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Offline bradsmith2010

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Re: tiller advice
« Reply #15 on: October 28, 2015, 03:55:18 pm »
yes get the limbs bending more ,, so the handle is not bending so much,,, heat the belly and I think you will have a bow,, :)

Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: tiller advice
« Reply #16 on: October 28, 2015, 04:59:44 pm »
Id start another bow and let this one go. Wizardgoat is right on. It is light and would function as a bow for a bit. But, it needs at least another 3-5# of weight loss to get it right. You have a hinge starting 4" off center to the left. So basically every inch of both limbs needs to catch up to that weakest point. That is essentially what tillering a bow is, your always looking to make the fight even and not let any one area lag (hinge). Its a constant tug of war and your job is to balance the team's on each side of center.
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Offline stuckinthemud

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Re: tiller advice
« Reply #17 on: October 30, 2015, 07:20:39 pm »
Progress?