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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: steve b. on December 25, 2013, 08:05:36 pm

Title: tiller check, please
Post by: steve b. on December 25, 2013, 08:05:36 pm
I posted this bow a week or so ago and had the tiller all wrong.  By the time I loosened up the stiff areas the bow was getting too low in draw weight so I moved the string nocks down an inch each.  Now its 64" NtN.  I'm amazed there's no set at this point and the draw weight would end up around 55 lbs. if I didn't continue to tiller.....

...but as you can see its still too stiff in the upper limb upper half.  I swear it doesn't look that bad in the mirror.

Both limbs start bending about 14" from the tips, according to the a straight edge.  I actuallly want a little bend at the lever taper which is about 10" from the tip.

I'm curious what others see:

Title: Re: tiller check, please
Post by: steve b. on December 25, 2013, 08:06:27 pm
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Title: Re: tiller check, please
Post by: steve b. on December 25, 2013, 08:07:31 pm
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Title: Re: tiller check, please
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on December 25, 2013, 08:28:27 pm
Id say you got it.
Title: Re: tiller check, please
Post by: Del the cat on December 25, 2013, 09:30:18 pm
Looks good to me on a very challenging stave.
Del
Title: Re: tiller check, please
Post by: wood_bandit 99 on December 25, 2013, 09:56:31 pm
Looks good to me on a very challenging stave.
Del

+1
Title: Re: tiller check, please
Post by: bubby on December 25, 2013, 10:23:58 pm
looks good, the only way to get some bend in the levers is to thin them up some
Title: Re: tiller check, please
Post by: steve b. on December 25, 2013, 10:33:26 pm
Thanks all. 

Yea, per Blackhawk's recommendation I'm going to, "get the levers moving just a little, near the fades".  Then call it quits on this one.  It won't turn out to be the monster I thought it was but I'm happy regardless.  Needs overlays, leather dye, and handle wrap........................
Title: Re: tiller check, please
Post by: Peacebow_Coos on December 26, 2013, 04:43:44 pm
Nice work, it'll make meat.
Title: Re: tiller check, please
Post by: IdahoMatt on December 26, 2013, 04:46:38 pm
That thing is looking pretty good