Tiller advice needed

[scp]

Sorry, I forgot about the low draw weight. I don't like to work with sinew. Even though I don't do laminated bows, I occasionally backed bows. I don't know why you cannot "back" the belly, instead of just doing partial underlays. I am not sure I have ever done that myself. I might have just thought about doing that. Nowadays my memory and wishful thinking keep on blurring their boundaries, mainly because I post here as a distraction from work. All depends on what we want from our bows. Good luck.

[bassman211]

 I have a set of different length gizmos  that are really help full for tillering purposes right from the start for me any how stick.

[stuckinthemud]

Now drawn to 18, there is mid-limb set, the tips are not quite touching a flat surface an hour after unstringing,  I suspect it will have all pulled out by the morning.  I'm not happy with it, its still unbalanced,  tips still too stiff

[Eric Krewson]

Unless you make a gizmo you will keep chasing tiller, it is not a disgrace to use one.

[stuckinthemud]

Not a disgrace,  and I do use them, in fact, I find them invaluable, but, although this bow will be arc of circle, my preferred shape is elipse, where a gizmo is much less useful , so, I am trying to train my eye to operate without relying on it

[stuckinthemud]

I'm moving on to my next project but I still tinker with this occasionally. Just given it a light heat treat which raised draw weight to 30@22.  The limb centres are working too hard and the tips need softening some. Any thoughts?

[SLIMBOB]

Bottom looks decent. Top is out of wack. The gizmo is a good tool as is the straight edge. Nearly 30 years and I use one, every build. You can always use a little “figerin’”. If the inners will stay stiffish, just use these tools from some point past the fades. Your tillering eye will love you for it.

[PeteC]

 Use your gizmo all the way to the tip on the top limb. You could also get the handle itself bending to share some of the load. God Bless