knotty yew flatbow(improved tiller)

[Rain Man]

buddy, is that you in the pic??   That's awesome!

[youngbowyer]

Yup, that's me

[Eric Krewson]

Great bow for a young bowyer! Do you need a tillering Gizmo? Sure makes getting the limbs bending evenly easier. Will send you one if you think you can use it.

[youngbowyer]

What's a tillering gizmo?

[gstoneberg]

Here's the gizmo thread... http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,19540.msg

Looks like you're getting to full draw now.   You're losing a little bend near the handle because your taper from the handle to the limb is more gentle than it needs to be.  It isn't a big deal since you're at full draw.   I agree, even the 2 limbs up a little more and call it good.  That full draw profile is nice,  I've made a couple just like that because I thought they looked cool and still do.  On your next flatbow you can try a little more even tiller.   It'll lower the stress on the wood and help avoid string follow.

Very nice bow.  I just love the look of yew.

George

[youngbowyer]

I'll scrape some more on that upper limb tomorrow. Tillering a flatbow sure takes longer than a warbow.

[Del the cat]

Yeah, that's lookin' smoother.
Good work.
Del

[youngbowyer]

Forgot to mention this, final drawweight came out to be 50#@26". She shoots very fast!

[juniper junkie]

great job, you will be giving Keenan a run for his money in no time.

[fishfinder401]

once you get the tiller right looks like it will be a great bow, amazing, i thought i was the youngest on here, it great to see other young people on here

[Pappy]

Looks like you got a shooter there,nice work ,keep um coming.
   Pappy

[DEllis]

Well done youngbowyer.........you'll nail the tiller on the next one for sure. Thanks for posting
Darcy