Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: KS51 on February 17, 2015, 11:51:00 pm
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Hoping you guys can offer some tiller advice. This bow is 70-1/2" NtN, 1-1/2" wide, 6 " out of the fades then tapering to 7/16" tips, handle area including fades is only about 7". My target is 50# @ 32". This is Trapped Bamboo - Cherry - Hickory and originally had 1-1/2" of reflex. It is currently pulling to 24" @ 50#. Here are unbraced, braced, and draw pictures. Do you think I can reach my target draw and weight? I'm not sure and I've never tillered to that draw length before.
(http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd44/kmsnake/20150217_214944.jpg)
(http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd44/kmsnake/20150217_192858.jpg)
(http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd44/kmsnake/20150217_195354.jpg)
All opinions are welcome.
Ken
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I got outter needs a little removal
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Looking good so far but I wouldn't touch the inner limbs at the moment, try working from mid to outer a little.
The main thing that I would be doing from now on out is really eyeballing where it is taking set. The set and it's location will tell you everything you need to know.
I would unstring the bow and trace the profile of the back onto the tillering board (with something removable!) then every time I exercised it after wood removal I would immediately unstring it and compare it to the traced profile.
Follow the mantra of no set inner limb, a little mid limb and the rest outer limb.
I use this method all the time now and it's hard to get an incorrect tiller - the wood tells you everything!
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mikekeswick is a very smart man............