Tillering advice: This thing is kinkier than...

[WhistlingBadger]

...I won't finish the title because this is a family friendly forum and all.

Same bow in this thread, if you want to see the early work:
http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,73411.msg1029915.html#msg1029915

Got it almost to full draw. 
Unbraced:


25"



Thoughts?

Also:  It's going to come in about 5-6# underweight for elk hunting.  What would adding another layer of sinew do to the draw weight, do you think? 
I'd really like to go whack an elk with this thing.

Thanks!
Thomas

[Pat B]

What's the length, t/t? What is the draw length and draw weight now? How much sinew have you added to this bow?

[sleek]

Kinkier than a garden hose wrapped around a lawnmower.

That tiller looks good considering the limbs each leave the handle at a different angle.

[WhistlingBadger]

What's the length, t/t? What is the draw length and draw weight now? How much sinew have you added to this bow?

It's 60" ntn, another inch or so tip to tip.  It has four layers of sinew.  Currently pulling about 43# @ 25".

Kinkier than a garden hose wrapped around a lawnmower.

That tiller looks good considering the limbs each leave the handle at a different angle.

Good one.  Mrs. Badger said it's kinkier than a presidential mistress.  I'm actually fairly tickled with how good the tiller looks, given where it started.  The right limb looks stiffer at full draw, but it's got more reflex unbraced, so I think it's working about as hard as the left.  And some of the spots on the left limb that look like they aren't bending are either knots that I left stiff on purpose, or little reflex kinks that straighten out rather than bending into deflex. 

Just wish I hadn't had to remove so much weight to get there.  I might try to get it to full draw  27" tonight and see what the weight is looking like.  I'd like it to be at least 50# to hunt elk; 55 would be better.  I'm guessing it'll be fairly close but a little under.