Tillering Check

[mwosborn]

Two firsts - using mulberry and a bend in handle.  Could use some expert advise

About 63" NTN  1 1/4" wide middle third - tapering to 5/8 and each end.  Lower limb has 4 knots - upper 1 knot.  Looking for 45 - 50# at 27 1/2".

Pics of unbraced profile, ~6" brace, and drawn to 18".

How is the tillering looking so far?  Where to go from here?  Thanks for the help gents.

[randman]

Looks a little bit stiff on the outer left limb and a tiny bit stiff at towards the fades on both limbs. What does the back profile look like?

[Del the cat]

You say it's going to bend in the handle?... when?  
As you apply full draw weight do you see any movement in the handle?
I tend to tiller by watching out for a hint of flex near the middle then leave that alone and look to the rest of the limb.
Looks stiff in the grip and inner limb as if you have a riser in there. Outer 1/3 looks maybe a tad stiff.
Right limb is better than left
Del

[Pappy]

I'm with Del on the handle and the arrows you have look about right for a little wood removal.
   Pappy

[PEARL DRUMS]

On bendys I get the limbs even at 18-20". Then I slowly narrow and reduce thickness on the center 8-9" unitl it starts to bend with the rest of the bow. Dont wait, if you do you will have a 30# bow by the time the handle budges ever so slightly. Sometimes we get caught up in full arc tillers, its not the only way to make a "bendy" or working handle bow. Yours is quite long for a 27" draw. Dont be scared to leave the handle a touch stiff. It will handle very nicely.

[mwosborn]

Thanks for the replys!  From what reading I have done it was suggested to wait on the handle area until the limbs were bending - sounds like it is time to work the handle area a bit.  Think I will take Pearls advice and leave it a bit stiff but working.

I too think the left looks stiffer than the right - the tillering gizmo says otherwise?  Might be because of all the knots on the left?

Thanks again.

[PEARL DRUMS]

I make the whole bow bend when Its very short, under 50". Otherwise leaving the center a touch stiff makes for a handshock free bow. My 57" trade bow for Josh was tillered that way. My little horse bow was 98% full compass at only 45" long.