Started new board bow! updated! new tiller pic! help please!

[lebhuntfish]

Thanks PA, I was considering shortening it to increase the draw weight. I was thinking on using the formula I found on YouTube by one of the members of this site.  I guess if I shorten the levers before I finish the tillering then I can kinda start over in a way right?  Well it looks like I got my work but out for me for the weekend. I'm kinda slow, which is a good thing I guess. But I felt like I WAS rushing the tillering.  Which plays on my impatient side, (need to work on that some more)

I made a really nice shooting flat bow that had 1/4" difference between top and bottom limb and it shoots fast and smooth. I will hopefully post some more pictures this weekend. Thanks again, Patrick.

[PAHunter]

As they say, "as soon as you feel impatient, go have a beer and continue another time." 

[lebhuntfish]

Well I worked on it for a while tonight, and I got it bending better out towards the levers. How do you think the tiller looks now? The top limb is on the right in the picture.  I'm only off by about 3/16 me an inch now from top limb to bottom limb. The bottom is a little stiffer still.  Tell me what you think I am open to any help and comments. Thanks, Patrick.

 

[SLIMBOB]

I think you just gotta shoot it now, see how it feels.  Looks a bit stiff on the left to me, but it may shoot better that way.

[lebhuntfish]

Your right SLIMBOB, the left is a little stiff. I did manage to shoot it twice before it got dark on me. It shot a lot better than last night. The hand shock is considerably less but it's still there a bit. I WAS thinking on taking about 20 more sanding passes off the bottom limb to see if that helps. Once I have the tiller fixed then I plan on cutting it down some to put me back to my draw weight. Thanks, Patrick

[SLIMBOB]

Hard to tell from the pics, but it looks to me like you can still lighten those tips a bunch which could help.

[lebhuntfish]

Your right bud, the tips are still full thickness of the board. After the fades it goes from 1/1/4"wide to 1/2"tips. I do Plan on removing some weight from those levers. Thanks, Patrick

[mikekeswick]

The upper (right) limb is bending too much close to the fades. The inner third really.
What you should be watching is where any set appears. You should be aiming for none at the handle and it increasing progressively the further out the working limb you go.
Set is your guide to how good your tiller is...and it never lies 

[lebhuntfish]

Thanks Mike, that is something I haven't heard or read before. About the set. I will work on the outer part of that limb and just clean up the whole thing. Them see what the tiller lookes like. Thanks guy's so much! Patrick.