bow string

Also known as bowstring

thumb|Japanese bowstring (tsuru) and woven bowstring holder (tsurumaki).

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Commons category: Bowstring

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String forms
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Serving
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thumb|Japanese bowstring (tsuru) and woven bowstring holder (tsurumaki).

A bowstring joins the two ends of the bow stave and launches the arrow. Desirable properties include light weight, strength, resistance to abrasion, and resistance to water. Mass has most effect at the center of the string; of extra mass in the middle of the string slows the arrow about as much as at the ends.