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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Blacktail on April 04, 2010, 07:48:43 pm

Title: First Yew
Post by: Blacktail on April 04, 2010, 07:48:43 pm

This is a project I started years ago and I decided to get it done. I just looked at the photos and the tiller is off a bit on one of the limbs so I will go back and take off some more wood but I wanted to post this before Keened took off back east. The draw is 24inches and 30lbs. Has a four inch handle. It is an 1.1/8th at fade outs and tapers to 1/2 inch nocks. It is the first yew that I have done and it is the first handle that my wife did in this style. Hope you enjoy and I will go back to work sanding on the one limb. Thanks, John.

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Title: Re: First Yew
Post by: adb on April 04, 2010, 08:00:17 pm

Well... you're right, your tiller is very uneven. The bottom limb is much stiffer. Your top limb has an elliptical tiller, and your bottom limb has more of a circular tiller. The good news is, the top limb has not taken a lot of set, so get your tiller evened up. The bow will shoot much better, and last much longer. You can even see the uneven tiller at brace. If the bow comes out a little lighter than you wanted, you can always pike it. Do not touch the upper limb... work on the bottom mid-limb, until your tiller comes even. Good luck!

Title: Re: First Yew
Post by: Del the cat on April 04, 2010, 08:31:51 pm

As adb says you need to get the lower limb working first. There is no bend in the top limb lower quarter, so once you have get both limbs working more evenly you may want to even up the load on that upper limb a tad.
You'll also gain some lost draw weight when you can pull that sucker bach to 28" with out worrying (which will be when the tiller is more even)
Take it nice and slow, a little coaxing and she'll turn out fine.
Del

Title: Re: First Yew
Post by: Keenan on April 04, 2010, 08:39:41 pm

 Congratulations John, very nice bow,  The dip in the top limb is what makes the tiller look off.  I think it is actually very good. The thing to remember is you want as much of the wood working as possible in equal proportion. When you have a kink like that at the end it's easy for it to look whip ended or hinged. Your handle wrap looks great, Good Job Niki.

  Did you try any heat bending yet?  I can't wait to see what you do with that motherload of yew the you have. ::)

Title: Re: First Yew
Post by: Gordon on April 04, 2010, 08:56:42 pm

Keenan is right about the dip on the top limb causing it to look like it is whip tillered. I often heat correct those kind of imperfections to make the bend look more even - but it is not necessary. That said, I think you could take a few scraps off the lower limb to even things out just a bit. Congratulations of a fine bow!

Title: Re: First Yew
Post by: Lombard on April 04, 2010, 09:44:53 pm

Crooked wood still messes with my eyes, but overall it looks like a fine bow.

Title: Re: First Yew
Post by: Timo on April 04, 2010, 11:37:28 pm

I see the bottom limb stiffer, ???  Is'nt the bottom limb on the right side of the screen in the first brace pic? If it were mine I would remove some on the inner third bottom limb.

Title: Re: First Yew
Post by: George Tsoukalas on April 05, 2010, 12:13:19 am

John, looks like you really need to get that near handle wood moving a lot more. One of the signs of a whip tillered bow is that she begins to really stack up as you approach full draw. Are you feeling excessive stacking? Jawge

Title: Re: First Yew
Post by: Pappy on April 05, 2010, 09:31:03 am

Beautiful bow,What Tim and Jawges said on the tiller,I love the look of Yew,Man I need to get mine finished,been saying that for months now. ???
   Pappy

Title: Re: First Yew
Post by: OldBow on April 05, 2010, 03:35:57 pm

Isn't yew great! I bookmarked your yew bow for April Self BOM fun, too.

Title: Re: First Yew
Post by: Blacktail on April 05, 2010, 08:24:43 pm

thanks so much for the great info i will jump right on it to get it fixed..john

Title: Re: First Yew
Post by: Blacktail on April 06, 2010, 12:23:35 am

Ok I took some wood off and is this any better?

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Title: Re: First Yew
Post by: Pappy on April 06, 2010, 06:48:41 am

Yep ,that looks better. ;) :) Nice job.
   Pappy

Title: Re: First Yew
Post by: Blacktail on April 06, 2010, 10:12:18 am

THANK YOU SO MUCH PAPPY..john

Title: Re: First Yew
Post by: Del the cat on April 06, 2010, 02:06:29 pm

Yeah, that's soooooo much better.
Del

Title: Re: First Yew
Post by: Blacktail on April 06, 2010, 06:59:07 pm

thanks del...i was hoping to do better with out some thing bad  happening...

Title: Re: First Yew
Post by: Timo on April 06, 2010, 07:36:39 pm

You did good Blacktail! ;)