Please check my tiller on my second bow

[DelawareDave]

If you could please let me know what you think of my tiller on my second bow, Its a pyramid style red oak board bow, 52lbs @28" and 67" nock to nock,  I was going for just a touch of positive tiller.

Thanks

   

[razorback]

looks real good to me Dave. It looks like it could bend a little more near the fades, though the curve is nice and smooth. great effort for a second bow. Keep up the good work and show us lots of pics along the way.

[Roy from Pa]

Perfect....

[KellyG]

I hope my second one turns out that good. Looks great to me.

[Pat B]

You nailed it!

[tenbrook]

Perfect.

[Eric Krewson]

Very, very good tiller!

I ruffle some feathers on one of the other sites for giving an honest opinion of less than perfect tillering jobs.

Sure is nice to see one with such beautifully bending limbs. The bottom limb is just a tiny touch stiff out of the fade but I wouldn't worry about it if it were my bow.

[PEARL DRUMS]

You where right on the other site Eric. Hinge is a hinge!

Nice tiller work Dave!

[crgibson]

Looks BANG ON to me Dave Good job.. What is it you all say about string angle and 90 degrees? Daves look to be about perfect to 90,, Crg

[PEARL DRUMS]

When the angle gets above that the string risks slipping out of the grooves at full draw. This bow is slightly under and looks great to me.

[DelawareDave]

Thank you all for the comments.  This was my trial run at a pyramid bow to see how quick and how well i could make one.  Now i need to make three shrunk down version for my nephews and son    

Eric Krewson:  you don't have to worry about ruffling my feathers, a blunt opinion is what i was looking for    and sorry someone wasn't happy to receive constructive criticism.  i kind of thought that's what we all were looking for on these sites.

[PEARL DRUMS]

You asked for it Dave! Just kiddin'. I myself would take some "beef" out of your tip overlays to get rid of some excess tip weight. Im sure it would speed up a pinch and probably feel better in your hand.

[DelawareDave]

pearl drum, thats funny thats one of the things i was thinking about, i just didnt know how small/thin i could safely make them on a 50 lbs. bow.  I'll take some picks of the tip when i get home from work and post them.  there a little on th tall side but only 3/8"-1/2" thick so i was  a littl woried  about cutting them down to short. that and the tip overlay is walnut so its a little lighter and softer then oak.

[PEARL DRUMS]

You could taper the belly side up toward the tip and thin the overlays down as well. Between the two you would almost cut the thickness in half. Which is fine and dandy. I have made plenty of bows with no overlays, so overlay thickness isnt a concern with me when they survive with none at all on some of my bows. See whatta mean?