Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: NattyBumppo on December 10, 2013, 06:36:39 pm
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As much as I would love to say I planned it, as I began to tiller the my white oak flat bow today I realized one of my limbs was 29 inches while the other was 28. I have already cut the knock in for tillering. The bow is 2 inches wide with a taper to 3/4 inch the last six inches. Is it ok to just tiller with the shorter limb on the bottom (which I thought would be fine but I am now confused after reading)..or should I shorten the whole bow to even the limbs. The bow is 67 inches currently. I dropped an inch for the knock on each end when I cut them in
Thanks for any advice.
Natty
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Continue on and leave it be and focus all your efforts into making a nice even balanced bend,and learning to see flaws that need corrected before pulling it any further
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In an asymmetric bow design the bottom limb is shorter....but like Chris said,
"...focus all your efforts into making a nice even balanced bend, and learning to see flaws that need corrected before pulling it any further'
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Shouldn't be a problem at all. I as well as many others have a shorter bottom limb by design often times. Ditto what blackhawk said.
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Thank you everyone for your help. I will post pictures when it is done.
N