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Offline amazinglarry104

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Need some help tillering my first bow
« on: March 14, 2013, 07:50:00 PM »
Hey guys,  Just going through the process of tillering my first red oak board bow.  I have it in a low brace at this point, and I pulled it to 12 inches to take some pics.  

I'm having a hard time finding hinges/stiff spots as this is my first time doing it.  

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks

 

 

Offline timbermoose

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Re: Need some help tillering my first bow
« Reply #1 on: March 14, 2013, 08:06:00 PM »
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Re: Need some help tillering my first bow
« Reply #2 on: March 14, 2013, 09:05:00 PM »
It looks very good for your first bow. Maybe a tad flat just outside of the flares. I would brace it to 6 inches and keep on tillering.

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Re: Need some help tillering my first bow
« Reply #3 on: March 15, 2013, 11:11:00 AM »
Good looking tiller to me. put it on a low brace(2" or so), long strings make things look different. I'm no expert though.

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Re: Need some help tillering my first bow
« Reply #4 on: March 15, 2013, 11:25:00 AM »
X2 as to what Timbermoose said.The gizmo is a great tool.
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Re: Need some help tillering my first bow
« Reply #5 on: March 15, 2013, 01:35:00 PM »
Looks good. How long is it and what is your draw?

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Re: Need some help tillering my first bow
« Reply #6 on: March 15, 2013, 02:31:00 PM »
It's 68" long and it's braced at about 2" and drawn to 12"

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Re: Need some help tillering my first bow
« Reply #7 on: March 15, 2013, 03:27:00 PM »
Once the limb tips are bending to 8 inches, brace it up to a 6 inch brace and finish tillering. A shorter string will work the outer third of the limbs more than a long string.

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Re: Need some help tillering my first bow
« Reply #8 on: March 15, 2013, 03:53:00 PM »
Nice thanks!

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