help tiller my reflex/deflex

[mitchman]

http://paleoplanet69529.yuku.com/topic/21219


its on this link sorry im lazy

[Ryano]

Your bending way to much in the handle area and not at all in the mid limbs.  Stay away from the handle area and carefuly scrape the mid limbs.

[Badger]

    I think to save this bow you will have to drop the weight considerably from what you planned. The handle is bending far too much. Steve

[George Tsoukalas]

Good advice above. Jawge

[ballista]

  that's looking a bit rough, i cant say much that will sound anything different than what badger said though- its not primitive, but you might want to glue a riser, you'd have to get the handle jointed flush though- its not as hard as it sounds, you might be able t odo it via sander. -jimmy

[mitchman]

thanks thats what i was going to do. thats what i thought at first but i tillered it to like 15 without the rflex or deflex and it looked fine. i think that by heating it twicce i might have wekened it so im gluing a riser on.

[Badger]

Mitch, how many straight bows have you got under your belt so far? Not trying to discourage you but your bends mid limb are much too abrubt. You need a gentle curve. I would go ahead and toiller that one out for fun and just start a new one. Fixing mistakes is often harder than just starting over. Good luck, Steve

[adb]

Yikes!!

[mitchman]

haha ya it was my first time reflexing. i thought i may have overdone it a little   anyways ill try to finish it and maybe it will work. what are the disadvantages of having such a steep angle curve like mine is?

[adb]

Disadvantages? Getting it to bend evenly, in a nice arc. That sharp of an angle is a hinge before you start!

[mitchman]

o ok

[JackCrafty]

The long string technique tends to amplify the bending in the center.  If you still want to keep it, I would recommend floor tillering this bow and then using a low brace when checking tiller.  As already mentioned, you will have to remove a lot of wood to get this bow working properly.  You can also un-steam some of the reflex so that it is not so abrupt.  My 2 cents.

[a finnish native]

you could also glue a riser handle to the handle part, so it would make the handle stiff, and the outer limbs bending more.