Tillering advice

[Benvse]

I was wondering if anyone had advice on the time length to tillering a bow. I know when tillering you need to make sure everything is bending correctly, but i was wondering how long should I wait before i bend the bow to the next notch on my tiller stand.
                                                                                                             Ben Vise

[DanaM]

If you have an even tiller with no hinges its time to move on

[Dauntless]

Make sure to exercise the bow after taking off wood.  Pull it to the intended notch on the tiller stand 20-30 times before checking the curve.  Try to get to brace height before tillering any further.  A good looking tiller at brace saves a lot of time down the road.  I actually don't tiller much after a good looking brace is achieved.  It seems to be downhill from there.

[Benvse]

Thank you for helping me with this I am so nervous to break another bow during tillering.

[islandpiper]

I probably spend more time floor tillering than I do on the tillering tree.  it seems like once I get them bending sort of evenly with a push on either end they go pretty fast on the tree. 

piper

[George Tsoukalas]

I think an important thing to grasp, in addition to the above great advice, is don't ever pull a bow further than it takes to expose a problem. You should think about using a rope and pulley rather than the t stick.  It's safer. Know one likes to break saves but it happens. I broke somewhere around 14 before I got a hunting weight shooter. After bow #3, I went to the rope and pulley. LOL. Jawge

[woodstick]

just take your time cause there aint no such thing as time on bow building. never pull past you desired finish draw weight i use a scale alot to keep it in check. i work my limbs bout 20 to 30 times before i move on to the next couple inches. i can change fast for the good and bad. when i first started i made alot of weaker bows than i wanted.