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adb:
Yes, when asked, they both said there was no historical significance to tillering 'upside down.' It was just the way they learned and started, and they carried on with their program.

I learned 'right side up' but I really don't think there's any real difference. Whatever you get used to and as long as your tiller outcome is desirable, who cares. I tried tillering a bow upside down once, but it messed with my head.

I remember asking Steve about the big green background he uses to tiller his bows, and if there was  a reason he used it. He chuckled and said it was formerly a ping pong table that belonged to his son. It was big enough and the right price. Go figure.

adb:
If there's a hard way to do something, the Brits will find it. OOOooo... did I say that? OMG... you can't say that.  ;D ;D ;D

Del the cat:

--- Quote from: WillS on February 26, 2014, 10:27:13 am ---
--- Quote from: Del the cat on February 26, 2014, 10:08:03 am ---WillS suggests that Pip and Steve say, it is because that was how it was done in the past (Or that's how I'm interpeting the "That's how they started").
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Nope.  Wasn't me.  It was Adam.  I also think Adam meant that it was how Pip and Steve started.  It's also how I got started because it makes far more sense to me to have the bow facing downward, I find it really hard to see a good tiller when the bow is the other way round.

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Sorry my bad...
Also my missinterpretation of "That's how they started".. I took "they" to mean bowyers in medieval times.
 :-[
Baaaad kitty
I shall go sit on the naughty step.
Del

WillS:

--- Quote from: adb on February 26, 2014, 10:41:40 am ---If there's a hard way to do something, the Brits will find it. OOOooo... did I say that? OMG... you can't say that.  ;D ;D ;D

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Ha, you're probably right though...

I think I read somewhere (no idea where) that Pip believes it's important to "feel" the bow moving on the tiller, as compared to the string.  I have to admit, when I put a bow on the tiller, I do it string up and bow down, and before stepping back to winch/pull the rope I exercise the bow by tugging to a given weight or length a few times and you can really feel what the limbs are doing - whether one is stiff or twisting etc.  I guess it's the same as checking it by pretend-shooting, but with a warbow that gets tricky early on, so having the mechanical advantage helps.

Badger:
   When the scale is hanging it is easier to attach the string to the scale than the bow to the scale. I use my digital scale as a hanging scale and my spring scale I pull down with the string.

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