2021 1st Newbie build along challenge

[Allyn T]

Trade craft it's really hard to judge tiller in your pics but it looks good to me so far : )

[gutpile]

you sure you guys are newbies?.... gut

[Zugul]

The few small chrysals just above the fede on the top limb of my bow tell me so... LOL

[Digital Caveman]

Not really, If I get through this with no issues I'll probably be an official amature.
  I'll post the results in BOM for every one to judge.

[gutpile]

Zugul man that is a shame.. and it was really looking nice too... gut

[Deerhunter21]

Not really, If I get through this with no issues I'll probably be an official amature.
  I'll post the results in BOM for every one to judge.

man now i need to change the quote under my name! it normally works for other hobbies but the bowmaking community is so good that even the "amatures" and "newbies" practice till they dont get it wrong!    

yall are doing great! i havnt made any progress really... Schools kicking my rear end! ill try to get some work in this weekend!

[Deerhunter21]

also, i should mention. the limb that i said has a good bit of reflex in it is actually more R/D than just straight reflex so i might take a crack at a R/D bow. What do i got to lose compared to the knowledge I could gain?

[Zugul]

Thanks Gut... I think I got it bending too much there at the beginning and damaged the wood in that area... Now, even if it's bending like I think it should, it kept those little chrysals. they don't seem to get bigger tho, even if I excercised the bow 40-50 times on the tiller before going to remove even 5-10 scrapes of wood. here's a pic for reference... I think I won't touch that area anymore, just to be sure it does not get worse.
IMG_20210219_213645322 by Mattia Zuccolo, su Flickr

[Digital Caveman]

A bow with frets won't last for nearly as long as a sound bow, but if the back is ok it should shoot until you can make a better bow.  My first serious bow (red oak board bow, dimensions from the back of TBB IV) had two bad frets by the center, but it lasted a long time.  It did pop a splinter on the edge near the frets, but it was nothing TB II and braided dacron couldn't fix.

Russell, did you get your signature phrase from the Rangers Apprentice books?

[Deerhunter21]

Russell, did you get your signature phrase from the Rangers Apprentice books?

  Yes i did!!!! It was/is one of my favorite book series! I read it when I was like 10! It’s kinda what got me into bows!!!    Have you read it before?

[Deerhunter21]

ok so i did some floor tillering tonight. getting ready for longstring... im worried i worked too much on one limb or that one sides too thick and is going to start twisting... but ill work on all of that as i go...

[Zugul]

tradcraftsman: I know it won't last very long, i just hope next time I'll get the tiller right from the start. I have 7 staves already but they need to season (I cut them 2 months ago). 6 are BL and one is European hornbeam.

[Allyn T]

Deerhunt, I use a compass and as I go I find the thinnest side and mark a line at that depth on the thick side. It helps me keep the sides even especially if the growth rings don't feather down the center

[Digital Caveman]

Russell, did you get your signature phrase from the Rangers Apprentice books?

  Yes i did!!!! It was/is one of my favorite book series! I read it when I was like 10! It’s kinda what got me into bows!!!    Have you read it before?

I read through them a few times years ago before I moved on to Lord of the Rings and other such books.  They got me back into bows, and were fun adventures, but the story just drags out, and some of the heroes are a little shady IMO.

I hope to get the ash back on the tree tomorrow.

[Zugul]

I think I just found another problem! I wanted my bow to reach 28" of draw without flipping the tips, but it's 63" long ntn and has 8" stiff handle and fades section... It's still possibile to reach my goal or should I aim for a shorter draw lenght?