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Video Build Along 150# Yew warbow

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FilipT:
My opinion is that they had stringers, and as horns have been eaten away throughout years we can't know if they had additional stringer groove or not. Although I think there were few surviving horns that serve as evidence of side nocks but they don't have additional groove.
Maybe they did step through method?

Are you gonna put side nocks or normal nocks on this bow Del?

Del the cat:
It will have normal nocks, but clean simple tidy ones in pale horn.
It's coming back to 28" now and ready for the horn nocks.
Video here:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ls4kK_dwqU
And here's a still, needs the right limb easing off, but that will happen when I fit the nocks.  :)
BTW. I won't be shooting it 90# is about my limit these days.
Del

Ruddy Darter:
That's coming on very nice Del  8).
 
Ruddy.

FilipT:
Its very interesting to me how right limb is thicker then the left one and bends much more, except in that middle area. Probably has to do with slight deflex like you said in one of the videos you posted, Del.

willie:

--- Quote ---... With lighter bows I just like to get to brace early as IMO it gives a truer view of the tiller
--- End quote ---

I have been using a four point bend rather than the traditional three point bend with the long string. the resulting curve is much closer to what it would be if braced, allowing me to progress much further with tillering before bracing.  I damaged a few bows by bracing too early.

Anchoring the spreader to the wall with a couple of bolts might be prudent for a heavy warbow. Balancing it on the tiller tree seat has issues, even with a lighter bow. the stave in the pic was wonky from the tree, btw

Stalker, I have had good luck leaving the stave a bit long, and cutting temporary nocks outboard of the finish tips for easy stringing with a stringer. In fact I do it with all my bows now, not just the heavy ones.

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