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ocd
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tiller
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June 09, 2012, 07:18:00 PM »
I am building a 66" one pc. longbow. lower limb is stiffer than the top by 3/8 of an inch when I measure tiller from fades to string. I have tried to lighten the lower limb by every means I know and the best I have been able to achieve is 1/4 tiller. The bottom limb is very close to final size and I still have to shape the top limb. which will probably cause me to lose any progress I have made . My question is are there any tricks that I could try to better my tiller or at least maintain my progress after shaping the top limb? I guess I could shoot for a 64" bow and move the top nock.If I did this any suggestion on how far to move the top nock?
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monterey
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Re: tiller
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June 09, 2012, 09:41:00 PM »
You can probably shorten the top a bit and not have to go as short as 64". To avoid cutting into the upper limb, you could use a wedge tied tightly in place and try moving it around. I don't have pic of this but someone will probably come up with one.
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Monterey
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Dan Landis
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Re: tiller
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June 09, 2012, 09:56:00 PM »
ocd, is this a self bow or other type, glass, etc. Also, if you could post a few pics it would really help to evaluate what you got going on....Dan
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ocd
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June 10, 2012, 11:58:00 AM »
will try to get some pics together thank you for your responses.
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ocd
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June 10, 2012, 11:59:00 AM »
Sorry forgot to add that this is a glass laminate bow.
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