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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: arachnid on May 03, 2014, 04:24:02 pm

Title: How Do YOU Do it?
Post by: arachnid on May 03, 2014, 04:24:02 pm

Hi guys.
 Just a little question.
I`ve seen people tillering, leaving the bow braced while they are scraping
and others check the tiller and then unbrace the bow and scrap it.

Is one way better then the other?
I usually unbrace the bow while scraping and I`d like to know if
I`m doing it for nothing.

Thanks.

Dor

Title: Re: How Do YOU Do it?
Post by: Buckeye Guy on May 03, 2014, 04:33:37 pm

Other than the scraper cutting the bows string , wich is not fun, it does not make much differance ,except the length of time you have left it strung
let it relax once in awhile
Un stringing is the best practice but not absolutely necessary!

Title: Re: How Do YOU Do it?
Post by: red hill on May 03, 2014, 04:44:16 pm

Once I get a bow to brace height, I leave it strung while scraping. But I tiller for fairly short periods so the bow isn't over-stressed in the early going.

Title: Re: How Do YOU Do it?
Post by: SLIMBOB on May 03, 2014, 04:51:19 pm

Once I have it close to full brace height, I leave it strung...for the most part.

Title: Re: How Do YOU Do it?
Post by: half eye on May 03, 2014, 05:31:17 pm

Hey Dor,
    I tiller mine over my knee till I am a couple inches past brace height, no string till then. Then it gets a regular string and the tiller is checked for symmetry at brace and corrected as necessary. Then I exercise the bow a small amount (about 1/3 draw) and correct again untill I'm satisfied that the bend is the same all the way along. ( Bow is strung for this time) ...after this it's tillered under tension to full draw length and weight (tillered string on).  I only use the tree if I need to hit an exact weight and use the tree so I can use the scale.
rich
PS: Most people do not do it this way. Also my bows are usually circle tiller and bend their entire length. ::)
rich

Title: Re: How Do YOU Do it?
Post by: paulsemp on May 03, 2014, 05:50:30 pm

cut one string with my scraper before and almost lost all my front teeth. Now when I scrape while braced I throw a piece of duct tape over the other side

Title: Re: How Do YOU Do it?
Post by: bow101 on May 03, 2014, 07:35:02 pm

The bows I'm doing now are all done by tapering the edges, don't touch the belly, I just put the bow in the vice and continue tapering untill the tiller looks the way I want it.

Title: Re: How Do YOU Do it?
Post by: George Tsoukalas on May 03, 2014, 07:48:13 pm

Most of of the time I unstring. If the fades need work I leave it strung. If the last third needs work, I unstring so as not to cut the string which I almost did once. Jawge

Title: Re: How Do YOU Do it?
Post by: aaron on May 03, 2014, 09:42:25 pm

unstrung- i am scared to cut the string.

Title: Re: How Do YOU Do it?
Post by: Newindian on May 03, 2014, 09:50:36 pm

One of the first things I noticed on my first bows was that I could remove quite a bit of material from it while strung and it would look the same until I unstrung and restrung and find a nice little hinge so I've always scraped unstrung

Title: Re: How Do YOU Do it?
Post by: Bogaman on May 03, 2014, 09:58:27 pm

I do it both ways. Can't tell that it makes a difference. You do have to keep an eye on the string though. Never have cut one. Knock on wood!

Title: Re: How Do YOU Do it?
Post by: bubby on May 03, 2014, 11:53:11 pm

once I get it braced a leave it braced, personally I think it's harder on the bow constantly stringing and unstringing

Title: Re: How Do YOU Do it?
Post by: arachnid on May 04, 2014, 04:18:06 am

Thanks a lot friends.

Dor

Title: Re: How Do YOU Do it?
Post by: bow101 on May 04, 2014, 06:38:10 pm

Quote from: bubby on May 03, 2014, 11:53:11 pm

once I get it braced a leave it braced, personally I think it's harder on the bow constantly stringing and unstringing

Kind of makes sense why, untill you get the tiller done then like you say leave it braced in the corner for a while and let 'er sweat.

Title: Re: How Do YOU Do it?
Post by: Eric Krewson on May 05, 2014, 09:48:03 am

I tiller on the long string with my gizmo until I can run the gizmo up the limbs with the pencil 1/16" off the limbs and not make a mark. At this point I go to the short string to drop poundage and refine the tiller. After I get to the short string I never unstring the bow during scraping sessions.