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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Physical balance
« Reply #30 on: October 07, 2016, 09:43:23 am »
The first thing I do after floor tillering is place the bow on the tree from the center to make sure the bow balances. I can't long string tiller without doing that.

The subject of limb timing comes up now and then on here.

Wood is not uniform. Even within the same stave it can have different properties. If your stave is a knotted, twisted piece of wood, timing can be an issue especially when you can't achieve that picture perfect tiller.

I want my limbs bending equally well and returning at the same time.
I can see that on my rope and pulley.
Call it what you want.
I call it limb timing. :)

FYI I tiller from center and finish tiller either by feel, mirror or digi pic.
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Offline DC

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Re: Physical balance
« Reply #31 on: October 07, 2016, 05:39:43 pm »
If I have to lose weight on one limb is making that limb narrower an acceptable trade off?  By making one narrower I can take more weight off and still have the same tiller(hopefully).

Offline Badger

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Re: Physical balance
« Reply #32 on: October 07, 2016, 07:18:36 pm »
   I think DC is talking about physical weight like on a ballancer. Not so much ballanced tiller, if the ballance point is 1" off center it can't be far off


Offline DC

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Re: Physical balance
« Reply #33 on: October 07, 2016, 07:36:00 pm »
Yup