back me up on tiller... patch installed.

[JW_Halverson]

so ya don't think i should take it any further before heating in the reflex?

I think if you are going to heat in reflex now would be fine.  Then sand out those pencil marks!!!

With the new reflex added, you would add new straight pencil marks. 

[echatham]

hmm...  and if i couldn't fit a straight line on the limb due to the reflex?

[Buckeye Guy]

Only need the line thru the bending character part of the limb !

[echatham]

yeah that makes sense... thanks!

[DuBois]

Got my eyes on this one for sure. Keep I coming 

[dbb]

I learned something today,the day is not wasted 
Nifty trick...and so simple,good one!

[echatham]

Puttin in a little reflex

[echatham]

Took the reflex nicely.  This is the hardest part... Waiting the couple days to resume tillering.  I already have a name in mind for this one: "Patience".  Im forcing myself to have it.  Every problem with every bow i have made is the result of rushing.

[Dances with squirrels]

That looks good.

[echatham]

thanks Jeff.  think its safe to check tiller tomorrow?  get to low brace maybe? 

[Jodocus]

Every problem with every bow i have made is the result of rushing.

What really helps me with that is simply to work several bows at a time. I usually have about five in the pipeline. Like this, there is always something to do that suits my mood. And makes it easy to leave alone bows that are not ready or where I need to do some more thinking before proceeding.

[echatham]

What really helps me with that is simply to work several bows at a time. I usually have about five in the pipeline. Like this, there is always something to do that suits my mood. And makes it easy to leave alone bows that are not ready or where I need to do some more thinking before proceeding.

well i kinda have that going on... got the HHB Molly that you can see up above my tillering tree.... but i stay pretty much angry at that one 

[Pappy]

Thats looking good,if you didn't heat treat,just heated enough to add the reflex you should be good to go in a day or so. Some only wait till it is cools and move on. I usually give it a day or at least over night if I do it in the evening.
 Pappy

[echatham]

How would you guys handle this?  Drill it out?  Get some super glue in there?  Im gonna leave extra wood around it either way.  Its right in the fade.

[DarkSoul]

I don't have any experience with osage. But since I don't see a marking of the knot on the back of the bow, it must be a loose knot and new rings have grown on top of it. I'm inclined to remove the dark, rotten wood. It'll probably fall out half way through the process. You can leave the cavity (I think it's cool) or fill it with a glue/osage dust mixture. It appears to be in a non-bending section of the fade anyway.