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Title: Osage D bow tiller
Post by: scrub-buster on June 06, 2009, 08:14:00 PM

I have been working on this D bow for a few weeks now.  I am nearing 50# @ 28" wich is my goal.  How does the tiller look?  It seems the left limb is bending a bit more than the right now that I am looking at the picture.  Thanks for any help.

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Title: Re: Osage D bow tiller
Post by: Dano on June 06, 2009, 08:54:00 PM

Overall it looks pretty good. The left tip does move further than the right, but it's outer limb seems stiffer. The right limb has a few flat spots, and a hingy area toward the outer limb. The bow must have some character.

Title: Re: Osage D bow tiller
Post by: Okie 1 on June 07, 2009, 11:12:00 PM

Have you flipped the bow around and looked at the tiller from the other side? Sometimes a character bow can throw you a curve when you flip it. I would shoot it a few times and then check it again. Keep the stiff limb on the bottom.

Title: Re: Osage D bow tiller
Post by: scrub-buster on June 08, 2009, 02:11:00 AM

I haven't flipped it yet.  It kind of does a little dipsy-doo in the handle area of the bow.  I have to put a small piece of wood under one side just to make it flat.  I'll try to post some unstrung pictures.

Title: Re: Osage D bow tiller
Post by: shamus on June 08, 2009, 07:13:00 AM

more on tiller here:  http://analogperiphery.blogspot.com/2009/04/tiller-profiles.html

There's a good picture of D bow tiller near the end.

Hope it helps.

Title: Re: Osage D bow tiller
Post by: George Tsoukalas on June 08, 2009, 09:12:00 AM

Good. It does have too much of the handle bending so you may feel a bit of a shock. I don't think you can fix that on this one because you have some areas bending close to max just off the handle. Jawge
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