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Updated Tillering Gizmo instructions with pictures.
Badger:
It works great on lam bows, really valuable for getting a bow bending evenly early on. I have been using one more and more the last few years.
RAU:
I just built 1 and used for the first time and it is a great tool. I can't magine a more foolproof method to tiller a straight limbed bow!
Badger:
About the last 6" of draw or so I start using it on sections of the limb and comparing it to sections on the other limb. I like mine a bit elliptical and it does help me with fine tuning. I have always lacked the fine artist eye that can pick up on micro imperfections, this works great for that.
Stick Bender:
I have been using the Gizmo only to brace height and then switch to regular type tillering Im to afraid of taking set pulling & holding the bow any farther then that a few secounds at a time but has been working good for me like that !
NonBacked:
Here’s another tip for “fine tuning” that I use to compensate for my inability to recognize perfect limb symmetry (I really envy those guys with daVinci vision). In the last few inches of tillering, I switch to a Gizmo that’s only 2” long. It will indicate minute thickness differences along the limbs, and ensure a smoother curve. Eric mentioned in a post on a previous thread, and Steve reiterated, set the pencil depth on the “weaker” limb, and use that setting for both limbs to help balance the bends and working loads.
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