PaperBirch D-bow - tiller help

[nativenoobowyer86]

this is my first D-style bow and i am not really sure what the tiller should look like, it is 59 in NTN with the bottom limb about 1/2 in shorter an stiffer than the top. the bottom limb is on the left in the pics, there is a decent wobble in the top limb that is kinda messin with me

[Bevan R.]

I hope some of the experienced 'D' tillers (like Ken, George, Rich) answer soon, because that is what I plan on making my 'D' bow look like.

[PEARL DRUMS]

That look  spretty nice to my eye.

[nativenoobowyer86]

this is 52# at 24. i think there is enough string angle to get 26. about an 1 1/8 of set so faar

[Bevan R.]

You could heat flip the tips to make the draw to 26" a little more comfortable.

[PEARL DRUMS]

I agree with Bevan on the tip flipping.

[turtle]

  Im no expert on D tillering but it looks awful good to me as is.

[ryoon4690]

Tiller looks great to me. I say keep it as is at 52#@24".

[ken75]

you dont need help on tiller , i think you got it !

[Matt S.]

That looks great to me!

If you're concerned about string angle and draw length, you could flip the tips as advised earlier, or get just a bit more bend in the middle.

Can't wait to see it finished up!

[Bevan R.]

Not that it really matters, but what kind of wood is it?

[Elktracker]

Nice looking bow! Tiller looks good by my eye

Josh

[druid]

This is very good tiller. I wouldn't touch it any more. If we talk about perfect tiller then you should heat treat (just a little) two softer places (just a little bit): places where meets middle and outer third on left limb and middle of right limb. But this is just to improve tiller to perfection, I think it is good enough now.

[nativenoobowyer86]

thanks for the extra eyes fellas, i appreciate the help, i didnt know where to scrape anymore i guess that means its done

Bevan R - it is paper birch, i am suprised by how light in the hand it is.  i always considered birch to be very dense and heavy but, like it says in the TBB's, its lighter than anything i have used. Elm being second.

Matt S, Pearl Drums, Bevan R - im ok with 25" for draw and 54-55# so i think i will pull it the extra inch and call it good.

Druid - i think you are right about the soft spots, i thought i saw them but it wasnt enough to put the scraper to it.  One of these days ill print out a pic of one of your amazing bendy handle bows and put it by my bench for reference

[Marc St Louis]

Looks good.  You could get a couple more inches of draw by letting the handle bend a bit more