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Offline lenador

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Re: My first bow build along. (red oak D bow)
« Reply #45 on: October 19, 2014, 04:52:43 pm »
Yeah that's what I was just researching. I figured that the steep string angle changes the way it flexed. But I was afraid that bracing it prematurely might be a bad idea as well
 
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« Reply #46 on: October 19, 2014, 04:54:43 pm »
Just a string the same lenght as the bow
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« Reply #47 on: October 19, 2014, 05:15:35 pm »
Per request.


Drawing 40lbs in this picture.
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« Reply #48 on: October 19, 2014, 05:26:45 pm »
I would remove the string and refloor tiller.is the string tight or is the bow showing set?
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« Reply #49 on: October 19, 2014, 05:28:34 pm »
The string is tight.
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« Reply #50 on: October 19, 2014, 05:33:08 pm »
Sorry,i ment just long enough to get on but not to short as to make it bend for now.
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« Reply #51 on: October 19, 2014, 09:45:49 pm »
Okay. I was having a hard time with the whole floor tiller. Seems like I can't get a good look at it. But it is something I want to practice because I'd like to make a survival bow some day and I plan to make more bows.
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« Reply #52 on: October 20, 2014, 12:20:22 pm »
Your basically bendy in the middle. And no where else. Since it's a flat board draw a slight taper on the edge from tip to fade. That will be your basic taper then add sting and tiller. Don't pull back any farther than u need to to see a problem
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Re: My first bow build along. (red oak D bow)
« Reply #53 on: October 20, 2014, 12:38:23 pm »
Floor tiller to me is more of a feel and not what it looks like. It is the feel of how it bends, and where it bends. Some members here don't even use a tiller rack.
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« Reply #54 on: October 20, 2014, 05:03:10 pm »
Yeah the floor tiller definitely helped me get it where it is. At first it was mostly bending on just the onenside and I could feel the handle pull away so could really just feel it. But I'm sure as I make more bows I get more of a feel.
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« Reply #55 on: October 20, 2014, 05:37:43 pm »
Looks like your off to a great start. It's been said already, but stay away from the middle for a bit and try to get the outer limbs bending a little more.

Be sure not to leave it on the tiller stick any longer than is absolutely necessary. You just want to get a look at the tiller and then get it off of there 'cause the longer its held drawn the more stressed it will be. And that translates to more set.

Good luck and have fun.
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« Reply #56 on: October 21, 2014, 08:59:56 am »
Thanks,
Yeah I'm going to take a taper off from the tip to the beginning of the widths taper and see where that gets me.
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Offline randman

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« Reply #57 on: October 21, 2014, 01:47:12 pm »
I use floor tillering as an opportunity to sight down the length of the limb. You can tell a lot about the curve and how it's bending that way. You can spot flat spots and where it's bending too much. It should make a nice arc like it would sighting down a finished bow. Kind of like sighting down your arrows to see the crooked spots. Only after it's looks like it's bending smoothly do I even put it on the tree to look at it that way with a long string or sometimes I go right to brace.
Like everyone else said: get the outer limbs coming around more....stay away from the middle....all your set is right in the middle.
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« Reply #58 on: October 21, 2014, 08:29:08 pm »
I re floor tillered it and felt good about it. Threw it on the stand at a 5.5" brace and this picture is pulling 42lbs at 24". As you can see the left side needs some work. I'll pull it off and work on that and see where I'm at. After this picture it has 1.5" of set. Some.if that is from the natural kink it had to begins with.

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« Reply #59 on: October 22, 2014, 08:42:00 am »
A better view

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