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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: need help removing a twist
« Reply #15 on: January 27, 2010, 12:53:45 am »
I'd say tiller normally. Remember to look at the tiller from both sides. Jawge
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Offline gilbarbarian

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Re: need help removing a twist
« Reply #16 on: January 27, 2010, 01:17:07 am »
here are some more.  thanks for any advice


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Offline Tom Leemans

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Re: need help removing a twist
« Reply #17 on: January 27, 2010, 02:45:23 pm »
I'd get it bending a bit more before I decided, but that's not too much twist. Some heat, a lever clamped to the limb and some weight should take care of it then. I had a stove pipe straight stave with natural reflex twist in opposite directions, once I got it to floor tiller. I clamped the handle in a vise and used a 24" quick clamp, a couple bungee cords hooked to the end of the rod, and a couple applications from a heat gun to get rid of the twist. You'd never know it was there when I finished. The nice thing about using the quick grip clamps was that you could easily see where you started, how much you counter twisted it, and where you ended up when it was cooled and unhooked from the bungees.

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Re: need help removing a twist
« Reply #18 on: January 27, 2010, 04:19:12 pm »
Tiller it normal.  That small amount of twist will probably not even be noticeable when the bow is tillered to your final draw length.  Keep on going you barely got the limbs moving.  Post pics as you go and we can help ya out.

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Offline gilbarbarian

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Re: need help removing a twist
« Reply #19 on: January 27, 2010, 07:02:27 pm »
Not sure when to take it off the tillering string and put a real bowstring on it

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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: need help removing a twist
« Reply #20 on: January 27, 2010, 07:03:48 pm »
Get the near handle wood moving out to mid limb. Jawge
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Re: need help removing a twist
« Reply #21 on: January 27, 2010, 07:57:23 pm »
keep going near the handle or the whole limb?

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Re: need help removing a twist
« Reply #22 on: January 27, 2010, 09:56:00 pm »
Get the near handle wood moving out to mid limb. Jawge

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Re: need help removing a twist
« Reply #23 on: January 27, 2010, 10:00:37 pm »
Yeah what Jawge and El D said.

You are on the right track though.  Looking good.

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Re: need help removing a twist
« Reply #24 on: January 28, 2010, 11:21:57 am »


both sides, sorry for going slow. any more advice

Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: need help removing a twist
« Reply #25 on: January 28, 2010, 11:45:31 am »
Looking better. I'll be back later. Make some nice black pencil lines at the end of the fades. Make sure the limbs  are starting to bend there. Right limb needs more bending from the fades out to just before mid limb. Left limb about 6 inches from fades out to 6 in. I'll tell you how I determine the limb's readiness for the short string. Not time now. May be El can do the green lines. I can't. Gotta go. Jawge
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Re: need help removing a twist
« Reply #26 on: January 28, 2010, 11:47:20 am »
I agree Jawge...here is my Opinion...take it with a Grain of Salt....remove wood where I have the Arrows...all of these Lines and the Elipse should help you understand wh ;)y .......

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Re: need help removing a twist
« Reply #27 on: January 28, 2010, 05:21:22 pm »


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I took some off the grip as well. do I still need more off per the previous post.

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Re: need help removing a twist
« Reply #28 on: January 28, 2010, 05:51:36 pm »
how is it so far and my hands say "am I done scraping yet"

Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: need help removing a twist
« Reply #29 on: January 28, 2010, 06:16:18 pm »
Not quite ready for that yet but too late. LOL. Lowere the brace and get the near handle wood moving more out to mid limb. Jawge
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