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Question on tillering a snake bow?

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Selfbowman:
I follow the grain on the back of the bow and keep it flat as possible. My question is this  do you snake lovers thin the part of the limb that goes out from the center of the bow or keep the belly side as flat as possible following the grain. I have experienced with thinning the out side centering the mass more. What do the snake guys say? Here is a pic of where I would thin the limbs from the pencil mark out.

Hamish:
Not exactly sure what you mean. Are you referring to cancelling slight amounts of propellor twist? If so I usually mirror what the back does,on the belly, follow the character no matter which dimension it goes, rather than impose a predetermined flatness like you would have on a board stave.

bentstick54:
I have not done any as snakey as the one your working on yet, but the ones I have built, like Hamish, I tried to match the back all the way as best I could.

Jim Davis:
Only made a few snakey bows, but I would NOT remove wood outside those pencil lines. Looks like you have the shape just right already. If you remove that wood, you will greatly weaken those areas.

Selfbowman:
Keep them coming guys. Jim I have done it in the past with good results. My thinking is that it helps keep ya he limb from torquing as it’s be nt

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