New Guy - First Tiller - Help

[BOWMAN53]

I wouldnt go too deep with your arrow shelf, with hickory you can go past center but i dont trust red oak that much. 1/2" to 3/4" would be as far as i would go.

[karaterick]

 Ok. Thanks for all of the great advice guys!!

[bushboy]

If you have to struggle at all to brace it,it's to heavy!I broke lots of bow trying to brace them when I first started out!i

[karaterick]

 Thanks. I have one limb that seems a lot stiffer than the other. They should be pretty close in thickness though which seems weird, but I will have to put the calipers down across the limbs tomorrow to see.

[Dictionary]

If you have to struggle at all to brace it,it's to heavy!I broke lots of bow trying to brace them when I first started out!i

+1 on this.

It also induces unnecessary set.

[George Tsoukalas]

Yes, too heavy at brace is not good. If you look at the buildalongs on my site I go through how to determine when the stave is ready for the short string. Jawge

[karaterick]

Yes, too heavy at brace is not good. If you look at the buildalongs on my site I go through how to determine when the stave is ready for the short string. Jawge

I'm checking it out. Thanks!