Matériels de serving

How to choose your serving thread?

Various criteria should be considered beyond the color touch you want for your bow!

Based on its size

The essential criterion for a serving thread spool is: the thread diameter!
From the thickest at 0.032 to the finest at 0.009, your choice will depend on the area that your serving thread needs to cover and protect.

Do you have a recurve bow and want to make a center serving? 0.021 will be perfect.
For the end loops, prefer 0.019 and even below (down to 0.014).

Servings for a compound bow? 0.014 or even below will allow for a fine and strong attachment at the same time.

Based on its durability

For example, thick and robust serving threads are chosen for crossbows because the string is always in contact with the rail, and even if the latter is lubricated, friction wears out the string.

Who are the largest manufacturers of string materials?

Today, the market leader is the American company BCY.
They offer a wide variety of serving threads in cotton, nylon, polyester, multi-component materials that are suitable for different weapons and different string materials.

To help you choose the right serving material based on the string material used, here's a summary table from the BCY brand: