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Title: Tiller check?
Post by: okie64 on February 28, 2011, 03:54:00 PM

This piece of osage had some natural reflex in the middle of the limb on the left and a big hump about 6" from the fade on the right limb. I thought it looked ok(not great) and wanted to get some other opinions. What do yall think?
Here it is at 26" draw.
 (http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee503/Jamey_Burkhart/008-2.jpg)
Unbraced
 (http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee503/Jamey_Burkhart/004-5.jpg)

Title: Re: Tiller check?
Post by: George Tsoukalas on February 28, 2011, 04:14:00 PM

It looks very good. How long is it? Are you done at 26"? Jawge

Title: Re: Tiller check?
Post by: okie64 on February 28, 2011, 04:34:00 PM

Thanks George. Its 70". I had to make it a little longer than I wanted to get the string to line up because of the side to side wiggles. No I'm not done, my draw is around 28.5". Its hittin 52# at 26" and I wanted to get some other opinions before I went any further. Oh yeah and I was ready to take a break.

Title: Re: Tiller check?
Post by: 4est trekker on February 28, 2011, 05:08:00 PM

Pretty good so far.  I'd stay away from that left tip for good, though.  It's approaching a whip tiller.  I'd scrap the outer half of that right limb and get it caught up with the left as well as get both limbs bendy just a touch more at the fades.   :)