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Offline ---GUTSHOT--->

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High crown tiller ?
« on: July 07, 2016, 10:27:43 am »
I'm working on a maple bow with a very high crown. So far I've concaved the bellys 2/3 down from handle to where the crown stops. Is the only way to tiller is sandpaper around a big socket or does any one else out there have a better way to tiller the concaved area.  Thanks Paul
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Offline Aaron H

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Re: High crown tiller ?
« Reply #1 on: July 07, 2016, 10:34:49 am »
Gooseneck scraper should work well
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: High crown tiller ?
« Reply #2 on: July 07, 2016, 10:45:25 am »
Do you have a good quality scrap piece of steel like a circular saw blade?  You could make a scraper with a diameter that will fit your bow limb. 
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Offline ---GUTSHOT--->

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Re: High crown tiller ?
« Reply #3 on: July 07, 2016, 10:53:32 am »
Osage I have plenty of skill saw blades that's a good idea thanks
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Offline Josh B

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Re: High crown tiller ?
« Reply #4 on: July 07, 2016, 10:58:56 am »
Since you've already got a start on the hollow limb design, I'll just offer this for future reference.  Maple is plenty strong in tension to just leave the belly flat and tiller as normal even with the high crown.  I've made quite a few maple sapling bows that way.  Since I haven't gotten very far on the hollow limb I'm working on, I'm afraid I can't be of much help on this one.  Josh
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: High crown tiller ?
« Reply #5 on: July 07, 2016, 04:46:23 pm »
I usually leave sapling bows around 2 inches longer to counteract the crown. Can't help with hollow limbs. Jawge
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Re: High crown tiller ?
« Reply #6 on: July 10, 2016, 02:16:52 pm »
Don't worry! It will be fine with a flat belly :)
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Offline bushboy

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Re: High crown tiller ?
« Reply #7 on: July 11, 2016, 05:12:46 pm »
I have sharpen a old spoon with a single bevel with some success. Might even make a toothing style spoon.
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