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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Tree_Ninja on November 30, 2014, 08:03:26 pm

Title: Oceanspray tiller check
Post by: Tree_Ninja on November 30, 2014, 08:03:26 pm

  Hey Folks,
 
 
     This is my "3rd" bow I'm in the process of tillering. 

   It's Oceanspray harvested around feb. It had a bunch of deflex, and a bit of a crook which I heat treated out with a heat-gun and olive oil. So far the stave has held bend repair nicely, the deflex however has come back a bit.

   It's 57" NTN and so far I guess its 60#@27" (It takes both arms to pull down when on the tiller tree).








Anyhow, any tips on the tiller would be great.


         

Title: Re: Oceanspray tiller check
Post by: DC on November 30, 2014, 08:11:17 pm

I think it looks good but wait for a more experienced opinion. Buy a couple more blocks(pulleys) to give yourself a mechanical advantage on the tree. It made a big difference on mine.

Title: Re: Oceanspray tiller check
Post by: Tree_Ninja on November 30, 2014, 08:16:55 pm

  Thanks  DC,

  The right tip looks a little stiff still, I have a bunch of pulleys, (failed attempt at a canoe storage swing). I never thought about using them for tillering...

Title: Re: Oceanspray tiller check
Post by: DC on November 30, 2014, 08:30:15 pm

Yeah, I think I can see that. When I first started this I had a direct drive tree and my mind would not let me pull beyond 35#. When I put a couple of pulleys in it that problem just dissappeared

Title: Re: Oceanspray tiller check
Post by: burchett.donald on November 30, 2014, 08:30:37 pm

 If the right limb is your lower it might look different off the tree with you doing the pulling, lower limb might come around just a hair and be perfect. Looks awesome 8)  Set your nock point and take a self draw picture and I bet it will be on the money...
                                                                                                            Don

Title: Re: Oceanspray tiller check
Post by: bow101 on November 30, 2014, 10:16:00 pm

Looks pretty darn good, nice to see another OS bowyer on board.

Title: Re: Oceanspray tiller check
Post by: mikekeswick on December 01, 2014, 02:11:05 am

Yes draw them by hand from say 4 -5 inches short of your intended drawlength and use the timer to tkae hand drawn pictures. Hand drawing puts different stresses on a bow than a tillering tree does, The lower limb is almost always weak when it comes to hand drawing.

Title: Re: Oceanspray tiller check
Post by: randman on December 02, 2014, 12:08:12 am

Looks real nice....what everyone else said......you could raise your brace height a bit....can we see an unbraced shot? I don't need to see a profile shot, knowing ocean spray like I do, I know it's just a slender tapering thing...
Looks like you got a nice stash. You must be on Vancouver IS. or in the NW to get nice big ones like that. Love the stuff