bigcountry

Kent, do you think I should start tillering my selfbows this way? Some have warned me to tiller from the fades out on my selfbows. I usually don't use a long string. But brace to 1" to start.

burniegoeasily

Thats what im doing on this bow. I only worked on this bow about 45min last night. IF you have a flat design, just tiller it like a D bow. If you have reflex in it, do not try to soften you reflexed portion to much. It will look like it needs it, but once you put on a short string and brace it, the outer limbs will bend much more. Like I said, if you soften the midlimbs, while on a long string, you will end up with hinged midlimbs. I know i called my long string a , "short long string." Never the less, its still a long string. If I get a chance to work on it tonight, Ill show you how the midlimb looks different when drawn on a short string.

My fades look like they are bending too much, thats because of the deflex I put in. A deflexed riser will always look like the fades are bending too much. I watched the fades and the entire limb when I exercise the limbs to insure the limbs are working the way they should.

The Rev

Kent, be careful riding with Rowel, that's how he lures all his prizes..

Remember we made him sleep out in the open to keep an eye on him!

RLoving1

I was gonna invite you to go and fish but just keep it up gramps![:@]

burniegoeasily

Can we call Rowell, Buffalo Bob?

The Rev

Buffalo Bob is better than, Knuckle Head or Howdy Doody...

I've been called Bob the Builder, Sponge Bob, How about Bob. Cracka [8D].

Kanga

Dont rightly know know anyone would call you Bob.[:-][8D]

The Rev

My wife did! She said, Bob, GET OUT!

burniegoeasily

Back to the job

Went home last night and finished the tillering. Fixed the up side down limbs and softened the upper limb till I had a 1/8" (+) tiller. Then put her on the tree, after bracing at 6", and pulled her to 45lbs. Got to 18".


I know this willdrive Mark crazy, but things look real good. Midlimbs a tad to heavy. And I know it looks like the fades are bending way too much, but that is how a bow looks with a bit of deflex in them. Most of that bend you see was glued in during the glue up. Deflex can throw you off if you are not use to seeing it when you tiller.


Here we are 55lbs at 23"

Just a touch too stiff at the first of the midlimb on the right limb. Ill work on that a touch.

Got her smoothed out at 23" and move on to 27"

Not bad. Just need to hit the left limb a bit to soften that fist part of the midlimb agian.

Got her finished, but the pic did not turn out. Man, this bow was a piece of cake to tiller. Took me just about an hour to get the job done. Did it all with 45 grit sand paper. It dont get much easier than that. Ill take another pic. of the final tiller tonight if I get a chance to work on it agian.


Got the bow all tillered and cut a rough shelf and roughly shaped the handle so I could start shooting her in. Shot her about 60 times and this bow has got some good snap to it. I really like the way this bow shoots. Weight right now is 66lbs at 28". I hope to keep at least 65lbs at 29" once the final sanding is done.

Here is the roughed out handle. Tonight I get to finish all the pretty work.

burniegoeasily

Cracka please.