hows it look / new bow

[knap_123]

hey fellows, this is a bow that was given to me  for myself to finish out. its spliced at the handle and grip is all done. alls i have o do is tiller and notch.  this is were i'm at so far.  its still heavy at 70# @ 26"  and i want to get it around 55#    braced at 5"  unbraced  i'll finish up the notches later

[Timo]

Look perty swell.Both limbs could use some scrapes in their mid section, the left limb needin a bit more.

[DCM]

Looking good.  Don't pull it past 55# if that's your finished weight.  Once you get the tiller sorted out if you still got weight to give you might consider aggresive sanding on the width to reduce weight a bit and on the outer limbs to help reduce handshock and gain cast.  The bow stands reflexed after work, so you still got lots of goodie to play with.

[Hillbilly]

It's looking good. Hit the stiff spots at midlimb a little and take it down evenly to where you want it. That's gonna be a good'un.

[Eric Krewson]

Looks like you have a future hinge at the right limb fade and the mid limb is pretty stiff. If your target is 55# you have plenty of room to correct these areas.

Back when I took art classes the instructor said if we had trouble seeing the lines we wanted to duplicate, squint our eyes and look again, the lines become very clear while everything else blurs. Squint at your full draw picture, you will see what I see.

Making a tillering gizmo will really simplify tillering.

Here is how to make and use one.

http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=125;t=001047

[George Tsoukalas]

Think about a rope and pulley system. See Bow Making Directions on my site. I do see some flat spots on both limbs but I think the tiller is pretty good. Jawge
http://georgeandjoni.home.comcast.net/~georgeandjoni/

[Staver]

I agree with Eric Joe H

[nickf]

hope this helps you

Nick

[knap_123]

hanks guys, i made a tiller gizmo and wow!  that is the way to go.  here it is at 28"  i still got plenty of weight to play with if i want.

[George Tsoukalas]

Nick, gave you a good guide. Jawge

[AKmud]

In that last photo, there is a slight flat spot between the two dark spots on the right limb.  Tiller looks pretty good though.  How many #'s did it end up being?

[GregB]

I agree with advice already given, get you a pully system (tillering tree) and never pull it past your desired weight. You shouldn't be able to say that it is "70# at 26" " , when you want it 55# at 26"...work your way gradually up to the weight.