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akila:
Hy guys....i started my first warr bow....the wood is ash,  is 190 cm long, 36mm wide in the handle, at mid limb its 35mm, at the tips its 18mm for the moment...it has temporary noks, i just made  some little groves  in the wood,the bow its 27 mm thick in the handle....so i just wanted to ask you for some help tillering this bow....in this picture,  the bow is with a long string, and im pulling aboute 9", and its 88lbs at 9".....so what do you think aboute the tiller plz?? i think tha the left limb need some more scraping arrounde the midle area, but i wanted to ask for your opinion...how should i proceed from now on with this bow??? im trying to reach 32" full draw and 120#....thks in advance..

alanesq:
I cant see a picture of your bow ?

My experience of ash has been that 120lbs is on the very limit of what it can handle and your bow is not as long as mine so you will have to be very careful tillering it
although, having said that I am using kiln dried wood so your ash may be better than what I have used ?

have you chased a ring on the bow ?

akila:
Ups.....o my god... sorry..i forgot to put the picture...... :-\

Here is the picture......o man im sorry ...i feel  so stupid... ;D

alanesq:

its looks to me good in the centre area
1/3 in from each tip could do with bending more

BTW - Have you seen my "booklet" on my experiences with making ash bows?
can be downloaded from www.alanesq.com  (Back street bowyer)

Yeomanbowman:
As Alan says the centre is working but the rest is working not much at all.  Don't pull it any further until you sort this out or else you will end up with loads of set/frets where it's at it's worse, the middle of the bow.  Try and get a slightly flattened arc shape and what is the density of the ash?

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