Hello there my fellow primitive archers! I'm pretty knew, so far I have one bow under my belt that broke on the first day. Honestly I wasn't trying with that one, I rushed through it just to get the feel for the trade, it was just some random tree in my back yard that I did not know the species of.
Now this I would like to call my first real attempt at making a bow because I actually found a primo osage tree and got a 6 foot straight log.
This bow came out rather thin, I made a post about that concern a while back, but I think it has come out rather nicely. The fact that it is thin I think is made up by the fact that its pretty long, its 68 inches, tip to tip. Now I have it backed with 100% linen because it was quite a snakey bow, with some side knots, making it impossible (at least for a noobie like me) to keep a perfect unviolated ring on the back.
So here is a picture of the bow so you can understand the bendy/knotty nature of it.
![](http://i62.tinypic.com/2qla8no.jpg)
And without further wait, here is a picture of how the tiller is going.
![](http://i58.tinypic.com/290u4w5.jpg)
Is this ready to finish and string up?
![Huh ???](http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/Smileys/default/huh.gif)
If it helps, each brick in the background is 2.75 inches tall. I haven't bought a string yet to keep from hastily stringing a poorly tillered bow
![Roll Eyes ::)](http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/Smileys/default/rolleyes.gif)
Also, from what you know about it being 68 inches long and snakey, is that how far it needs to bend to full draw (maybe 28 or 29 inches)? or do I need to get it to a point where I feel more comfortable bending it even further? Cause the bend in the picture is about how far I will go without feeling nervous of cracking.
Thank you so much community, y'all are the best crowd!