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Offline upstatenybowyer

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ELB tiller (tiller complete)
« on: February 09, 2019, 06:00:26 pm »
Does this look right for an ELB tiller? Please feel free to be as honest as possible!  :OK

Thanks  :D
« Last Edit: February 13, 2019, 02:26:59 pm by upstatenybowyer »
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Offline Badger

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Re: ELB tiller
« Reply #1 on: February 09, 2019, 06:13:50 pm »
  I think it looks good! I would like to see just a tad more bend in the mid limbs but your bow still looks good as you have it.
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Offline Sticks

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Re: ELB tiller
« Reply #2 on: February 09, 2019, 06:19:34 pm »
I would sure be pleased with it,how does it shoot looks like you may have heat treated it by the picture?
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Offline wizardgoat

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Re: ELB tiller
« Reply #3 on: February 09, 2019, 08:23:17 pm »
Mid limb to tips could come around more.
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Offline upstatenybowyer

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Re: ELB tiller
« Reply #4 on: February 10, 2019, 06:53:03 am »
Great. thanks you guys.  :OK

Haven't shot it a whole lot yet Sticks. It's currently 70# at 27" which is my absolute limit for weight. I wanted to see if I could make a heavy ELB. You're right, it's heat-treated hickory. 
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Offline Pat B

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Re: ELB tiller
« Reply #5 on: February 10, 2019, 09:55:57 am »
Is that a standard ELB cross section, narrow and deep? If so you did very well with that hickory.  I also think the mid to outer limbs could bend a tad more.
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Offline DC

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Re: ELB tiller
« Reply #6 on: February 10, 2019, 10:06:36 am »
My two bits worth. Take a bit off the yellow and a bit more off the red.

PS and now I'm not sure about the yellow, do the red first ;D ;D
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Offline Badger

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Re: ELB tiller
« Reply #7 on: February 10, 2019, 10:18:02 am »
That is exactly how I see it DC.
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Re: ELB tiller
« Reply #8 on: February 10, 2019, 10:32:59 am »
Wheww!
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: ELB tiller
« Reply #9 on: February 10, 2019, 11:11:14 am »
Yup, pretty good, but what they all said  :)
Don't over do it, just a bit of fiddlin' and fettlin'
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Offline bradsmith2010

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Re: ELB tiller
« Reply #10 on: February 10, 2019, 11:37:30 am »
what they said,, that being said,, thats what makes those bows so cool,, there is a bit of room for interpretation on the tiller,,and the bow will tolerate some varience,, a good example would be if the bow is a bit long you could whip tiller a bit,, etc etc,,
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Offline upstatenybowyer

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Re: ELB tiller
« Reply #11 on: February 10, 2019, 01:58:22 pm »
Alright, thanks again.  :D

I believe it is Pat. I got the starting dimensions from Del a while back.  :OK

Love the red and yellow for reference Don. Much appreciated.

This is great. Why just settle for your own eye when you can get a bunch?  (-S
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Offline DC

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Re: ELB tiller
« Reply #12 on: February 10, 2019, 02:02:33 pm »
The extra eyes really help. Sometimes you can stare at these things and you just seem to brain dead ;D
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Offline upstatenybowyer

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Re: ELB tiller
« Reply #13 on: February 11, 2019, 04:48:55 pm »
Is this a bit better?
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: ELB tiller
« Reply #14 on: February 12, 2019, 12:57:34 am »
Here's my take on it:-
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