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Offline Arrowbuster

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Need more tillering advice
« on: February 26, 2016, 12:32:18 pm »
I'm on my way to getting my first bow tillered. In doing so I had to get up into my lower limb fade. As a result what I have now, is a longer lower limb. Should I simply just cut some off or should I work on upper limb fade to lengthen that limb?
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: Need more tillering advice
« Reply #1 on: February 26, 2016, 12:35:42 pm »
Just tiller each limb and make it balance in your hand. Limb length doesn't matter.
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Offline J05H

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Re: Need more tillering advice
« Reply #2 on: February 26, 2016, 12:37:50 pm »
Could we see it braced and not on the tiller tree? I think I can see some of what your talking about but a better view would be helpful. If what I think I see is correct, I would work the other fade to match, but I can't say for certain because the fades are blocked from view partially.
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Re: Need more tillering advice
« Reply #3 on: February 26, 2016, 12:44:42 pm »
Pearl drums, so get it close on the pulley system, shape the handle how I want then start working on tiller from drawing it by hand? I would assume I'd do this by videoing myself drawing bow?? I hate to ask dumb questions but I'm green. I'm learning a lot. Speaking of dumb questions, I am hooking to my string with bow in tree pretty much where arrow cutout is. Is this where I want to do that? I've noticed the limbs act a lot different depending on where you center bow.
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Re: Need more tillering advice
« Reply #4 on: February 26, 2016, 12:47:12 pm »
I will take some more pics and show one braced this afternoon. I don't have any right now besides the one I posted.
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Need more tillering advice
« Reply #5 on: February 26, 2016, 01:08:37 pm »
"Pearl drums, so get it close on the pulley system, shape the handle how I want then start working on tiller from drawing it by hand? I would assume I'd do this by videoing myself drawing bow??

Yes, or just have someone snap a full draw digi. I aim for the bottom limb slightly stiffer by a 1/4" or so.

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Re: Need more tillering advice
« Reply #6 on: February 26, 2016, 03:20:28 pm »
Jawge, how close to final weight should I get on tree before I start the tillering method Pearl Drums and yourself mentioned?
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Re: Need more tillering advice
« Reply #7 on: February 26, 2016, 03:32:47 pm »
10# heavy is a good start.
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Re: Need more tillering advice
« Reply #8 on: February 26, 2016, 04:40:57 pm »
Here's a pic of low brace
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Re: Need more tillering advice
« Reply #9 on: February 26, 2016, 06:06:17 pm »
Right side is heavier by 3-5#. Bit stiff in the middle to. Left side is a bit stiff the first 10".
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Re: Need more tillering advice
« Reply #10 on: February 26, 2016, 07:23:09 pm »
Pearl that's the kind of input I like.
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Offline Arrowbuster

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Re: Need more tillering advice
« Reply #11 on: February 26, 2016, 08:48:22 pm »
Some limb adjustment.
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Re: Need more tillering advice
« Reply #12 on: February 26, 2016, 08:58:31 pm »
I think I need to take some off the top limb, from the fade to mid limb. What do yall think??
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Need more tillering advice
« Reply #13 on: February 26, 2016, 09:53:07 pm »
Just a few scrapes at a time. You should be using a scraper-like tool. Exercise at short pulls. Check tiller often. You can leave it strung but watch you don't cut the string. Jawge
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Re: Need more tillering advice
« Reply #14 on: February 26, 2016, 09:57:47 pm »
I have been studying pics and I now retract previous post. To me one pic of my last 2 looks like I need to take some off top and the other viewed from the other side of bow looks like some needs to come off bottom. I do have a little prop twist in the top limb and I guess its throwing things off. This stuff is kind of tough to get right, but man I am loving building bows. Its pretty addicting.
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