Tillering Help for Newbies UPDATE pt5 with aspect ratio fixed!

[Del the cat]

I've had a lot of enquiries about tillering technique, so I'm making a series of V short videos as I tiller an Ash Flatbow.
Check out my website (click the globe sybol under my username).
The first 3 installments are there.
The tillering isn't finished yet but I thought if it was worth doing, I'd do it thoroughly...I don't want to have to go through the whole rigmarole again, so I'm trying to show all aspects.
All comments and suggestions from you old hands are welcomed too.
You might even have a laugh at my accent
I hope someone finds it usefull.
Del
Oh BTW, I'm doing it live, warts and all. So if I screw up, it will be there for all to see.
No pressure then eh' ?

[Josh]

Cool Good work Del!  Can't wait to see it finished up. 

[Skimo]

Thanks Dell,
I really enjoyed the video's (and your accent . I was actually considering putting a ratcheting winch on my tillering tree. It is nice to see one in action. 

[Del the cat]

Cheers guys.
I should get it finished over the weekend with a bit of luck, but there's decorating and stuff in the way
Del

[Mark Anderson]

Great videos! Love the winch set up. Can't wait to see this thing finished.
Mark

[aznboi3644]

Nice...I like them.

Del....I now know you have an accent...pretty cool.  lol.   All I see on the net is names and words.  Its nice to see faces and voices every now and then.

[goatfarmer67]

great videos Del.thanks for taking the time to put them up.your accent is just like a friend of mine at work,
he claims to be from gum log,alabama.
ken

[Del the cat]

Cheers guys, I was hoping to get it finished this weekend but there's stuff to do (or so Mrs Cat reliably informs me )
I think another couple of clips should do it, else it will all get a bit repetitive.
I've got the curve evened out now and she's back to about 20 and feeling like a bow.
Dunno if this thread should be moved over to the howto section when it's finished?

Del

[Jay]

 Thanks for sharing your videos. Great work!! 
Jay

[gmc]

Those are good videos on tillering. Thanks for sharing.

That's an interesting tiller tree setup, Dell.

Just curious if the winch/crank system is used to final tiller or is this just for illustration purposes for the video? 

[Del the cat]

Those are good videos on tillering. Thanks for sharing.

That's an interesting tiller tree setup, Dell.

Just curious if the winch/crank system is used to final tiller or is this just for illustration purposes for the video? 

I use it exactly the same as in the videos...
I've tried to be as 'true to life' as possible...ok ,I' don't normally talk to myself quite so much .
Del

[Del the cat]

Ha, I've found out how to get the videos downloaded at the correct aspect ratio.
The width is compressed at the moment.
I'll have to re-convert and download them, maybe I'll re-edit and reduce the number while I'm at it.
Del

[bowkee]

Thanks Del, vids are a good way fore us dyslectic folk to learn easier.

[Steve Milbocker]

Very well done Del, I am enjoying them a lot. The winch is a great idea but do you worry about a bow taking too much set when it is held at longer draw lengths for extended periods of time?

[Del the cat]

Very well done Del, I am enjoying them a lot. The winch is a great idea but do you worry about a bow taking too much set when it is held at longer draw lengths for extended periods of time?

I don't leave it for long, probably less than a minute at a time, but I'm not too worried about set as it is largely unavoidable.
I think all wooden bows will take some set, it's just that you can't always see it, if there is some recurve there in the first place to disguise it (or some is glued or bent in with heat)
The valve springs in your car will take set, old fashioned car leafsprings take set, it's a fact of life.
Del