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Title: heavy board bow help
Post by: mrbxzzz on December 26, 2016, 01:55:00 PM

I am pulling my triple laminate board bow back and wondering if anyone could comment on the tiller as my eyes are going funny from staring at it...

Title: Re: heavy board bow help
Post by: mrbxzzz on December 26, 2016, 02:03:00 PM

Title: Re: heavy board bow help
Post by: mrbxzzz on December 26, 2016, 02:10:00 PM

[img=https://s29.postimg.org/jtig1pa07/15725813_10210036845710281_1433956865_o.jpg]

Title: Re: heavy board bow help
Post by: Pago on December 26, 2016, 03:17:00 PM

I am assuming your pass will be in line with the row of nails so that is considered the center of the bow.  If so, it looks like you need to get the outer 3/4 of the left limb moving more. The right looks to have a nice line to me. If it were mine I would get the limbs evened up first and then work on getting the inner sections moving more and then thinning out the tips some to get at least a little movement on the outer parts.  

   (https://c4.staticflickr.com/1/434/31895929915_e361c16d08_z.jpg)

PS-to make your link in the previous post above work use the link below and remove the asterisk.

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Title: Re: heavy board bow help
Post by: mrbxzzz on January 09, 2017, 07:52:00 PM

here is an update on the tiller I think its coming good
let me know what you think ??

Title: Re: heavy board bow help
Post by: Pago on January 11, 2017, 01:42:00 AM

What happened to the pic?

Title: Re: heavy board bow help
Post by: mrbxzzz on January 11, 2017, 02:50:00 PM

here is the photo having some gonna use photobucket from now on..

  (http://i613.photobucket.com/albums/tt212/Brock_Brolese/15978499_10210174642235108_1793289145_n_zpslu0brasj.jpg) (http://s613.photobucket.com/user/Brock_Brolese/media/15978499_10210174642235108_1793289145_n_zpslu0brasj.jpg.html)

Title: Re: heavy board bow help
Post by: Pago on January 11, 2017, 04:10:00 PM

I suggest working on the area with red and trying to get the tips moving a bit more also.  How close are you to your draw length target?


  (https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/573/32215765646_4b20e38e8d_z.jpg)

Title: Re: heavy board bow help
Post by: mrbxzzz on January 11, 2017, 05:27:00 PM

This pic was 65-70# at 16" and im going for the usual 28" draw length

Title: Re: heavy board bow help
Post by: mwosborn on January 11, 2017, 07:17:00 PM

Is the pic taken from an angle or straight out from the bow?  It can make things look different than they really are.

Title: Re: heavy board bow help
Post by: mrbxzzz on January 11, 2017, 07:25:00 PM

yes there is a slight tilt in that photo the handle section is level

will post more this weekend

Title: Re: heavy board bow help
Post by: Pago on January 12, 2017, 01:58:00 AM

I moved the ellipse side to side and the area marked in red is the only area that doesn't match up with the contour of the ellipse.  I hope 65-70# is your target weight.  You shouldn't pull more in tillering than your target weight.  The bow looks great.