Becoming Bowyer
11-13-2009, 08:13 AM
#16
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
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I agree with Mark. If you get it near target weight at 8 to 10" you will be close to a low brace. On a long string, you are doing nothing more than getting the bow to a low brace. You will see much more when you get it to a brace. I have been making bows for a while now and I still cant tell much from a long string. Floor tillering and long string do the same thing. Looking at your pictures, its looking good, just one suggestion; Make sure you have good fades. I would suggest about 1.75 to 2" or even 2.5", just to make sure your handle area is static. If not, your handle will pop off. That is just a suggestion from your glue up pic. You might have already done that. Some thing else to watch as you tiller is limb twist. Want to correct it as soon as you notice it. If a limb is bending to one side, just take wood off the side that is opposite of the bend. It is bending to the weak side. You might not have had to worry about it, but it is somethign to keep an eye on. Every time I put a bow on a tiller tree, I check the limb for twist first, then tiller. Keep the pics comeing through the process and we can help out.
Last edited by burniegoeasily; 11-13-2009 at 08:16 AM.