Tiller Question

[DC]

When I'm tillering, one thing I do is watch just outside the fades of both limbs. (red and green arrows). If, for example, the limb by the red arrow rises as I draw the bow I take it to mean that the right limb(in this case) is stronger. Am I right? Would I always be right?

[Dances with squirrels]

1) Probably

2) No, not necessarily always right

We could write a book on the reasons why

[DC]

How about a DVD? Thanks

[Pat B]

The nocking point can do it too if it's a little off.
 Unless it's way off it may not with a hand held bow because the hand will compensate more so than the static tree.

[Del the cat]

Yes... with the nocking point caveat stated by Pat B.
The bow acts like a see saw (teeter toter in the US?)
Del

[lleroy]

could in this case the left recurve be "working" more than the right one?

[DC]

The nocking point can do it too if it's a little off.
 Unless it's way off it may not with a hand held bow because the hand will compensate more so than the static tree.

The bow is free to rock, the tree has a curved saddle.

could in this case the left recurve be "working" more than the right one?

The question is generic, I just grabbed this picture at random and put some marks on it to show where i was looking

[bownarra]

Mark a line where your arrow will pass, vertically down your board. Hook your pull rope on where your middle finger would sit on the string (if drawing by hand). Then as you pull on the rope it will either track straight down the line or deviate to the left or right. If it tracks straight down you have balance between the limbs if it tracks to the right your right limb is stiffer overall and vice versa.