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Offline Vgo750

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A lil tiller help please
« on: May 27, 2015, 06:40:59 pm »
Hey guys,
61" ttt
About 1.5" wide till last 8"
I would like the handle to flex just a smidge at 27" (fd)

I know im still pretty early but there is this one spot on the right side...wavy kinked spot.  Can see it at rest too.  Im not at any brace yet but string is barely tight against belly here.
General tiller help appreciated.  Thanks gents.



Offline Blaflair2

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Re: A lil tiller help please
« Reply #1 on: May 27, 2015, 07:06:27 pm »
Right fade needs some lovin
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Offline kirk

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Re: A lil tiller help please
« Reply #2 on: May 27, 2015, 09:43:48 pm »
If it is there at rest to have you thought of trying to correct it with dry heat and then resume tillering?

Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: A lil tiller help please
« Reply #3 on: May 27, 2015, 10:02:36 pm »
Right side needs to bend a bit out of the fade. I can't tell if the right limb mid limb on is bending at all but it needs to do its share of the work.
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Offline Benedikt

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Re: A lil tiller help please
« Reply #4 on: May 28, 2015, 05:33:35 am »
Later during the tillering process you will have to take care about the outer limbs.
If you weaken them now, they might bend too much after increasing the braceheight, because it chanfges the angle of the action of the force, which makes the outer limbs bend more.

( I have no idea if this was correct english, but i hope you are able to understand what i meant  ::))
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: A lil tiller help please
« Reply #5 on: May 28, 2015, 09:44:06 am »
Other than what has been said... I think the outer half of each limb needs to start moving now.
That knot near the end of the right limb seems to have way too much wood on the belly side of it... OK leaving the back proud, but the belly doesn't also need to be proud (IMO) Often a knot on the belly can be harder in compression than the surrounding wood and thus doesn't need extra left there... else the rest of the limb is just carrying a big stiff lump!
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