static recurve tiller check

[silent sniper]

Hey guys, this is my first recurve of any sort. I could use a little guidance making sure I am making it right. I have attached some pictures as it is right now. It is 66" long, linen backed hickory, 1.5" wide at the fades with a taper 1/2 down the limb to 3/4" tips.  The limbs were heat treated with no reflex added, they were dead straight with the center of the grip.   

BTW, the recurves are not the same. One of them splintered on me and I had to patch it. It is the lower limb, and has more of a 90 degree turn then the other side. I think the difference in recurves is messing with me, since the curved top limb recurve is lifting off the string better then the sharp angled bottom limb recurve.  i also had to do some heat bending work for string alignment on the recurves. It isn't perfect, the top limb twists a bit a full draw, but the string is staying on the limbs so far.

Please let me know what I could do to improve the tiller. I personally think the top limb fade out needs to work a little more, and the bottom limb could bend some more in the mid/outer limb section. Let me know if I am on the right track or not.

Thanks, SS

Unstrung, notice right recurve is a sharp 90 degree bend while left recurve is a more circular bend.



Strung with around a 5.5" brace height. The lower limb measures 1/8" stronger then the top limb.


String alignment on the tips through the riser. The tip in the picture is the one I had to work on. It has some twist in it towards the tip.


Full draw picture. It is drawn around 28.5-29" in the picture pulling somewhere in the 50# range.


Full draw picture rotated.

[BowEd]

Looks good.I'd live with it if it's at your draw weight.How does it feel to shoot?

[Pat B]

Tiller looks good to me too. You could bring the bend back into each fade a bit but other than that, shoot it. 

[upstatenybowyer]

Looks great. I'd leave it how it is and make it pretty!

[Pat B]

Shoot it a bunch before adding the finish.

[PEARL DRUMS]

I would shoot the snot out of it and if it holds the shape, sand and seal her. Good looking rig.

[Pappy]

Looks good to me, as said I would shoot it a bunch and if all stays the same finish it up.
 Pappy

[gfugal]

How did you get 90° bends?  is it the wood or is therebsomething i don't know.

[PatM]

Some wood is just more bendable.

[silent sniper]

Gfugal,
  The bottom limb recurve is more of a 90 degree then the top limb. This came from me more or less accidentally breaking it while bending. I took a file and removing the broken/ splintered wood until I was back to good clean wood. This however left me with a limb that was only 1/8" thick. I filed it to a flat surface and glued on a square piece of wood. I then filed it to match the contour of the limb. So far it seems to be holding with no issues. SS

[Del the cat]

Looks damn fine to me
I'd shoot it a bit, see how it settles and maybe just fiddle and fettle it a little once you've got to know it.
Sometimes I think we need to step away for a bit.
Del

[selfbow joe]

Nice work!

[gfugal]

Those are some pretty impressive curve nonetheless. Unfortunately, I don't know how much good they are doing you. It looks like your limbs are too long for them since at full draw the string still hasn't lifted off yet (or just barely starting). I can't see the extra weight hurting too much, just consider them sweet looking onramental tips.

[PatM]

Those are some pretty impressive curve nonetheless. Unfortunately, I don't know how much good they are doing you. It looks like your limbs are too long for them since at full draw the string still hasn't lifted off yet (or just barely starting). I can't see the extra weight hurting too much, just consider them sweet looking onramental tips.

  This again?

[ty_in_ND]

I would be more than excited if that's how my first static recurve turns out.  Let us know how she shoots after you've put a few hundred arrows down range!