Tiller looks great! Hard to believe it's your first bow!
Well, I suppose it doesnt hurt that I have been shooting on and off for 25 years and knew what I wanted , I've also built a couple of guitars so am familiar with working with wood.
After reading how hard it is to tiller an R/D bow I went into it with the thought that if it takes a month then thats what it takes , I decided to leave it long ( 68") untill I reached full draw , brace height and close to my target weight , I then started using a piece of foam poster board and traced the outline both sitting on the handle and sitting on the string so I could flip it over and check the other limb , I could see there was something wrong on the tillering stick but couldnt determine exactly what it was , the poster board allowed me to see it much better. Then I started to shorten the bow (64") and worked carefully to bring the weight down, when I got to 60" and just under #40 it was then easy to get the 1/8" extra in the top limb while bringing it down to #35 . I found it very important to repeatedly flex the bow ( like 20 times ) and let it sit for a while ( strung ) after each adjustment before continuing .
The most important advice I received by reading these forums and other sources was Patience .
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