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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Billbob on September 17, 2015, 10:06:56 am

Title: Tiller check
Post by: Billbob on September 17, 2015, 10:06:56 am

Looking for a new set of eyes to see how my tiller looks.  It's a 58"ntn hickory 1 9/16 wide to past mid limb to 1/2 tips. It's pulling about 62lbs@26". At the moment it has 1 1/4" set. Thanks for taking a look at her.

Title: Re: Tiller check
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on September 17, 2015, 11:39:28 am

Top is stiff in the middle. But Id like to see it unbraced to be sure.

Title: Re: Tiller check
Post by: Billbob on September 17, 2015, 12:06:45 pm

There is a knot about a third of the way up on the top limb that is making it stiff.It goes across the whole limb.  It dog legs to the right kind of giving it some deflex. Afraid of it bending to much

Title: Re: Tiller check
Post by: alwayslookin on September 17, 2015, 01:03:06 pm

Top middle looks stiff

Title: Re: Tiller check
Post by: Billbob on September 17, 2015, 01:36:10 pm

Think I'll take a couple scrapes on the top middle and maybe a little from the sides and see if I can get it bending a little more.

Title: Re: Tiller check
Post by: Billbob on October 15, 2015, 02:10:08 pm

Well, I got her finished.  Took about 2" of set, but she shoots pretty good.  Put the tanned python skin on it and so far it has stayed on. Sanded the skin to get all the loose stuff off and put some tb2 on it. Now to find some meat for the freezer.  :D Thanks for all the help.

Title: Re: Tiller check
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on October 15, 2015, 02:11:39 pm

Nice job. I like that corn stalk blind you have, very cool.

Title: Re: Tiller check
Post by: Billbob on October 15, 2015, 02:59:58 pm

Thanks. I made three panels that are 4' long.  Used 2x4 for the posts and 1x3 for the horizontal boards.  Just laid the stalks on the boards and used 1" electric wire staples to fasten them.  Think I'm going to make more of them.  Seems to give me good cover.  I think on the next set I'm going to lay the stalks on the boards and then screw another board on top of them to hold them in place instead of nailing each individual stalk.   

Title: Re: Tiller check
Post by: riverrat on October 15, 2015, 03:04:24 pm

looks good. nice bow. Tony