Board bow after a long break - tiller check

[youngbowyer33]

Hi, I used to build bows and long time ago and while I was at home Depot I couldn't help myself from checking out some red oak boards. Found a decent one and got really excited to build another bow. Anyways, tillering is giving me anxiety and it feels like I'm relearning a lot of things. I'd really appreciate some feedback and guidance on how to tiller this. I was hoping for a draw weight of 40-45 lbs at 26" but honestly I just want to focus on the tiller.

https://imgur.com/gallery/25LK6TH

It's pulling around 20 lbs in the pics.

Thank you all for making this such a great a message board

[George Tsoukalas]

Looks pretty good. You may have to get mid limb on to the nocks moving a bit more. Hard to tell as the save is not bending much.

There are buildalongs on my site. There is one for a board bow. You can modify the width to 1 3/8" for 40-45#.

http://traditionalarchery101.com

Jawge

[youngbowyer33]

Thanks, I actually used a buildalong on your sight for the general dimensions. I'll try and post an update once it's bending more

[Bryce]

A long string hides a lot of tillering flaws. That’s why I go straight from floor tiller to low brace.

Throw on a shorter string, to about 3” brace height. Will give you a better eye on where your tiller is at

[George Tsoukalas]

I don't recommend long string tillering  too much past 10" of string movement which just about or a little past what it takes to string a bow with a stringer.. Also, long string tillering gives a good view of how limbs are bending.

Jawge