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Offline Lumberman

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Tiller check board bow
« on: September 05, 2016, 06:52:54 pm »
48# @ 26", I am not sure if I need to get the tips bending more.. Those of you that make D bows what would you do? I put the two draw pics because they might give a little different perspective on the top and bottom limbs in each
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Offline Dictionary

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Re: Tiller check board bow
« Reply #1 on: September 05, 2016, 07:11:25 pm »


I think you're right. Your tips need to bend a little bit more. This edited ellipse isn't completely centered, but that's what I'm seeing.
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Offline le0n

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Re: Tiller check board bow
« Reply #2 on: September 05, 2016, 08:50:12 pm »
I laid my drinking cup over my phone screen (custom zoom) and it looks good to me.
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Offline loon

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Re: Tiller check board bow
« Reply #3 on: September 05, 2016, 10:29:25 pm »
It seems slightly hingey between or on one of these.. it's hard to tell. maybe it's just an illusion because the bow's color is lighter there

Have you made a tillering gizmo? Seems essentially just a block of wood with a hole for a pencil in the middle

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Offline wizardgoat

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Re: Tiller check board bow
« Reply #4 on: September 05, 2016, 10:58:38 pm »
You can get your mid-outer limbs bending more. Go slow, they come around real quick
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: Tiller check board bow
« Reply #5 on: September 06, 2016, 03:06:50 am »
+1
Most of your bend is on the inner 1/3 of the limbs.
Lower has a slightly better curve.
Just narrowing the out half and rounding off corners may be enough to bring it round.
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Offline Lumberman

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Re: Tiller check board bow
« Reply #6 on: September 06, 2016, 06:37:59 am »
Thank you sirs!
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