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Main Boards => The Bowyer's Bench => Topic started by: kodiakkid on March 04, 2009, 11:08:00 AM
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Anyone have plans for a tillering tree. I would like to build my own. Thx, Paul<><
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Look in the "how too" forum. I believe there is a set of plans there.
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No plans but here is mine...
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y199/PatBNC/forDon006.jpg)
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y199/PatBNC/forDon008.jpg)
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Just so you know, You dont need one to tiller a bow. I learned from John Strunk and I use a tape measure and thats it. I have never had anyone say that my bows look out of tiller ever. I can give you more info if ya like but I would never have one now that I know how to do it. Just one more thing to take up space. Good luck.
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Well, my tiller tree only takes up 576cubic inches, which isn't much in my 16'x28' basement shot. To me, that's not a lot of lost space. I normally keep more shavings on the floor than that. If we all could take bow building classes from John Strunk there would be no purpose for this section of TradGang. But, unfortunately we all can't.
For the average guy trying to build a wood bow, the tiller tree is a valuable tool that will help him achieve tiller safely.
My tiller tree is a 2x4, bolted to the basement wall. It has a block on the top that the bow's handle rests on and a 10' nylon rope with an "S" hook that will attach to the bow string. The rope goes down through a pulley at the bottom of the free. This will allow you to stand back 6' or so and as you pull the rope, you will be able to see the bend of the bow.
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See Bow Making Directions on my site. Yes, you don't need a t tree but it makes building a bow easier and safer. Jawge
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http://georgeandjoni.home.comcast.net/~georgeandjoni/
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Thanks alot guys. I think I am deff. gonna use a tillering tree. Haven't really seen a set of plans yet but I think I have it figured out. Can I just measure like 2" above where my handle is gonna set, down to say 28" and then go back up in 1 inch increments and put pegs at these measurements or cut notches. I used the 2" measurement as a rough guess for the thickness of the handle. I appreciate all the info. Paul<><
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You are better off with the rope and pulley instead of pegs or notches. You don't want to hold a wood bow at a static position for too long, especially while you are trying to find tiller. With the rope I will slowly pull the string a few times then increase the length and pull a few more times and so on. Never holding the bow in any position for more than a few seconds.
You can see my tree has a yard stick attached to the front. I measured my normal handle thickness to determine where the yard stick goes.
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Thanks Pat. Now that you mentioned it I do remember reading about not holding a bow in a fixed position for to long. I've read so much about building it's hard to remember all of it. Thx, again, Paul<><
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That's what we are here for! I'm just glad I remembered. d;^)
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In the how to section I have drawn up several thing you can build for making bows, and a tillertree is one of them, I like to make the tools as much as making bows and arrows
Tim
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Here are mine. Tillering tree made of 4x4 post. Uses pegs and has a stand at bottom. Exerciser has pulley at bottom.
(http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n274/JackSkinner/Bow/MakingBow114.jpg)
(http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n274/JackSkinner/Bow/MakingBow122-1.jpg)