Sudbury bow questions

[Woody roberts]

I’ve hacked out 2 of my interpretation of the Sudbury bow. One is hickory stave that’s been cut awhile but still at 15%. I’ll let it get lower before I start on it. The other is hackberry that I cut today. Be a bit on that one.

I’m not sure how to tiller these. My plan is to start at the tips and work slowly inward.
All tips, warnings, criticism,etc welcomed.

[bradsmith2010]

put it on long string bend it post pics,, you will get advice,, 

[Woody roberts]

Pics are difficult for me on this site. I have to shrink them down and then they post distorted.

[bradsmith2010]

shrink them a little more and they wont distort,,
email them to me I will post, info@bradsmithgallery.com

[Kidder]

Pics are difficult for me on this site. I have to shrink them down and then they post distorted.

Weylin Olive put together a sticky thread on photographing and also posting pictures to this site using a photo hosting site. It’s a little bit of work but the results are way better. Its 3rd from the top of the “bows” section.

[bassman211]

From the fall of 2014 through spring of 2015 I made 6 Sudbury style bows all from Hickory. I made the first one as close to the original as possible. It felt spongy at the riser ,and limb heavy, so I shortened ,and  narrowed, and thinned the limbs on the rest. They were all 60, to 62 inches long. When done each had 1 to 2 inches of set, but better suited my 25 draw length. They are nice looking bows when finished , but have nothing on a good pyramid designed hickory bow, so I never built another one. I used a gizmo to tiller mine.

[Woody roberts]

I like the pyramid style. I’ve built 7 bows this summer on that style. Just wanted to do something different.

[WhistlingBadger]

I'm a little late to the party here, and I'm no expert on tillering, but I love sudburys and I've build a couple.  I make the tips fairly narrow and just a bit stiff, slightly "eifel towered" from the wide mid limb.  I tiller it so it looks about right.  How's that for scientific?

[bradsmith2010]

looks bout right,, is perfect,,

[Woody roberts]

Got the hickory done last week. I just started filleting cautiously and it come out great. After shooting it in its 45 lb at 26”. I really like it but as said above it has nothing on a good pyramid bow. But it is something different. Doing the final sanding on my Mollegabit now

[bassman211]

Let us see some Pics. Length ,width,  and thickness, unstrung profile ,and full draw, nad whether it has a  working riser, or non working riser etc.

[Woody roberts]

I haven’t took any pics yet. Bow is 64” to the tips. Widest part of the limb is 10” from center of the handle. 4” handle that is 1-1/8” front to back and 7/8” wide. Straight taper from the end of the handle to the widest part of the limb. Straight taper from there to 1/2” wide at the nock. Thickness at nock =1/2” , wide part of limb=1-3/4” x 9/16” at 2” from end of handle = 1-1/4” wide by 11/16” thick.
It doesn’t bend through the handle at my 26” draw. I suspect it would with a longer draw.
It’s pretty average on speed, pushing a 550 gr arrow 140 FPS. Once again it would go faster with a longer draw.
Started out at 52 lb at 26 but is now at 45 lb. very pleasant to shoot and seems very forgiving.
I like it a lot.