Primitive Archer

Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: tgtmatt on January 05, 2013, 03:48:02 pm

Title: 2nd Bow, Tiller help
Post by: tgtmatt on January 05, 2013, 03:48:02 pm

Got it pulling to about 40# at about 22". Looking for some aid in the tiller just to see how it's going. Thanks in advance

Matt

Title: Re: 2nd Bow, Tiller help
Post by: tgtmatt on January 05, 2013, 03:48:36 pm

Is that a hinge on the right limb, mid section?

Title: Re: 2nd Bow, Tiller help
Post by: Del the cat on January 05, 2013, 03:52:46 pm

coming along ok, but the whole central secion of the bow is doing very little and it's in danger of turning into a square (flat top and two sides going straight down)
I'd ease off the inner 1/3 of each limb.
Right limb is also a tad stiff on the outer 1/3.
Hold a CD up in front of the pic and shift it sideways to see each limb, and you'll see how stiff the inner limbs are.
Del

Title: Re: 2nd Bow, Tiller help
Post by: tgtmatt on January 05, 2013, 03:55:47 pm

So should remove or should not remove wood toward the handle? Looks so stiff there.

Title: Re: 2nd Bow, Tiller help
Post by: Del the cat on January 05, 2013, 04:29:52 pm

If it's stiff, remove wood... if it bends too much leave it alone. It's as simple as that!
The hard thing is getting your  eye in to seeing what's stiff and what's bending too much.
I always say solving problems is easy... the hard thing is identifying the actual problem.
Del