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Offline NattyBumppo

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Limb length
« on: December 10, 2013, 06:36:39 pm »
As much as I would love to say I planned it, as I began to tiller the my white oak flat bow today I realized one of my limbs was 29 inches while the other was 28.  I have already cut the knock in for tillering.  The bow is 2 inches wide with a taper to 3/4 inch the last six inches.  Is it ok to just tiller with the shorter limb on the bottom (which I thought would be fine but I am now confused after reading)..or should I shorten the whole bow to even the limbs.  The bow is 67 inches currently.  I dropped an inch for the knock on each end when I  cut them in

Thanks for any advice.
Natty
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blackhawk

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Re: Limb length
« Reply #1 on: December 10, 2013, 06:52:44 pm »
Continue on and leave it be and focus all your efforts into making a nice even balanced bend,and learning to see flaws  that need corrected before pulling it any further
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Limb length
« Reply #2 on: December 10, 2013, 08:25:58 pm »
In an asymmetric bow design the bottom limb is shorter....but like Chris said,

 "...focus all your efforts into making a nice even balanced bend, and learning to see flaws that need corrected before pulling it any further'

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Offline WhitefeatherFout

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Re: Limb length
« Reply #3 on: December 10, 2013, 09:04:46 pm »
Shouldn't be a problem at all.  I as well as many others have a shorter bottom limb by design often times.  Ditto what blackhawk said.
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Offline NattyBumppo

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Re: Limb length
« Reply #4 on: December 11, 2013, 01:51:47 pm »
Thank you everyone for your help.   I will post pictures when it is done.
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