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Overweight tiller best approach?
Badger:
Willie, ignore how loose your string is as long as it is not over about 10" I prefer 5" or 6". Anyway in the case you gave the bow would be about 50# at 15". And it would measure very close to that if it were braced. I am not using any method I am just reading it the same way I would a braced bow. I use weight instead of the profile of the bow to monitor set so I like to know what it is all the time.
willie:
i edited the question as you replied.
--- Quote ---When my bows hit target weight at 23 or 24"
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so as long as you stop and brace at about 23/24", it matters little whether you started with 3" droop, or 8" droop
Badger:
Yes, but I want to know more about the weight as I build also.
willie:
seems pretty simple to get to 23/24. what additional info do you look for?
Badger:
--- Quote from: willie on October 17, 2022, 11:44:57 pm ---seems pretty simple to get to 23/24. what additional info do you look for?
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While I am building I set a new benchmark every time I take wood off. And then after drawing to the new length I look for any drop in weight at my last benchmark that might indicate early stages of set.
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