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Offline Stick Bender

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Tiller Thoughts ? Design & any thing leaver bows !
« on: August 12, 2017, 08:54:57 am »
This is a stave I picked up from Clint about 1 1/2 years ago been ruffed & inside sense winter its 68 in. Lever bow I have it at 47 lb @27 right now Im heading to 29 1/2 @47lb any thoughts ? One fade is slightly more reflexed then the other started out with about 1 1/4 reflex & the bow is 1/8 positive in the pic ?
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Re: Tiller Thoughts ? Plus full final draw pics !
« Reply #1 on: August 12, 2017, 08:55:41 am »
Imediate unbraced
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« Reply #2 on: August 12, 2017, 09:18:16 am »
Nice work!!!
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Offline leonwood

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Re: Tiller Thoughts ?
« Reply #3 on: August 12, 2017, 10:29:52 am »
Looks good to me! With those lever bows I always start the bend directly from the fade to get a nice circular tiller and get as much working limb as possible.

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Re: Tiller Thoughts ?
« Reply #4 on: August 12, 2017, 10:38:15 am »
Nice looking bow, Stick. That’s a good layout for Osage. It’s “real” close to being tiller. Just a few scrapes in the middle of the working sections of both limbs should bring it home. As Leon mentioned, you’re looking for a circular shape on the working sections, and you’ve done a good job so far. Good luck, H.

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« Reply #5 on: August 12, 2017, 10:44:25 am »
Looking pretty good to me. You could get the lower limb near the fade bending a bit more and coming into both fades at the levers.
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Re: Tiller Thoughts ?
« Reply #6 on: August 12, 2017, 11:17:18 am »
Looks sweet to me, mind it looks like you could draw it back to your ear and shoot a warbow arrow  ;)
Oh, just re-read  :-[ and you are aiming for 29.5"  looks like she'll take it, can't wait for the FD pic :)
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Offline osage outlaw

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« Reply #7 on: August 12, 2017, 11:27:38 am »
It's looking good.  It could use a few scrapes at the fades.
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Offline Stick Bender

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Re: Tiller Thoughts ?
« Reply #8 on: August 12, 2017, 01:13:29 pm »
Ok here it is slightly heavy for shoot in and sand not perfect but shoots sweet & hard even with probably 3oz left in the tips or better to come off it took some more fairly even set and the top limb was the slightly deflexed one and took a bit more set decided to do this one ala natural  instead of inducing reflex and it turned out about neutral ,cant wait to get the tips down and chrony built this one for shooting heavy hunting arrows & pulled to 29 1/2 im hopping for some decent speed all coments & critic welcome this only my 3 rd lever bow could have probably got the upper fade working a bit more but im at weight and its shooting great !
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« Reply #9 on: August 12, 2017, 01:14:19 pm »
Imedeate unbrace
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Offline leonwood

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« Reply #10 on: August 12, 2017, 01:23:30 pm »
Nothing wrong with that! Looks really good. That will lauch those heavy arrows for sure, especially with your drawlength!

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Re: Tiller Thoughts ? Plus final full draw pics !
« Reply #11 on: August 12, 2017, 02:36:00 pm »
If I had to be critical I'd say your curtains could do with an inch off the bottom right ;)
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Re: Tiller Thoughts ? Plus final full draw pics !
« Reply #12 on: August 12, 2017, 02:38:22 pm »
I will tell Mrs Bender but hope you dont live to close for your own safety !!
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Offline bradsmith2010

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Re: Tiller Thoughts ? Plus final full draw pics !
« Reply #13 on: August 12, 2017, 03:24:30 pm »
looking great (SH)

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Re: Tiller Thoughts ? Plus final full draw pics !
« Reply #14 on: August 12, 2017, 03:24:40 pm »
Sweeeet!You nailed her pretty good!Some pretty good Indiana osage there too.Not counting the human manipulation factor which had a heck of a lot to do with the final outcome.A hunting weight arrow of 525 grains or better will fly just fine off that bow.
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