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Offline bowhntineverythingnh03743

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Red Oak Trade (Unfinished Pics Added)
« on: January 15, 2013, 03:47:17 pm »
So I am working on my red oak board trade bow and have it coming along nicely. My tiller is slightly off and I need your guys input as usual. I am shooting for 50# at 30 inches. Right now at 27 I am 52#. Can you guys point me in the right direction where I need to remove wood...

I think mid limb out is still pretty stiff but I keep using my Gizmo and removing where it says... A little help would be appreciated guys... If this makes it this will be my second successful bow so I am still really new to the tillering gig... (sorry if the picture is too big... PB being a pain as usual lately)


Braced at 7 inches


Drawn to 27 inches and right at 52#


Thanks as usual guys for the help... Couldn't do it without you

Justin
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Offline ionicmuffin

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Re: Tiller Check Fellas
« Reply #1 on: January 15, 2013, 03:50:22 pm »
mid limb both limbs are too stiff, thus causing your fades and early inner limb to hinge
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Offline Jodocus

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Re: Tiller Check Fellas
« Reply #2 on: January 15, 2013, 03:58:16 pm »
you should probably make a new gizmo... ???

maybe a shorter one, mybe yours is so long it misses the main bend near the fades?
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Re: Tiller Check Fellas
« Reply #3 on: January 15, 2013, 03:59:14 pm »
The last 1/3 of each limb needs to work more, that will change the appearance of the mids.  Your dang close.
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Re: Tiller Check Fellas
« Reply #4 on: January 15, 2013, 04:05:38 pm »
Quote from: PEARL DRUMS on January 15, 2013, 03:59:14 pm
The last 1/3 of each limb needs to work more, that will change the appearance of the mids.  Your dang close.


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Offline bowhntineverythingnh03743

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Re: Tiller Check Fellas
« Reply #5 on: January 15, 2013, 04:53:22 pm »
Ok guys how we looking now... 50# at 28 inches and I got to have it 50@ 30

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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: Tiller Check Fellas
« Reply #6 on: January 15, 2013, 04:55:24 pm »
Looks the same man. Mark off 6" on each end, leave that area alone. Now scrape the next 6-8" beyond that line about 15 times per limb. Exercise it 10-15 times and look again.
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Re: Tiller Check Fellas (Round 2 Pictures)
« Reply #7 on: January 15, 2013, 04:56:39 pm »
Ok Pearly will do... Do I have much wiggle room? Will this change the weight removing too much wood from these areas?
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Offline bowhntineverythingnh03743

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Re: Tiller Check Fellas (Round 2 Pictures)
« Reply #8 on: January 15, 2013, 04:57:23 pm »
LMAO... It looks the same Pearly because it is!!!! Wrong upload... give me a second lol
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Re: Tiller Check Fellas (Round 2 Pictures)
« Reply #9 on: January 15, 2013, 05:05:00 pm »
you can tell its better because its not hinging as bad, but still work on it
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Re: Tiller Check Fellas (Round 2 Pictures)
« Reply #10 on: January 15, 2013, 05:34:03 pm »
Is the outer thrid really doing much bending......? ??? ???
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Offline bowhntineverythingnh03743

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Re: Tiller Check Fellas (Round 2 Pictures)
« Reply #11 on: January 15, 2013, 05:50:33 pm »
Fellas how am I looking now with this bow... Figure I would take it off the tree and draw it??? :-\

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Re: Tiller Check Fellas (Full Draw Added)
« Reply #12 on: January 15, 2013, 05:56:07 pm »
That same area I spoke off could use a tad more bend, it wont change the weight much. Thats all stored up in the fades and first 16-18" mostly. Other than that, Id say damn fine job. Funny how you got two different replys from the same pic and the same fella? Hmmmm????
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Offline bowhntineverythingnh03743

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Re: Tiller Check Fellas (Full Draw Added)
« Reply #13 on: January 15, 2013, 06:03:10 pm »
Thanks Pearly... I thought that it could still use just a little more. Just didn't want to go too fast with it and come under weight. I mean the guy I am building it for gave me a 40-60 gap so I want to hit it right in the middle at 50... Like I said this is only my second bow and my first trade/ board... Still need to work on the handle once the tiller is complete.

Be back in a bit then lol... again thanks.. you guys are much better than I am at tillering so any advise I can get from you all I store it away!

Justin
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Re: Tiller Check Fellas (Full Draw Added)
« Reply #14 on: January 15, 2013, 08:45:25 pm »
im impressed! its looking much better than when you first asked for help
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