Need some tiller critique UPDATED...

[Looper]

I'm tillering a Torges BBO blank and need some critical eyes to have a look.

In these pics, the upper limb is on the right.

Unbraced:
 

Now at a 5" brace height:
   

Next is drawn to 10":
   

Now to 14":
   

Finally to 18":
   

It's pulling 55# @ 26" now.  I'm shooting for 55# at 29".

[Dano]

Is the bow asymetrical (shorter lower limb)? An unbraced picture would help too.

[**DONOTDELETE**]

The left limb looks shorter and both could use some more scraping on the out 1/3 of the limbs.

[Looper]

Yes, it is assymetrical. The upper limb is 1 1/2" longer.  I'll post an unbraced pic later.

[Glenn Newell]

I think your outer limbs are too stiff as well. Try to get them bending all the way to the tips but gradually bend lees as they near the tips...Glenn...

[Dano]

It's hard to say about the outer limbs till a guy sees the unbraced shot. If that glue up has a couple inches of reflex the tiller look great.

[Looper]

Unbraced pic added.

[Looper]

I'm going to add a nock.  I don't think I'm hooked in the same spot on the string in a couple of those pics.

[Dano]

Yep, I agree the outer limbs need to bend a little more. Whats with all the string grooves?

[Looper]

What string grooves? I've only got 2.

[Dano]

"I'm going to add a nock. I don't think I'm hooked in the same spot on the string in a couple of those pics."

I was talking about this comment. I guess I'm confused.   :D

[Looper]

I mean an arrow nocking point. I think I'll at least add a piece of tape.  I think the draw point on the string is in a different spot in one of the pics.

[Looper]

Okay, as soon as photobucket will save my pic edits, I'll add some new photos. I'm pretty close to where I want it.  Should the upper limb have a little more bend in it?  Right now, when braced, they both measure the same from the string to the high points in both limbs.  Should the upper be about 1/4" more?

[shamus]

outer half of each limb needs to bend more (assuming your not making a holmegaard type of bow).

[dutchwarbow]

get the longer, upper limb bending more. The lower limb is taking the main load now, (if it's the left in the picture). A positive tiller fits to most bows, especially to bows with a longer, upper limb.

Nick

[Looper]

Okay, here it is at a 29" draw:
   

I'm going to put the arrow rest at 1.25" above center. Is this correct? I've got a pencil line drawn that shows just barely above my left hand in the pic.

Right now it feels like the upper limb is a touch stiff. Do you think it looks a little stiff on the outer part of the lower limb?

It's pulling 60# @ 29".  Pretty much on target.

[Dano]

How does it shoot with the arrow 1.25" above center? It's not so much the measurement as it is a sweet spot, it could be 1" who knows. The upper limb does look stiffer in the inner third, and both limbs could bend more toward the tips.

[Looper]

It seems to shoot pretty good at 1.25". It shoots pretty hard and is fairly quiet for not having anything on the string.

I'll shave down the upper a bit and on both towards the tips.

[Art B]

"Grip your bow the way it was designed or design it for the way you grip a bow". This way you will always know where the "sweet spot" is.

That 1 1/2" longer upper limb requires a lighter grip. Pictures are had to judge ones grip by but you might want to straighten out your wrist a tad and see how that feels. That will also lessen the strain on the lower limb and engage the upper a little more.

ART

[Looper]

Art, I need to grip the bow pretty close to what I am in the pic. A formerly broken wrist starts acting up if I straighten it.