BBI build along, my first backed bow

[Echatham]

you must have been a marine... I think you have some deep resentment of us sailors!        :rolleyes:

[Echatham]

Hey, God made some people tough... and he made some smart.... then he made Submariners.... and he saw that they were good.    

[Roy from Pa]

Nope I wasn't in the service, but worked for the Air Force way back then. I'm just messen with ya Eric.

[Echatham]

I know ya are. alright Im off to bed will get back on it tomorrow. Goodnight Roy, Goodnight gang.

[bowhntineverythingnh03743]

Maybe Roy can pipe in as usual but with your riser is it going to be a problem because you haven't shaped the fades at all and worked those yet? I mean because it is just glued on there and you haven't feathered them into the ipe wood. Maybe I am not one to give advice but I have watched other threads and seen the riser pop loose there because they were too pronounced.

OH ROOOOYYY!!! Where you at on this one? Am I way off by saying this?

[Roy from Pa]

Right on Justin, that slipped my mind, but the bow shouldn't be bending at the fades anyway. And he gotta keep the handle flat for the tillering tree cradle.

[Echatham]

how would you guys go about blending the fades into the limbs? a rasp?

[Roy from Pa]

Yes but don't cut into the limbs, take the riser down to the limbs. Rasp, scraper, sand paper. And leave the belly side of the handle flat for now.

[Echatham]

sounds like a plan.

[Echatham]

hows this?

[Echatham]

actually, looking at it now i think i will take a little more off, the transition is smooth, but not as smooth as i'd like, think i need to deepen the curve of the fades a bit so there are no angles... only curves.

[Echatham]

this will do for now

[Roy from Pa]

Ya for now.

[jsweka]

Eric - I think it's lookin' good no matter what Roy says.

[macbow]

Looking very good.
I,use the same method on the tillering tree except mine uses a 3/4 inch dowel.
I haven't heard you say how much your exercising between scraping sessions. But exercise it a lot. The more you teach the wood to bend between sessions the less likely a surprise will show up.

[Echatham]

macbow im bending the limbs 30 to 40 times before looking for where to take more wood off

[Roy from Pa]

Ah John, what's a glass bow boy know? LOL

[Echatham]

ok using my new gizmo, got it to 45# @ 20"
here it is braced to 6". yes the left limb is a bit stiff, and its the next one getting scraped, because it didn't get marked by the gizmo this run. doing about 10 scrapes at a time.
 

and pulled to 20"
 

[Echatham]

im going to shoot for 50#, so that after shooting in and finishing, if it drops a pound or two i will still be happy. what i really want is 47 or 48. so far the most i have pulled it to is 45. when should i start pulling to 50# for tillering?

[Roy from Pa]

That's looking real nice, Eric. You want the left limb a tad stiffer if it's the bottom limb. Tiller the bow for about a 1/8th to 1/4 positive tiller on top limb. You shoot split finger or three under? Nice tree design too with the holes and bolt:)