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Tillering on Warbows?

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D. Tiller:
Well, I've done a couple now but hope I'm not doing it wrong. Maybe you all can tell me if I'm doing it right. I first start by getting the tips to bend untill I can get the bow to a braced height then start pulling it back further and taking wood off the inner limbs till it comes full compass at its draw length. Is this how you all do it? If not how do you tiller your bows?

David T

Marc St Louis:
Just the opposite for me David. Tips come last

D. Tiller:
hmm! I would think that would make the bow whip tillered. Or am I wrong? Maybe I should just be more conserned on eavenning up the bend at the beginning and worrying about the tiller as I go?

alanesq:
I have only made 3 bows so not really qualified to post
but anyway ;-)

I tend to leave the last 10" stiff and forget about that (until the very end anyway)
and concentrate on just getting the rest of the bow to bend even if only by a very slight amount (i.e. no completely stiff areas)
i.e. pull it on the tiller, look for any area which doesnt seem to be bending then remove a bit of wood from that area and repeat
the mid section tends to always be totally stiff to start with
once it is starting to bend along the entire length then its just fine tuning to get the tiller as you want it

I find it tends to bend too much around 1/3 in from the tips mostly, so keep that bit on the stiff side to start with


Keep a very close eye out for any sign of a hinge - I suspect most broken bows on the tiller are caused by carrying on when there is one as its very tempting

D. Tiller:
Thanks Alan! I was under the impresion that the warbows where first tillered out at the end untill they ended up at brace height and then as you pulled the string back they where tillerd to bring it full compass. I will try it your way and see how it goes!

David T

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