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Offline CrazyHorse1969

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Tillering suggestions...?
« on: September 14, 2014, 01:51:06 pm »
I took this down a bit more since last week, mostly the lower limbs/tips (to .5"). Is it looking better? Thanks, guys.
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Re: Tillering suggestions...?
« Reply #1 on: September 14, 2014, 02:34:23 pm »
Outer 2/3 of each limb doesn't seem to be bending much.
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Re: Tillering suggestions...?
« Reply #2 on: September 14, 2014, 02:54:03 pm »
Quote from: Del the cat on September 14, 2014, 02:34:23 pm
Outer 2/3 of each limb doesn't seem to be bending much.
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I'd agree
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Offline bubby

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Re: Tillering suggestions...?
« Reply #3 on: September 14, 2014, 02:56:37 pm »
start scraping from 8" out to the tip both limbs
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Offline CrazyHorse1969

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Re: Tillering suggestions...?
« Reply #4 on: September 14, 2014, 02:57:31 pm »
Okay. Thanks, guys.
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Offline bradsmith2010

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Re: Tillering suggestions...?
« Reply #5 on: September 14, 2014, 03:21:48 pm »
yes looking better :)
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Offline scp

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« Reply #6 on: September 14, 2014, 05:30:50 pm »
Looks pretty good for me. I would start scraping the side of tips. You can even go for a Mollie if you stop scraping as soon as the tips start to bend.
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Offline CrazyHorse1969

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Re: Tillering suggestions...?
« Reply #7 on: September 14, 2014, 06:05:21 pm »
Thanks. I think I am getting even closer. See any issues? By the way, how do you rotate pictures when you attach them?
« Last Edit: September 14, 2014, 10:27:36 pm by CrazyHorse1969 »
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Offline CrazyHorse1969

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Re: Tillering suggestions...?
« Reply #8 on: September 14, 2014, 06:05:54 pm »
One more...
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Offline son of massey

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Re: Tillering suggestions...?
« Reply #9 on: September 14, 2014, 08:55:14 pm »
It looks better in the lower limb, but hingy in the upper out of the fade. The outer limbs still look a bit stiff. The pic where you are drawing the bow look much better than the ones with the brick background to me, so if you are getting close I would focus more on them as a drawn picture seems to be more true than one sitting on a tillering stick.
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Offline CrazyHorse1969

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Re: Tillering suggestions...?
« Reply #10 on: September 14, 2014, 09:32:31 pm »
Thanks. Any suggestions regarding dealing with "hinges"?
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Offline scp

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Re: Tillering suggestions...?
« Reply #11 on: September 14, 2014, 09:36:29 pm »
If you are almost there in draw weight, I would try heat treating the hinge.
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Offline CrazyHorse1969

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« Reply #12 on: September 14, 2014, 09:38:47 pm »
So heat that spot and bend it a bit in the opposite direction?
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Offline CrazyHorse1969

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Re: Tillering suggestions...?
« Reply #13 on: September 14, 2014, 09:41:22 pm »
It draws just above 50# @ 27", and I am okay taking it down to 45# but, hopefully, no less than that.
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Offline bradsmith2010

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Re: Tillering suggestions...?
« Reply #14 on: September 14, 2014, 10:20:50 pm »
just try to even out the top limb, bending toward the outer part,, and see how she looks,, you can heat treat if that does not work,,
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