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Tillering problems. I really think its the wood's fault, not the bowyer.
Goose Fletch:
Thank you! Yeah. It took hours though, still need to practice. Funny you should say so, i followed the instructions of mark Stretton on those youtube clips, just watched them over and over again. Unfortunately these are the only ones i know how to make so far.
Brother, i cant for the life of me, figure out how those are made. Ive searched everywhere for the technique. Besides buying the dvd, do you know where one could look? Looking at the sockets edges im wondering if most of the tip is just bulk metal left at the tip of a socket and just ground down. The one in the middle is what i would try to replicate.
WillS:
They're forged through a specialised form and then ground down as you said. This is a good clip of Simon Stanley making one. I've skipped the video on for you to the interesting bit!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KR0pvYkZy7A#t=2m34s
In that pic, the one on the far left is Mark's, and is probably the closest you'll ever get to the Tudor head found that dates to the same sort of period as the MR.
Goose Fletch:
updates!
so this is the bow nearing the final stages. at this point i piked 7", four from the bottom and three from the top. in the photo the left limb is the bottom one. so it looks like its finally come true, except now i am in the process of really thinning the tips out, the bow weighs 893 grams. it does however look a tad stiff in the top (right) tip and a bit near the fades. the bottom (left) looks a little stiff in the middle and it bends just about an inch more than the top. any suggestions for improvement?
WillS:
Personally at this stage I'd leave it, and flip it upside down. Make the right limb in that picture the bottom as it's stiffer anyway, and shoot it for a bit to work out any problems, then re-tiller if you feel it's necessary.
Goose Fletch:
alright, we'll i'll give it a go. should i taper the tips after shooting it in a few hundred times? also should i bother with a wood finish at this stage, just as a preventative measure? its hickory afterall..
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