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WillS:
I'd have to say that lump around the knot can come down quite a bit.  It looks huge and the knot itself doesn't look too bad.

mikekeswick:
As hasalready been said you needc to reduce that knot to just a shade over the dimension the limb would be withoput a knot.
Trust me that knot isn't bad but you will ruin a good stave if you don't remove it.
That left tip is horribly hingy now. The right limb isn't bad.
If you are under-weight then thats your fault for taking too much wood off! Simple! Concentrate on getting good tiller now...without good tiller you can't see what weight it will make. This bow should not have been braced in this condition - never ever brace a bow until the tiller is as perfect as you can get it. Another thing to remember is that a long string will give the impression that the mid limb to tip area is stiffer than it actually is when it's braced.
I also agree that piking is a bad idea.

AH:

--- Quote from: mikekeswick on March 28, 2013, 04:57:30 am ---
If you are under-weight then thats your fault for taking too much wood off! Simple! Concentrate on getting good tiller now...without good tiller you can't see what weight it will make. This bow should not have been braced in this condition - never ever brace a bow until the tiller is as perfect as you can get it. Another thing to remember is that a long string will give the impression that the mid limb to tip area is stiffer than it actually is when it's braced.
I also agree that piking is a bad idea.

--- End quote ---
yeah, I figured that out after I had this bow braced.
That long string theory...perhaps that's why a lot of my bows end up elliptical-tillered. :o
The bow is 65 pounds at 25" right now. I thinned down the knot some and scraped the inner third of the bottom limb a bit today, the left tip doesn't look as bad but still bending pretty hard. I will post pics tommorow.
It doesn't really look like I'll make my target of 100lb at 32". Live and learn, I guess.

Ian.:
22" is the length you can start to predict the final weight. If I had 50lb at 22" I would know within a few lb's what I would end up with, however like what has already been said you could end up with 50lb @ 22" easy given the amount of damage we have seen.

Then is a golden rule here, as soon as you see a probelm, 'stop pulling any more', bad tillers never get better with more bend.

Carson (CMB):
Livefortheoutdoors,  I am glad you are happy with that other yew stave.  That was beauty, and should be a bit easier to tiller.  As for this one you have here, like others have said, you need to reduce those knot areas.  They are way overcompensated for.  Keep at it, and keep posting your progress.

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