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Black Moshannon:
I got a string on it. I was anxious that the bow would break during floor tillering so I shaved it down a little too light. I hit 45# at 25 inches without any extra wood removal. Luckily during the floor tillering I was also using the long string on a tillering stick and removing wood from a stiffer limb and thicker areas so the tiller actually looks pretty sweet. I would have preferred a little more bend toward the handle. I’m going to scrape the belly smooth to get the rasp marks out and put it back on the caul and run the heat gun over it for about 20 mins. I’ve found this works to give a nice dark color and stiffen up the limbs just a little so I have some room to play with. No pics yet this all happened this morning and now at work

superdav95:
You must be doing something right with your heat treat.  Good work. Keep it up. 

Black Moshannon:
Maybe my scale was not dialed in right because last night I strung it and it was pulling 45 at 24". These are minor differences anyway. I did some more work and its 45# at 25". That gives some room to lose weight as I shoot it at 26# draw. Here's some pictures. The limbs have a small amount of propeller twist making the tiller tricky as to which limb is bending more. Ill shoot it a lot and keep watching it. Adjustments may have to happen as I go.

Black Moshannon:
another photo

Black Moshannon:
other side

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