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Title: Snaky osage tiller advice needed
Post by: Ink on March 14, 2014, 09:44:43 pm

Roughed this stave out last July and put it aside till I felt like messing with it. Well if feel like messing with it now. However I need a little advice on how to go about tillering this puppy. As character bows are something I have little experience with. It has 1 1/4" of deflex sitting right in the snaky area. Any tips on keeping the limbs even?

Title: Re: Snaky osage tiller advice needed
Post by: Ink on March 14, 2014, 09:45:11 pm

And some more

Title: Re: Snaky osage tiller advice needed
Post by: burchett.donald on March 14, 2014, 10:17:31 pm

Ink,
      I thought you had my stave there for a minute...I'm working one now that is very similar...I have floor tillered mine and plan on using a caul to straighten mine before tillering to low brace. Are you planning to tiller as is? Some heat correction would probably make it easier...

Title: Re: Snaky osage tiller advice needed
Post by: Ink on March 14, 2014, 10:23:50 pm

Was planning on as is. As long as I'm able to keep my eye from getting tricked. Would prefer not to apply heat to this one if possible.

Title: Re: Snaky osage tiller advice needed
Post by: Ink on March 14, 2014, 10:29:38 pm

Here it is on the long string, the right limbs looking a tad stiff coming out of the fade to me.

Title: Re: Snaky osage tiller advice needed
Post by: burchett.donald on March 14, 2014, 10:34:09 pm

The center of that limb will be a trick to watch...You keeping the last 6" stiff?

Title: Re: Snaky osage tiller advice needed
Post by: Ink on March 14, 2014, 10:58:27 pm

Was planning on it. Dependent on how well it bends in the rest of the limb

Title: Re: Snaky osage tiller advice needed
Post by: Ink on March 15, 2014, 03:50:04 pm

Okay so i had sasquatch over this morning and we brainstormed for a bit. I ended up removing some of the deflex with a little dry heat to help even up the limbs. Here is where im at right now. It's drawing to 20" on the tree right now. Let me know if you see anything that ain't bending the way it should be.

Title: Re: Snaky osage tiller advice needed
Post by: burchett.donald on March 15, 2014, 06:17:17 pm

Looking good so far, stay off the fades for now...Right limb looks a hair stiff in the center...
                                                                              Don

Title: Re: Snaky osage tiller advice needed
Post by: Ink on March 15, 2014, 10:33:01 pm

Welp here's the full draw. still got some draw weight to make adjustments if needed. Let me know if you see anything.

Title: Re: Snaky osage tiller advice needed
Post by: burchett.donald on March 15, 2014, 11:27:55 pm

 Center of the top limb looks a hair stiff...What weight do you want and where are now? If I was close I would scrape upper center and shoot it in then work to my weight JMHO...
                                                                                                                  Don

Title: Re: Snaky osage tiller advice needed
Post by: Ink on March 15, 2014, 11:32:17 pm

Im at 60# right now, was only shooting for 55 so it could stand to lose a few pounds. Gonna be shooting it in tmorrow morning, i'll try to work that section a little before i head out. Wanted to have it shot in today but it decided to rain  >:(

Title: Re: Snaky osage tiller advice needed
Post by: burchett.donald on March 15, 2014, 11:35:12 pm

Murphy's law Jason, have fun and good luck...
                                                                   Don

Title: Re: Snaky osage tiller advice needed
Post by: Ink on March 16, 2014, 09:22:55 am

Murphy is an a$& hole. :laugh:

Title: Re: Snaky osage tiller advice needed
Post by: 4dog on March 16, 2014, 09:54:50 am

lol  !