holmgaard tiller along

[radius]

doing good, man.  you see the flat spot in the lower limb, take care of that first thing...
my bad on the handle btw, i d k what i was thinking...like that wood...now "proceed with thoughtful purpose" and git er done!

[ZanderPommo]

thanks radius

yeah the tillers a bit off cause i took it off the sander and strung it only after judging the thickness by eye, so i think im getting better
im really having fun with this one
tomorrow imma round the back, refine the tiller, and get her to full brace(minimum)
im thinking of names, anybody got any ideas? my mom came up with cocobinga.(kinda has a ring )
get it? cocobolo & bubinga??.............yeah, you fellas are bright, you got it

[ZanderPommo]

okay well sorry for the delay folks, school and cross country have officially eaten all my spare time
got it tillered out today to 28 in and unfortunately it came in really really light, at 32#, itll make a great target bow though!
im gonna do the handle tomorrow and ill also be posting pics tomorrow
might also chrono it tomorrow iffin it aint raining

[Little John]

Looks like you have way too much weight in the outer limbtips especially for the weight it came in at. Make them scary narrow and reduce the thickness till they just barler try to bend. That is how to keep the tips ultra light and also get the lever effect of the holmie. Use a short straight edge to check the tips for slight bending at full draw. The overall tiller looks pretty good.     Kenneth

[ZanderPommo]

thanks littlejohn

[ZanderPommo]

well it sure ain't done but heres the progress.
sorry i couldn't post these yesterday.
im pretty happy with the tiller.
yeah imma pike it and heat temper it after i reduce the tips alot. i was thinking a half inch off each end??? also gonna heat temper it cause Manny said it works and thats all the convincing i need!

okay here we go (lots of pics!!!)  (oh and sorry about the dust i never give it a chance to settle)

[adb]

Yikes! You've got your arrow rest cut past center. I sure hope it holds up!

[ZanderPommo]

it seems to be doing fine so far, shot it in yesterday.
the pic is decieving its less than 1mm past center

[WillAdams]

Is there a system or formula for determining how deep an arrow shelf Can be cut for a given handle width, thickness, draw weight and shape?

William

[ZanderPommo]

not that i know of, generally for a longbow its half or less and most recurves are totally center-shot

[ZanderPommo]

well im less sick, and got some work done
ive piked the bow 3/4 of an in on each limb so 1 1/2 in. total
got some cool lookin nocks cut in, and with the piking done it went from 32# to 35# or 36#
ive just heat treated the belly and will unclamp it tomorrow(??)
the belly looks a nice toasty light brown and the backing seems to be holding up fine, although i lined the back of the bow and tip/handle glue joints, which i think kept a significant amount of heat off the glue
i induced just under 3 1/2 of reflex, i hope it holds about 2''
ill check the tiller probably next weekend but ill hopefully post pics of the tips and heat tempering before then-tillering next weekend as to let the bow rehydrate, and also because sunday is my next small amount of free time
again thanks for all your help/suggestions folks! wouldn't be at this level without all of you to back me up

[knightd]

Looking good so far..

[ZanderPommo]

thanks David

[Parnell]

Looks real good.  A nice even tiller.  I'm wondering about that cut out, though.  Are you finding that the fletching is hitting the bow with the curve sweeping in that direction?  I like the look of the backing.  Nice job.

[ZanderPommo]

im sorry i dont quite understand the question, what cut? the arrow shelf?