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Offline Stick Bender

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Cherokee War Bow tiller check
« on: May 16, 2016, 03:36:55 pm »
Hi Fellas just finishing up my first Osage D bow figured I would throw it out for a tiller check it's 67 1/2  in
59lbs @29 in.  The bottom limb has a natural deflex in it , It has taken about 1/4 in set
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Cherokee War Bow tiller check
« Reply #1 on: May 16, 2016, 03:42:40 pm »
The tips may be a wee little tiny bit stiff for the perfect circular tiller.  But she looks like a killer!
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Offline bradsmith2010

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Re: Cherokee War Bow tiller check
« Reply #2 on: May 16, 2016, 04:02:04 pm »
looking good,,, a video of it shooting would be great,, :D

Offline burchett.donald

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Re: Cherokee War Bow tiller check
« Reply #3 on: May 16, 2016, 04:22:32 pm »
  I'm liking the bend on that one bud...I'm a sucker for a slightly stiff tip myself... ;)
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Offline half eye

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Re: Cherokee War Bow tiller check
« Reply #4 on: May 16, 2016, 05:17:11 pm »
Real nice bend there Mr. Bender...
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: Cherokee War Bow tiller check
« Reply #5 on: May 16, 2016, 05:38:18 pm »
Lookin' good to me
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Cherokee War Bow tiller check
« Reply #6 on: May 16, 2016, 07:28:43 pm »
Like JW said, a bit stiff at the tips, at least the upper, but other than that I think it looks real good.  8)
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Offline Stick Bender

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Re: Cherokee War Bow tiller check
« Reply #7 on: May 21, 2016, 04:53:31 pm »
Well I got this bow sanded & tips narrowed left the tips stiff, shot it in and it ended up at 54 lbs it was shooting across the  chrony at 159-160 with a 500 grain arrow but the bow was a bit shocky so I didn't want to narrow the tips more so I rounded them out as suggested & eliminated most of the vibration but lost about 4 fps it's now shooting 155 fps with B50 but it's a fun accurate bow I'm going to make a FF string for it I'm guessing it will end up in the 160s will post it when I get it dressed up
« Last Edit: May 22, 2016, 04:45:34 am by Stick Bender »
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Cherokee War Bow tiller check
« Reply #8 on: May 22, 2016, 08:14:32 am »
I like it too. Jawge
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Offline crooketarrow

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Re: Cherokee War Bow tiller check
« Reply #9 on: May 22, 2016, 10:55:04 am »
  Looks like a good tiller to me. Not a bad bow either.
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