tiller along - yew bow - final tillered pics

[Aosda]

Do you have access to a level.  Check the stick and then across the back of the handle.  It might be playing tricks with ya. JMO.

[George Tsoukalas]

I'm seeing a bit of a different tiller picture in the "flipped" pics. That often happens with character staves. Do you have  a bit of a twist going on? Check for uneven wood removal on each of the limbs. Also check the braced stave to make sure both sides of each of the limbs are the same distance from the string. If all is well in both of those regards then I'd say you are looking pretty good. Leave the last 10 inches alone still and get handle out to  bend more. Jawge

[George Tsoukalas]

ravensbeak, you really should think about making a rope and pulley. Jawge

[ravenbeak]

thanks george,

I was a bit suprised to when i looked at the flipped pic,  as in my eye it looks vastly different.   There is a bit of twist in the stave,  but very little,  i think it's the whop that is confusing as on one side is extreme and on the other hardly noticeable.

I won't pull this one any further on the stick,   i do have a rope and pulley at home in the shop,  but being out of town right now,  i don't. 

The  big advantage i've found to the pulley is that the point of the string being pulled is determined by gravity,  where as on the stick it is easy to pull it off to one side and lock it in there.

i'm happy the handle has started to bend,  it felt like it may never,  i'll work the inner limbs.   

what do you think about the right mid limb in the flipped pic?

[broken arrow]

A great looking bow,Jamie

                             Dad

[ravenbeak]

thanks dad,

it's getting there,    not quite a bow yet,  more of a stick that bends and looks like a bow,   i think we can called it a bow once it's shot it's first arrow.    got any arrows?

[broken arrow]

Jamie,

Would love to make you some arrrows. Could have them ready by the end of 'Firemaker'

                                                                                                                    dad

[ravenbeak]

that would be great, 

maybe,  oceanspray fletched with the left spiral turkey feathers?

i've got the truck loaded with staves, and tools  it is going to be an adventure,   i'm not taking any arrows with me,,    if they want to shoot their bows,  their gonna have to build the arrows too.

 

[George Tsoukalas]

Jamie, whatever limb is on the right appears stiff in either picture. I have the same thing happening. Do you think it's the way you have it positioned in the t stick? When that happens I had for a mirror or have my wife take a digi pic from both sides as I draw it. Don't go past the point you have it tillered tough. Jawge

[George Tsoukalas]

Let' s see if we can get more input here from the PA gang. The more the better. Jawge

[ravenbeak]

thanks george,

i'm off for a week to a primitive skills gathering,  and i'm gonna take this one with me to finish up.   i'll have some people take pics of me  drawing and use that to finish off the tiller.  thanks for the help,
i'll post some pics once i get back and it's completed.

cheers,
Jamie

[George Tsoukalas]

That's even better. Then you can draw it and see what's going on. Jawge

[broken arrow]

Was out shooting rabbit skins and wondered how close you were to finishing the bow you pictured in this submission?

[mullet]

  With George and Pat commenting I had nothing to add. But when you flipped the pictures you really threw me. I think a big part of trying to see the tiller is the "tree". Im not sure you have the string in the slot straight. You can slide the string either left or right an inch or two and throw the tiller picture off. Another good reason to use the pulley. I still think you need to scrape close to the handle area and now stay away from the 8 to 10 inch from the fade's. It look's like on that one limb there is either a twist or it is on the verge of starting a hinge. One side more than the other, you can tell from the pictures which one.

[ravenbeak]

I've got three coats of oil on the bow so far,  and gonna get on the handle wrap soon.  I did set up a tiller tree with a pulley and did the final scraping based on that.

that picture sure threw me off as well,  but like said it is easy to torque the bow over by locking the string in crooked.  I'll hopefully get some full draw pics up after the weekend.

i think it was around 50 at 27