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Tiller advice...looking o.k.?

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Ruddy Darter:
 Hi Del,
I think it will make it a better bow in the long run, I don't think this wood is particularly dense so was thinking a bit of heat will harden it up and less likely to follow the string(?), also crank up a little poundage. There was no target draw weight, I just made it 36"x33" at the centre and 78"ntn and what ever it came out at for a 31" draw. I won't be going too mad with the heat, I'll be doing it by hand to dry up the linseed oil and get some colour on the belly, then fine wire wool it down and finish with coats of Danish oil.
I did rescue an ash bow a little while ago with the heat treating with linseed oil and was really impressed with the result. I was quite amazed. Works wonders on ash and I got some more of that to work with over the winter.

Hi Deerhunter21,
 The bow does snake a bit there on the top limb, (see above first pic) so may affect how it looks, in the video it seems to me to move o.k. (?) Infact that was an area that I went too thin with to start off with and have avoided since. a second opinion by anyone welcome.
May be some time before I get a chance to heat treat, but I'll let you know how that goes when I do.
R.D.

meanewood:
I think the bow has a good tiller.

It is reflecting the deflex at Left 6 and the reflex at Right 1 and Right 8.

Ruddy Darter:
Thank you meanewood, and thanks all for the input, I now feel confident to continue.  8)

 R.D.

bownarra:
Very nice tiller :)
Treat away!

Marc St Louis:
I would not heat-treat

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