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Bruce M:
Working on this bow slowly working the tiller trying to keep uniform thickness from side to side of the bow, finally got it to a short brace and the string heavily favors one side going through the handle, about 1/2" off center as the limbs curve to that side when at brace.
The limbs look dead straight when not strung with just very little propeller twist on one limb.
I've been scraping off from the side that the string is leaning thinking that that is the strong side of the limb and releasing tension would result in the string moving towards the center but I have not seen any progress in that so far.
Before I go anymore and destroy what I thought was turning out to be my best tiller to date I'd like to ask the braintrust here on what you think I should do to get it back to center, or close anyway.
It's hickory and 66". I have access to steam and dry heat






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Muskyman:
Someone else will be positive about this but I think it’s just the opposite.. in that the weak side is where the string will pull to. Don’t go scraping the other side on what I say but I think that’s right.   
Definitely stop scraping on the side you’ve been scraping till someone with more knowledge than me tells you differently. If you think about it the weakest side will bend more and allow the string to move that way.

Hamish:
Yes Muskey, you are correct. By removing wood from the weak side he is tillering the bow to bend more to that side, making the string more offset.

Bruce your bow still looks very good. Some people intentionally tiller their bows to bias the side that the arrow passes on. If the bow shoots well from its current alignment, keep it as it is(it probably will be okay, if you are right handed). If not your options are:  try stiffer arrows(or weaker arrows if you shoot left handed); cut your nocks on the weak side a little deeper to move the string to be more centered(only if you still have enough width at the tips); or tiller the strong side, until the string moves back to the centre(you will lose some draw weight).

bassman211:
I have pulled both limbs to line with the riser with dry heat on the belly, and a small come along. Riser is locked in a vice.

Bruce M:
Do I have the weak side and strong side backwards. To my thinking the strong side is the side that the string is running along and the weak side is the side that I want to move the sting towards.
For a little more pertinent info the bow is centered(equal limbs) so I can make the top or the bottom whatever I want. The brace height is also equal from limb to limb so no positive or neg tiller, I shoot three under off the knuckle with a glove.

here it is at rest;

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