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WillS:
Trying to get this yew warbow up to brace height and it's kicking me in the arse.  One limb was reflexed (I seem to keep coming across these uneven reflexes!?) so it's throwing my perspective out.  As far as I can tell, right limb is stiff.  Right?



Is it just as simple as bringing that right tip round more?  I don't really wanna play with the tips until I'm much closer to finishing.

Del the cat:
You are not flexing it enough to see, and I don't think you have enough poundage on it to see.
You need to apply at least the target draw weight to see what's happening (obviously stop, if there is any sign of anything nasty happening).
The tips have to come back about 6" to let you see some shape, and on a long string that will take at least the target draw weight.
Check out my blog where I'm tillering a 130# warbow.... it took about 140# on a long string to get it back far enough to brace at 4", but once braced, it came back 19" at 120#, so you can see it takes a lot of long string weight to simulate the braced string.
http://bowyersdiary.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/warbow-tillering-120-5-brace.html
Del

WillS:
I'll try and get a pic tomorrow then of it sat with 120lbs on it.  I've taken it up to that point already (130 is the target weight) 

I'm slightly concerned with how much set the left limb is taking already, and really wanna get the right limb moving to ease the stress off the left.

Del the cat:

--- Quote from: WillS on November 04, 2013, 05:02:10 pm ---I'll try and get a pic tomorrow then of it sat with 120lbs on it.  I've taken it up to that point already (130 is the target weight) 

I'm slightly concerned with how much set the left limb is taking already, and really wanna get the right limb moving to ease the stress off the left.

--- End quote ---
That sounds, like you've answered your own question ;D.
It often works like that, by the time you've taken the time to take pics and post then you've decided on the course of action anyway... that's the main reason I do my blog.
Del
(I was reluctant to comment on the actual tiller 'cos it's so hard to see from the pic. Possibly the lighting, but the right limb looks a lot skinnier, and of course I dunno what it looks like unstrung.)

WillS:
Unstrung it's basically straight, with this great flip of reflex starting about 8 inches from the right tip.  Tricky!

The right limb does look skinny, I've been trying to avoid overdoing it, but with all that reflex it just isn't moving at all.  Dreading the thought of reducing enough to get it moving and then finding out it's way underweight!  I've done that too often, but can't seem to beat my brain into getting over the issue.

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