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110# tri-lam
fishfinder401:
i was wondering if it was possible to get a better picture of the tips, amazingly low amount of set though, i hope the ipe hickory i'm planning on will turn out that nice ;)
good job
noel
Ian.:
That's a nice looking bow adb, in terms of time how long would you say it took you to tiller from start to finish not including working time.
adb:
Not including the glue-up and shaping, I'd say it took about 10-12 hours to tiller out this bow. It's not really harder to tiller, just heavier.
Ian.:
That's interesting, the last few bows I have made I have done little tests into the correlation between fast tillering and low set or indeed any way in which set can be reduced.
If you don't mind a follow up question, you would say from the first few flexes on the tiller you had the shape pretty good or did you find that you were removing considerable amounts of wood to get a good tiller.
adb:
I'd have to say that as soon as I get the bow up o the tiller tree, it's bending nicely. This comes from years of experimentig with layout and design, and that has improved vastly over the last couple years. I've realised that careful layout is imporant and that even tapers make even bends.
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