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tgtmatt:
I have recently began creating my own red oak long bow out of a red oak board that is 1x2x6 from Lowes and although I have ran into a few trouble I've slowly made it through the process. I am now stuck on tillering my bow and I just cant seem to tell how much I actually have to take off of the bows thickness? I know this is probably a question every new bowyer asks but i'm just having trouble completing my bow even after reading up on many different threads, websites etc.

I will post a few pictures of how my bow looks for now and i'm just looking for a few tips on where the go next, or what I have done wrong. Etc. Thanks to everyone.

Matt

I'll try to post the best photos that I can get

tgtmatt:
Stuck here.

tgtmatt:
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aaron:
welcome!
we can help
do you have a scale like for weighing yourself?
shorten up that string as much as possible.

tgtmatt:
I do have a scale. So should my string be just a little loose on the bow? I wasn't sure if i had to have a longer string to begin.

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