Tillering tree help for NEWBIE

[1oldbowguy]

   

[broketooth]

this is a pic of my tiller tree. all i did was find a stud on my garage wall.i made a vertical line at that location and attached a 2x4 to that stud about 30" long. this vertical line is also the center of my grid. here is a pic the grid goes 3 ft in both directions. the squares are 3"x3"  3 is a prime number and divides evenly in a 3' section with no brain work.. you do however need to make sure your horizantal lines are level and your vertical line is plumb. good luck ruddy

[hova]

i like that rudd.


i have to figure something out , my tree is a stick , and i cut it up so i could make it into a tree , just havent gotten around to it yet...


-hov

[okie64]

I just use a 2x 6 nailed to the wall in my shop. Its got a notch cut in the center of  the top of it for the bow to set in and notches cut to center every 2 inches down to 30 inches.

[John Scifres]

Mine's pretty simple.  Just a 2x4 block lagged to a stud with a pulley lagged near the floor.

 

I marked the draw lengths on the wall with a Sharpie.  Make sure to mark them 1-1/4" or so from the cradle since we measure draw length to the back of the handle.

I put a level line off the cradle and a couple more at 12" and 18" just for visual reference.

 

[1oldbowguy]

This will help out and thanks all.

[scrub-buster]

Use 2 pulleys.  It will make it a lot easier to pull back.  Attach your cord down by the floor, run it up to a pulley that you hook on your bow string, then run it back down to another pulley mounted by the floor.  Leave a few feet of extra cord and make a handle.  I made my string longer so I could stand back several feet when I pull it to full draw.  It's safer and I feel I can get a better view of both limbs bending.

[Roy from Pa]

I use 1/8th steel cable, "Garage door cable", instead of a rope, much smaller diameter and you don't have to worry about it wearing thin and breaking when your leaning back pulling the bow. I have a 3 inch pulley mounted on the bottom. Might try the 2 pulley idea though.

 

[1oldbowguy]

Thanks scrub-buster, I like the idea of standing back just in case and Roy, thanks for the site, really shows the thing in action.

[John Scifres]

But that's how I get my workout.  Tillering keeps the bi's and tri's tight.  Not bad on the back muscles either.  

[Roy Steele]

Scrub I've also use 2 pullys but use inch strap instead of rope. I also like to step back  5 or 6 ft and look mine over.