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Title: High crown tiller ?
Post by: ---GUTSHOT---> on July 07, 2016, 10:27:43 am

I'm working on a maple bow with a very high crown. So far I've concaved the bellys 2/3 down from handle to where the crown stops. Is the only way to tiller is sandpaper around a big socket or does any one else out there have a better way to tiller the concaved area.  Thanks Paul

Title: Re: High crown tiller ?
Post by: Aaron H on July 07, 2016, 10:34:49 am

Gooseneck scraper should work well

Title: Re: High crown tiller ?
Post by: osage outlaw on July 07, 2016, 10:45:25 am

Do you have a good quality scrap piece of steel like a circular saw blade?  You could make a scraper with a diameter that will fit your bow limb. 

Title: Re: High crown tiller ?
Post by: ---GUTSHOT---> on July 07, 2016, 10:53:32 am

Osage I have plenty of skill saw blades that's a good idea thanks

Title: Re: High crown tiller ?
Post by: Josh B on July 07, 2016, 10:58:56 am

Since you've already got a start on the hollow limb design, I'll just offer this for future reference.  Maple is plenty strong in tension to just leave the belly flat and tiller as normal even with the high crown.  I've made quite a few maple sapling bows that way.  Since I haven't gotten very far on the hollow limb I'm working on, I'm afraid I can't be of much help on this one.  Josh

Title: Re: High crown tiller ?
Post by: George Tsoukalas on July 07, 2016, 04:46:23 pm

I usually leave sapling bows around 2 inches longer to counteract the crown. Can't help with hollow limbs. Jawge

Title: Re: High crown tiller ?
Post by: mikekeswick on July 10, 2016, 02:16:52 pm

Don't worry! It will be fine with a flat belly :)

Title: Re: High crown tiller ?
Post by: bushboy on July 11, 2016, 05:12:46 pm

I have sharpen a old spoon with a single bevel with some success. Might even make a toothing style spoon.