tiller check- please be critical- full draws & a "Manny" shot added

[elk country rp]

i've got this one pretty close, but i feel like i'm missing something (besides a handle- i glued up some leather strips for that). it's 70"ntn, 1 1/4"~1/2" wide, 3/4"~7/16" thick.

today i weighed it at 21oz (mass principle suggests i can lose an ounce or two). i've exercised the limbs quite a bit out to the 26"-28" range & taken it to 30" a few times (70# @ 30" is the goal). it's given up 1 1/4" of it's initial 2 1/2" of reflex. my scale isn't exactly precise, but it looks pretty close to target draw weight- maybe a couple pounds light.

i'm kinda splitting hairs here, but if you see anything i can improve on, please let me know. otherwise, i'm prettying up the tips & hitting it with tru oil tomorrow night

thanks,
Rob 
ps- it's tillered 1/8" positive- top limb is the left one

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[Pappy]

Looks good to me,what kind of wood is it ?
   Pappy

[half eye]

     Can't speak for anyone else.....looks real good to me, so much so that I'd probably be shootin the dog ---- out of it.....real nice job.
half eye

[Grunt]

Shoot that beast in. Nice.

[Tom Leemans]

Short of having any reference grid or tillering gizmo, I'd say it's ready.

[Justin Snyder]

I think the left limb is bending a little more from midlimb out.  Like Tom said, some sort of grid would make it easier to tell.

[Josh]

Looks great to me!     -josh

[aznboi3644]

I love the full compass tiller with the stiff tips...elegant.

I'm curious to the type of cellulose and lignin

[Del the cat]

It's upside down...
Well you asked us to be critical.
Looks good to me, I agre with Justin, a tad more flex in the tight tip would even it up a whisker, but it's closer than most.
I like a nice full circle type tiller myself, and working tips are a good thing in my book.
Del

[Frode]

Sure looks nice to me!
Frode

[George Tsoukalas]

Picture perfect! Jawge

[Rich Saffold]

Rob. As much as it looks good from this angle, how it shoots and feels in your hand is the most important one to me...Some like to exercise their bows on the pully devise. I exercise mine by shooting them , and make subtle adjustments if needed.

Your mass is close enough at this point besides you will  sand off some as well, and I think some bows tend to dry out more as they are worked on..especially when the wood is very dense to start with...

Your bow looks good judging from the photo

It's Ipe and Hickory Pappy and Anzboi

Rich

[elk country rp]

my wife will only tolerate so much indoor shooting, so i went outside with a neighbor to get some full draws. i'm using a 33 1/2" arrow- looks like i'm only pulling to 29" on most of the pics. could be a timing thing, or me just being wimpy. now for the apology: i've noticed a certain dress code in alot of pics here lately. i don't have any sweatpants, are my pj's good enough?   




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[bigcountry]

Goodness thats a pretty tiller.

[Josh]

Gotta agree... looks great hand-drawn!     -josh