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Offline Carson (CMB)

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Tiller Check Please
« on: March 05, 2013, 04:51:00 am »
What do you think of this tiller?



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Offline Rain Man

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Re: Tiller Check Please
« Reply #1 on: March 05, 2013, 06:06:09 am »
Looks great to me.  Looks like you left it slightly stiff in the top limb where the bluge (knot?) is, but I'm sure that was intended.
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Offline dwardo

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Re: Tiller Check Please
« Reply #2 on: March 05, 2013, 06:08:19 am »
Looks god to me,

Maybe a little stiff in the top limb but i am guessing a bit knot there.

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Offline soy

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Re: Tiller Check Please
« Reply #3 on: March 05, 2013, 06:27:35 am »
Lkttle stiff just under the knot.....dont know if it needs any messing with ???
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: Tiller Check Please
« Reply #4 on: March 05, 2013, 08:25:27 am »
I think the bottom fade area is stiff, top looks sweeter n' candy.
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Offline SLIMBOB

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Re: Tiller Check Please
« Reply #5 on: March 05, 2013, 08:28:17 am »
+1 pearl.
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Offline burchett.donald

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Re: Tiller Check Please
« Reply #6 on: March 05, 2013, 09:04:19 am »
+2 on lower fade area.
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Offline adb

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Re: Tiller Check Please
« Reply #7 on: March 05, 2013, 10:44:28 am »
The bottom limb is very stiff out of the fade for the first half, then the limb does all its bending in the middle, and then the tip is stiff. I call that a hinge. If that bow was mine, I'd get it bending in the bottom first half of the limb. For whatever reason, the first full draw pic looks worse.

The top limb looks good. You did great with the big knot mid-limb.
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Offline Weylin

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Re: Tiller Check Please
« Reply #8 on: March 05, 2013, 11:49:29 am »
I agree that the bottom limb is doing too much work in the middle and not enough in the fade.
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Offline Gordon

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Re: Tiller Check Please
« Reply #9 on: March 05, 2013, 12:45:36 pm »
I agree with Weylin, though I would have to see the unbraced bow to be sure.
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Offline akila

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Re: Tiller Check Please
« Reply #10 on: March 05, 2013, 01:08:31 pm »
 A little bit stiff near the handle area..specialy in the bottom  limb,,,u could do some scraping there, and take another photo...:)
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Offline Bryce

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Re: Tiller Check Please
« Reply #11 on: March 05, 2013, 02:56:13 pm »
lower fade... just a tad!

this is one of the FASTEST ocean spray bows ive ever had the pleasure to shoot.
VERY nice bow. one of my favorites of yours carson.
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Offline Carson (CMB)

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Re: Tiller Check Please
« Reply #12 on: March 05, 2013, 03:02:34 pm »
Thanks Bryce, it did shoot nice, but the string alignment correction came out and now that string lies out in space off the handle again.  I was not happy with the tiller, but it shot great and so I didnt want to mess with it.  Now that I am back fixing the string alignment, I figure I might as well correct the tiller on this puppy.    I should have added an unbraced pic, but what you guys are saying is what I was seeing.... stiff lower fade. 
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Offline Squirrelslayer

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Re: Tiller Check Please
« Reply #13 on: March 05, 2013, 07:50:45 pm »
Quote from: dwardo on March 05, 2013, 06:08:19 am
Looks god to me,

Maybe a little stiff in the top limb but i am guessing a bit knot there.


+1

i think the top limb is just a bit stiff. SS
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Offline adb

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Re: Tiller Check Please
« Reply #14 on: March 05, 2013, 09:03:28 pm »
The top limb is stiff???? I think you need to clean your glasses and have another look. The top lomb bends nice and even throughout its length. I only see a small problem with the bottom limb.
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