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how do you tiller a war-bow?

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Del the cat:
There are a few heavy bow build alongs on my blog.
http://bowyersdiary.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/warbow-stave.html
The work really starts here:-
http://bowyersdiary.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/warbow-flexing.html
IMO If you can brace it by stepping through... you are already under weight!

The process of tillering a warbow is exactly the same as any other longbow BUT...The feel is totally different!
It takes a heck of a lot of force to even get 'em braced, it feels like most of the work is in the early stages. It will also scare the heck out of you.
I'd say a long string is essential and a pulley giving 2:1 advantage is pretty much a necessity.
http://bowyersdiary.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/tiller-improvements.html
My biggest advice is pull the damn thing to full target draw weight from the very beginning, on a long string. Anything less will end up giving you an under weight bow.
Once it's braced you are 80% there and it needs to be bending evenly already.

One last link to the most viewed post on my blog...
http://bowyersdiary.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/warbow-explodes.html
Note, this bow had been to 110# on the long string many times with no problem....
I'd suggest reading that entire post should be compulsory for anyone wanting to make a heavy bow!
Del

stuckinthemud:
Thanks Del,

been a while since I visited your blog, always enjoy it.  I've got a couple of blocks lying around in the garage, think I'll have a go at a pulley system once I refurbish them..

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