old bow

[jasmartell]

I recently perchased a "Polar" Bear bow from an antique shop. It is in fair condition with two small cracks in the belly glass running long with the riser. Leather on the shelf and handle in good condition and no other real goods or bads. It didn't have a string at the shop so I bought it and made a string and strung it up. Its slightly out of tiller, shoots ok with very mild hand shock. Being that it is a glass bow,recurve, is there a way to treat the tiller back with heat, wet or dry, or any other methods. Any advise will help, thanks

[Shawn Leonard]

It is not out of tiller, if you look at a lot of old Bear bows they look like that. I have a Polar it is the same way, I have a 63 Gogleg Grizzly, same way. 59 Kodiak, same way. It is just how they are made. Shawn

[jasmartell]

It does shoot fairly well and as I mentioned it has very little hand shock, which it tiller was the case it would be noticable yah.

[Ric O'Shay]

I bought a FBTD new in 1986. It was 3/8" reverse tillered. Hand shocky and could not get decent arrow flight. Factory said there was nothing wrong with the bow. Finally asked a custom bowyer to look at it, he agreed it was reversed tillered. He put it on the sander and got the thing corrected. Shot wonderfully and absolutely no handshock.