bow sqaure

[oldgun]

This may sound stupid but without asking how do you learn?
What is the bow sqaure and how is it used for placeing the nocks on your string? can you make your own? Thanks.

[BT]

This is my favorite

www.3riversarchery.com/product.asp?i=6907

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You can use a framing square but it is awkward and hard to work with in comparison to the above.

Use the square as follows...
Attack the square to the string (on the serving) with the bottom of the bar sitting atop the rest.
Find zero (or level) and attach the string nock point so that the bottom of that nock is on the 1/4" for traditional and 3/16" for the compound.
Thats a good starting point IMO
Ideally....measure the thickness of the arrow and then set the nock height to match that measurement for compound and add 1/8" for traditional.

[smj]

I have always liked the square made by Saunders. You can buy one on Amazon, of all places, for $7.78 - www.amazon.com/Saunders-Forked-Horn-Bow-Square/dp/B0000AVEJG

Or on ebay for even less - $6.36 (Take care that the shipping is not stupid huge!)

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Saunders has this to say about it:
The Forked Horn™ works best for accurately positioning Nok Sets®. Gauge swings away so you can crimp the Nok Set® with the square still on the string. 5/16'' Rod centers perfectly on arrow rest. Ideal tuning and instant set-up can be consistently achieved with the marked swing-gauge. Offset allows use with kisser installed. Now in a variety of bright, fluorescent colors gauges.

These are used to place nocking points on the string. I have always liked this one. I like the idea of a shaft that you can sit on the rest and then have a relative position on the string. To be honest, I don't use these much for traditional bows. I just eye-ball a nock point and shoot a couple arrows. Fine tune as needed! If you have a wood working square, and an arrow, you can get the same results. Nock the arrow, then place the square to the string above the arrow. Use the square to adjust arrow position until the arrow is at 90 degrees to the string - that is your starting point. Adjust from there. Or, if you have a level and a bow vise - clamp the bow in the vise, use the level to adjust the bow in the vise until you get the string straight up and down. Then nock an arrow, use the level to get the arrow dead flat. Again, this is your starting point.

[SPIKER]

I use the Sanders also....but I also like to use an arrow with a level attached, in conjunction with a string level. After I find my mark, I flight tune to perfect the setup.