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Offline Shondy55

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Tillering specifics
« on: October 28, 2011, 03:05:02 am »
Im making my first red oak long bow and i just reached the tillering stage, i've made a tillering tree but i need help with specifics like, how long on each notch what kind of string to use and things like that... any advice would be appreciated, thanks!
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: Tillering specifics
« Reply #1 on: October 28, 2011, 05:05:33 am »
I have some short tillering videos on my website which may be of interest (Google delsbows' to find it).
It's not a board bow I'm tillering but it's worth a look.
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Tillering specifics
« Reply #2 on: October 28, 2011, 09:09:29 am »
Oh my...biting my tongue. LOL. I recommend a rope and pulley system. Here's my site. Jawge
http://georgeandjoni.home.comcast.net/~georgeandjoni/
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Offline Pappy

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Re: Tillering specifics
« Reply #3 on: October 28, 2011, 09:58:58 am »
Don't do that Jawges  ;) ;D ;D I only use a tiller stick until I get it to low brace the go to the rope and pully system,the tiller stick I use is set on 1 inch slots. :)
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Offline Buckeye Guy

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Re: Tillering specifics
« Reply #4 on: October 28, 2011, 01:28:20 pm »
Fund someone in your area to show you what they are doing .
Or
Buy Gary Davis video !!
A pic is worth a thousand words !
Three Rivers sells them .
I think it is easier to learn to see weak spots and get the limbs evened up with a tiller stick but don't recommend its use past getting to brace height then switch to tillering tree ( rope and pulley system )!
The string used on a stick is maybe a little longer than your bow ,then use a string that gives you a good brace height, for on the tree
Stick has a notch every 1 inch
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Offline crooketarrow

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Re: Tillering specifics
« Reply #5 on: October 29, 2011, 04:06:58 pm »
  Use a pully system.
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