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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: MaceG on May 23, 2009, 08:13:22 pm

Title: Tiller check, please...
Post by: MaceG on May 23, 2009, 08:13:22 pm

Or should I have it bending more before I ask?
http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/1694/ashtiller.jpg

Thanks alot, guys.

Title: Re: Tiller check, please...
Post by: George Tsoukalas on May 23, 2009, 08:23:19 pm

Looks pretty thick. Don't force it. Looks like it needs to bend more  from mid limb on to the nocks. Jawge

Title: Re: Tiller check, please...
Post by: MaceG on May 23, 2009, 09:02:44 pm

Yes sir, she's thick. Gonna go work on that right now.
I'll be back, Mr. Jawge.

Thanks.

Title: Re: Tiller check, please...
Post by: MaceG on May 24, 2009, 09:11:17 pm

Well, I rushed it.

Title: Re: Tiller check, please...
Post by: Weylin on May 24, 2009, 09:18:43 pm

oh no, that doesnt sound good. did it break? :-\

Title: Re: Tiller check, please...
Post by: MaceG on May 25, 2009, 05:06:37 pm

No, she didn't break. Just took too much off too fast, I think.
And now I got a couple inches of set.
The result: http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/5271/ashtiller2.jpg

Title: Re: Tiller check, please...
Post by: Aosda on May 25, 2009, 10:12:53 pm

Not shaping up too badly, although I notice that you're not in the nock on the left limb.  Was that intentional?  Don't worry about your poundage though, concentrate on your tiller.  Even a light weight bow is still good.  Great for shooting for form and learning.

Title: Re: Tiller check, please...
Post by: MaceG on May 25, 2009, 10:49:33 pm

Yeah, she's got a third nock.  ;)
Piked it a little on the lower limb, left that lower nock for a stringer (of sorts. Actually just use my tiller string. Put it over my bow string in the upper limb, and my last nock in the lower limb).
Oh, and that 2" of set turned out to be mostly string follow.  ::)

So I'll scrape her down some in the fades and see if I can get her down a little closer.

Thanks a bunch for the help.

Title: Re: Tiller check, please...
Post by: Aosda on May 25, 2009, 11:24:17 pm

Be careful on the left limb.  Do you see where a hinge might be starting mid-limb?

Title: Re: Tiller check, please...
Post by: MaceG on May 26, 2009, 01:44:44 am

So take wood off both sides of the hinge, right?