakens the line. Funny thing I just bought a crossbow today and thought about doing same as you. As a sailor I've used that stuf and love it. enough that I'm doing standing rigging with dynema.

Brilliant!! Someone get this guy a lifetime achievement award!

i couldnt get audio for this one buddy

I bought the adder crossbow from your very 1st shipment, and it's awesome. Do you have plans to sell the dyneema replacement strings on your website in the future? I would absolutely buy some replacement strings.

Very nice Joerg ! I have a slightly different method . For years now I have been serving just the centre section of original string with dynema about 1.5mm thick . Sold for game fishing . All you need is to learn the simple whipping not used for fly tying. Merry Christmas to you my Flower. May you get what you desearve for christmas 😎

Sometimes an industry focuses so much on the overall product and forgets that sometimes something little can make a big difference. Besides, no one get's excited about strings. But, they should be. When you can take anything, whether it's for a crossbow or something else, that lasts only for a few times and make it last way longer than it ever has, then that should be exciting. Plus, as cheap as it is, it would be nothing to make several back ups. That way when it is time to replace the string, you've already got one ready to go and you don't feel bad about replacing it because it is cheap.

Is it just me or is the audio muted?

You lose more than a millimetre on the bow compared to the nails because the circumference of the arch ends is much bigger. I use dowels , just as easy . For proper strength, feather that tail so theres no weak point, not important on an adder but on stronger arches it might be. Bit of trivia, people say they do something to the bitter end. That trailing rope that is buried is called the bitter end, like many things we say, it came from the navy in old days, like between the devil and the deep blue sea ...but the devil is a whole other story from ships not satan :)

I already made for my modified 110 lb crossbow using 3 mm dyneema, fixing to buy 6 mm with same specs and build it for my big 175 lb bruin crossbow, I can't thank you enough for this

As always love your videos! My Mother was German and I have been to Germany Many times. Love the people, food,beer and your accent!

Am I the only one with no audio on this video?

Is it just me or is there no sound on this video?

Hi Joerg, my uncle show me how to splice Steel cables a few years ago on Big cranes but it wasn't so delicate and needed very strong hands like yours, of course it makes me laughing a little bit due to strenght differences but the purpose is the same and the Best, thanks.👍💪💪💪

Another useful video from a Genius! Jörg!! You are the one!! Thank you sooo much for your time and advice!! Stay healthy and protected!!

Dyneema pricing is just about to go through the roof! Might be worth stockpiling while it's priced as is and to even resell later down the line.

Hey Joerg, I think that something happened with the audio of the video

Links "Not allowed", so for Brits, it's Timco. I used to fly paragliders, their risers are made from a different format Dyneema, seem to be a Kevlar inner, with a Dyneema outer sheath. Finding 3mm is difficult, so am currently using the Timco woven. So far so good... 😎

Yay! I now know how to splice a hollow rope for an eyelet😁! Thanks, Joerg! I'm using this technique on my long bows, cross-bows, and bamboo short bows.

Amazing - another great use of friction. Do or could people make their own bowstrings too using this technique?

Am I the only one there's no audio for? Preroll ad had audio...

Wow, just amazing…made it a few times just to perfect it. now works great. even used the straw and copper wire method. your the man!!!!

Thanks Jöerg!! You bring the engineer eyes point of view but in a really attractive way. I love your work!!

Simply genius. Im going to use this on my selfbows too. No more endless hassle with serving. Thanks Joerg!!!

Anyone else having no sound?

String theory 🤣

This man is a legend

Thank you for the technique and material to make a virtual foreverbow string of any length.. You have helped archerty nemisis once again . You are an engineering genius.

Has anyone tried using Kevlar rope as a crossbow string? It should be stronger than Dyneema. A 3.5mm Kevlar rope can hold 800kg

Hmm so no serving? I would be quite nervous that it might tear and break the limbs or slash me to the eye... Have you done some further durability tests without the serving on hi-end compound crossbow?

I just made my first string for my AR-6, i did it by hand, so no nails in a piece of tinder and it turned out pretty good for the first try. One of the eyelets was a little bigger then i hoped, but i compensate that on my second eyelet. I'm pretty happy with the result!

Unfortunately I experienced that Dyneema, though hard to cut, tends to fray after a couple of shots. It happened to me a couple of times that, on a frayed string, the crescent cams at the rear end of the arrow are losing grip, and when the shot is fired, the active arrow gets diverted, slams into the magazine and pushes the ones above out vertically... I now check my strings even more carefully before shooting. But all in all, this is a great video, and making your own strings really is a lot of fun - and saves so much money.

Why so low resolution of the video (360p max)?

*Most people don't even realize that the economy is collapsing and there is an increasing rate of unemployment worldwide, so take advantage and prepare by making investment to survive*

dyneema Fasern sind mir als Angler schon lange bekannt, allerdings nur als geflochtene Angelschnur, und diese haben schon eine extrem hohe Tragkraft, Abriebfestigkeit und "verrottungsresistenz"(naja das zeug nimmt nahezu kein Wasser auf), 0,16mm Durchmesser tragen 30kg ohne Probleme. Als Seil kannte ich es bisher noch nicht, aber wenn jemand einen genialen Gedankengang hat, dann ja wohl unser lieber Jörg^^ Mach weiter mit deiner tollen Arbeit, da ist das Geld aus der Patronage doch super angelegt ;) liebe Grüße aus Kassel

Joerg. You always invent. I love your English....accurate, fun and cute. 😊♥️