Board bow questions

[E.H.]

tried using a long string on it... it was too stretchy but also too stiff to actually bend... so i'll be removing more wood for a while still...

[E.H.]

 marked the stiffness near the grip area after the picture... had to use silk katana wrap strings to make a makeshift tillering string... it's plenty strong it seems

[Fox]

Do you have a tillering gizmo ?

[E.H.]

not really, it's my first bow ever and because of that i don't have much equipment  but i can make one i guess

[E.H.]

forgot to precise that the bow is 62'' long the limbs are about 2.5'' wide at the widest

[willie]

looks like most of the bend is mid limb, which is appropriate for this stage of tillering, as the handle will want to bend more as you get closer to full draw, (so it's not wise to let it bend in the middle too much early on)

and what draw length are you hoping for?

[E.H.]

26 to 28'' i guess...

[George Tsoukalas]

E.H.,
Grain, Grain, Grain.
You have quite a few run outs on the back of that board stave.
Try need straight grain tip to tip with maybe 1 or 2 outs per limb.
This board may survive with a backing of linen.
Jawge

[E.H.]

E.H.,
Grain, Grain, Grain.
You have quite a few run outs on the back of that board stave.
Try need straight grain tip to tip with maybe 1 or 2 outs per limb.
This board may survive with a backing of linen.
Jawge

if you mean the very wavy part it'S been cut off the board. the rest was pretty much straight.

[George Tsoukalas]

Are they running off the side? Jawge

[E.H.]

not really, just at the one end i removed from the board.

[E.H.]

quick question, those bows seemed to have been of low brace so i thought of going towards that... if i want to go for low brace, should i continue to lighten the limbs more or i can just do the final tillering right now?

[RyanY]

Not sure what you’re asking exactly. You should always get the bow braced and tiller from there if that’s what you mean.

[Pat B]

From the pic above you aren't quite ready for low brace. Get it bending a little bit more and if the weight isn't too much then go to low brace.

[mmattockx]

if i want to go for low brace, should i continue to lighten the limbs more or i can just do the final tillering right now?

You need to work towards a normal brace height and then can tiller from there. The limbs won't bend 100% accurately until you have the correct length string on them and are loading it as you will when shooting it. If it is too heavy to get to the final brace height you need to keep taking weight off while trying to keep the bend smooth and refining whatever defects you find along the way.


Mark