First build 3pc recurve

[Kirkll]

here is a DWG of my limb drilling pattern. The outer limb pin hole is elongated .040.

[Jegs.mich]

I could have just bought the stab bushing but made it anyway. Made the riser more center shot and eliminated the shelf for the stabilizer bushing. Kenny made me some limb wedges great service Kenny thankyou!

[Jegs.mich]

Finally getting around to turning this 2x4 into a bow.

[Jegs.mich]

[Jegs.mich]

[Jegs.mich]

Question for you guys that have been there done that: Notice how the limbs lift at the tip. Should I find actual center based on the riser( which was milled flat in a drum sander)? Or do I need to deal with this in a different way?

[Jegs.mich]

Limb butts are parallel at the riser.

[Jegs.mich]

Time for a tillering string.

[kennym]

I'd check that table with a straightedge first thing to be sure.
 
Then I mark where the nocks will be and square across limb with a marker. Helps you get nocks across from each other later.

Mark center of riser and both nocks. Stringline nock to nock and make sure they line up with center of riser. Move mark on nocks accordingly also looking at ends of riser and limb bolts.

Take your time and think about each step, don't ask !! 

[beachbowhunter]

How did you clean up the limbs?  I use a jig and my drum sander to try to square them up as I get them to width. Then I draw the center line and proceed like Kenny said. Recurve limbs are more of a challenge.

[Jegs.mich]

After looking things over, I think I got a little crazy cleaning up the limbs with my edge sander. Calipers are showing some variation around.125 depending and narrow at the tips.

[Jegs.mich]

How did you clean up the limbs?  I use a jig and my drum sander to try to square them up as I get them to width. Then I draw the center line and proceed like Kenny said. Recurve limbs are more of a challenge.

I like the jig idea for the drum sander.

[Jegs.mich]

 

[beachbowhunter]

You happy with it?  Hard to tell in the photos, but the rough tiller looks pretty close.  Congrats!

[Jegs.mich]

You happy with it?  Hard to tell in the photos, but the rough tiller looks pretty close.  Congrats!

Tiller is a 1/4" negative, I can't swap limbs because I had to compensate for a mistake. To bad would have been right on. So I'm standing the top limb front and back to achieve tiller. Once the tiller is done it will be time to balance the limbs. I'm learning a lot and it's a hoot. When this project is completed I want to build a set of 60" limbs for this same riser. But a bunch of Patagonia rosewood just showed up so maby a whole nother bow. Thanks for the input I appreciate it was stuck more than once.

[Kirkll]

Are you hook8ng that baby on a peg and watching the limbs as you draw it? If she is slightly twisting one way or the other, just deepen the string groove on the side it's twisting towards a bit. Judging by the photo it's pretty close right now, but not there yet.... Let's see your tip overlays when finished.   Kirk

[Jegs.mich]

Tiller is neutral now, as Kirk mentioned both limbs are not perfectly straight ,they are favoring the same side on both so I will deepen the nock groove's as suggested. One thing im not crazy about is my pressure strip which was pretty well used put little marks in the limbs which will need to be sanded out.pic is a little wonky.

[Jegs.mich]

Bottom limb looks good, top limb looks stiff on the left side. String is tracking center. How to deal with that top limb on the left?

[Jegs.mich]

A better shot

[Jegs.mich]