boo/hick r/d

[sailordad]

ok so i havent done any more scraping as of yet.

ryano i did as you sugested and pulled a little on it, its pulling about 40lbs at 18 inches right now
i did have the wife take a pic to see what it looks like so far well here it is. let me know what ya'll think



thanks again

                                                                          peace,
                                                                                tim

[Ryano]

I'd scrape where the red lines are.

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[sailordad]

so would i be right to assume then that the  outer limb area should bend in the same arc or very close to it as the inner limb are
does at full draw?


                                                                                          tim

[Jesse]

I think you should end up with straight outer limbs. If you make it look like a normal tillered bow it might not perform as good as it could because outer limbs will be doing more than their share of the work.      Just my 1 1/2 cents          Jesse

[Ryano]

How long is it? I'm guessing its pretty long and you'll end up with about straight outer limbs at your full draw. If it were shorter I'd get the outer limbs working even more Tim, but being hickory on the belly you might not want to tiller it to bend much passed straight in the outer limbs or you'll end up losing all your reflex. Hickory insn't a great choice for a belly wood, it takes to much set. Its a better tension wood than compression. Good luck to you. 

[sailordad]

ok so i been working ever so slowly on this,havent realy done any major scraping since i first posted it.
i do have it at  full draw,26" 51 lbs. shoots pretty quick(atleast i think it does).

however i do get some hand shock, im thinking i could and probably should reduce the tips some, they are curently .85" wide by .52" thick.
how much can/should i remove without it affecting the tiller or draw weight?

sorry for the blurry pics, i just got up and took them and im not very good at close ups,either in front of or behind the camera lol











thanks for looking and the input

                                                                                    peace,
                                                                                          tim

[Gordon]

It looks pretty good to me - it seems like the reflexed outer limbs are opening up about right.

[Ryano]

Tim, your going to feel hand shock, you didn't get the outer limbs working enough. The top limb doesn't look to far off but the bottom is doing way to much bending in the inner limb area. I would expect that hickory to fret there in the inner limb area if you don't do something with it. That is if it hasn't already. Those stiff outer limbs are like long levers that have to travel farther and stop more abruptly than a bow tillered to bend more in the outer limbs....JMO. I'd tiller till you get a smooth arc in both limbs and maybe pike it to get some draw weight back.

[OldBow]

Nice job - Great candidate for Oct Laminate Bow of the Month.

[kayakfisher]

I am with Ryana the lower limb looks a little off to me to, lookin good though
                                                                                        Dennis

[Gordon]

After reading Ryan's post and looking at the picture again I have to agree that the inner lower limb is bending too much.

[sailordad]

alright thanks for the input

dont have a problem with piking it if need be,its got plenty of length.
the lower limb actually has a little positive tiller when just at brace,about 3/8ths of an inch.

if at all possible could you please identify the area that needs to be worked with red lines or something like to show me, i guess ive been looking at it too
long cause i dont see it, more eyes sure are nice when it comes to tillering.

could you also explain what is meant by "fretting" so i know what to look for.


                                                                                peace,
                                                                                       tim