Coming along....... Finished bow picture added

[George Tsoukalas]

Art, oh no! Did I tillering stick? No, I don't use it. LOL. I use a rope and pulley. I long string tiller out to 10 inches of string movement which brings me to just about brace height or may be a little beyond which is virtually the same as floor tillering. I seek 5# over target weight and good limb bending. This puts final target weight at 10-15# over the weight I want. Then I string with the short string. Gives me an indication when the stave is ready to be strung. My bows are not whip tillered. I see no need for going beyond the 10 inches of string movement. I've made all my bows with this method. It works. Tillering string size is a non factor for me. That's my story and I am sticking to it.    Jawge

[tim roberts]

Well tonight I worked on the inner limbs, and I think I got them working a little bit better?  I still need to do some work on the ends, but I think it is looking better.............the limb to the left side of the picture is the lower limb, and it is an 1 1/2" shorter than the upper limb.............

 

Comments.............please  

[Art B]

Looking good Tim. As I mentioned earlier, you're going to have a slightly different profile look with the long tillering string vs a shorter or permanent string. With the long string you want to see slightly more bend at fades with stiffer than normal tips. When you go to the short string the stress shifts from the inner limbs outwards placing more stress on the tips.

If you run a straight edge (from bow tip to bow tip) across you computer screen it looks like your lower limb needs a little work to even out tiller (pics are often deceiving though). If your back and sides are sanded then perhaps it time for you to short string your bow.

ART B

[George Tsoukalas]

Tim, get some more bending- both limbs just past the fades. Jawge

[tim roberts]

Well tonight I worked a bit around the fade outs, and the limb tips.  I think I am ready to file in some knocks and start on the short string, am I getting ahead of myself????   :confused:  
Thanks for the help,

[4runr]

Looks good bud. Wish I was there to observe  

[tim roberts]

Thanks Kenny!
This last weekend I got an opportunity to go up to Montana and spent some time with Walt.  First he helped me get the bow I had been working on to an almost finshed state, got some final sanding to do and will post some pictures when done.  Then he taught me how to chase a ring and by the time we finished that evening we had a stave rough shaped and on the caul being heated treated.  That one needs to stay in the bathroom for a few days and then I will start bringing that one to final shape and tiller.  
Thanks again Walt for all the help!  

[tim roberts]

Yesterday I got the knocks cleaned up, the file marks out of the handle, sanded the scratchs out, and then touched it up with some 320 sand paper.  Still got the finish to do and the handle to wrap, but other than that it is done!  It finished out 43# at 26", which is more than I expected.
We put ebony on the tips, and am going to wrap the handle with black leather.  Should be a beauty when done.
Thanks for all the help   !!!!!

[mwmwmb]

nice job

[Mounter]

Nice!!!!

[4runr]

Very nice job Tim!!
         

[Bjorn]

Excellent job!!

[B M A]

Great work Tim.  

[mike mcguire]

very nice job, the other two are on the way,  mike

[Pat B]

Well done!