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New Ash English warbow - tillering stage

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mikekeswick:
1st tip is don't 'aim for 80 -100lbs'.....
Proper tillering requires the bow to be pulled to the same weight each time once it's bending correctly.
If it is too heavy to brace - DON'T brace it! You are simply over-straining the bow with no benefit.
If the grain is slightly dodgy then you should back it. However hickory is not the best choice in this case.
Rawhide would be my choice.

doggonemess:

--- Quote from: mikekeswick on March 01, 2013, 05:59:52 am ---1st tip is don't 'aim for 80 -100lbs'.....
Proper tillering requires the bow to be pulled to the same weight each time once it's bending correctly.
If it is too heavy to brace - DON'T brace it! You are simply over-straining the bow with no benefit.
If the grain is slightly dodgy then you should back it. However hickory is not the best choice in this case.
Rawhide would be my choice.

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Wow, thanks for the tip. I have always worked the bow measuring the weight as I go, and some juvenile part of me always wants to see how much it pulls before it's worked to the correct thickness.

I don't have any rawhide handy, but what do you think about linen? I've got a bunch of that, and canvas, too. And how does one finish the bow when it's backed with fabric? The ones I've done always come out looking like they have fabric on them, and I'd rather have a nice finish. Lacquer?

Thanks very much!

doggonemess:
Here's the latest tillering work. It's coming along nicely!

Newindian:
Right mid limb looks kinda stiff

Del the cat:

--- Quote from: Newindian on March 08, 2013, 02:36:35 am ---Right mid limb looks kinda stiff

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+1
Left limb looks V good, right isn't working much in its outer 2/3.
Del

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