when to pull to goal weight?

[HighEagle]

Hi all, Got a good start on a yew maple backed board bow 60"ntn stiff handle 1.5"w at fades hold to mid limb taper to 1/2" tips, pretty standard dimensions. Right now the tips are moving about 6-7"  its pulling 35 lbs at 15" with a 3" brace. Was wondering when do you guys start pulling board or stave bows to your goal draw weight? say 50#.  Thanks Chuck

[bubby]

Not till i get to fd, i only stay on the tree to 20-22" and finish stretching it out as i shoot it in

[Weylin]

I pull the bow far enough to see any problems. If I see a problem I stop pulling and fix it. If I don't see any problems and the tiller looks perfect then I will pull it out to the target draw weight. If you wait too long to get to the target weight for no reason then you risk coming in under weight. I agree with Bubby that it's a good idea to ditch the tree at a certain point and finish the tillering by hand drawing it. sometimes the tiller tree doesn't tell the same truth as actually drawing the bow.

[mikekeswick]

You should be pulling target weight straight away from floor tiller.
Not pulling full weight once braced is a sure fire way to come in underweight.

[Del the cat]

+1.
If you keep pulling 35#...guess what?
You'll end up with a 35# bow!

You may want to read this... it's a bit wordy but does explain why you need to pull full weight.
http://bowyersdiary.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/yew-stick-bow-and-draw-weight-to-brace.html
Del

[Badger]

  As long as it is bending even I draw all the way to full draw weight every time between scraping off wood.

[George Tsoukalas]

Pulling to full weight right away is a viable technique. Getting target weight is insured.

I used to haul of and pull to full draw right away and then, after listening to Jim Fetrow, I changed.

Who says I can't change?

For a 26" draw, I now get to about 40-43# at 20 inches  and then ease it to 47-50# at 25 inches and shoot it to 26 inches and high 40's after sanding.

So, no, my bows don't see target weight until  later on in the draw.

Jawge