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Offline rps3

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Thoughts on this tiller(Final pics added 1/21)
« on: December 18, 2012, 03:21:36 pm »
Osage sinew, 55" drawn to just shy of 28". Top limb as you can see ended up with a good bit of reflex as compared to the bottom. Would you tweek this anymore?
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« Reply #1 on: December 18, 2012, 03:22:11 pm »
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Offline killir duck

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« Reply #4 on: December 18, 2012, 03:27:47 pm »
i think the tiller looks pretty darn good i'd leave it the way it is
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Re: Thoughts on this tiller
« Reply #5 on: December 18, 2012, 03:30:30 pm »
Full draw is where you check tiller anyway and you nailed it. That is a very sweet bow!!!  8)
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Re: Thoughts on this tiller
« Reply #6 on: December 18, 2012, 03:34:11 pm »
Tiller is perfect, job well done.
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Offline rps3

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« Reply #7 on: December 18, 2012, 03:52:26 pm »
I was close to being comfortable with the tiller on this, but not having worked with such deflex reflex before it was hard getting used to the flatter looking top limb. Thanks for the conformation.
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Offline bow101

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Re: Thoughts on this tiller
« Reply #8 on: December 18, 2012, 04:19:35 pm »
Sometimes I hear last 3rd. not bending, mid limb not bending etc.......etc......
Correct me if I'm wrong but Yes the tiller looks fantastic, but the last 3rd. at the tips is not bending one Iota.. ???
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Offline Hrothgar

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« Reply #9 on: December 18, 2012, 05:07:07 pm »
Looks great, I would be afraid of screwing something up if I were to tweek it any more.
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Re: Thoughts on this tiller
« Reply #10 on: December 18, 2012, 05:25:28 pm »
Quote from: bow101 on December 18, 2012, 04:19:35 pm
Sometimes I hear last 3rd. not bending, mid limb not bending etc.......etc......
Correct me if I'm wrong but Yes the tiller looks fantastic, but the last 3rd. at the tips is not bending one Iota.. ???

If you compare the unstrung pic to the full draw pic it looks to me like the limbs are bending all the way out to the recurves. I would call it done or else you will nit pick till its too light.
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Re: Thoughts on this tiller
« Reply #11 on: December 18, 2012, 05:36:47 pm »
i think that mid limb on top is a little stiff, maybe why it ended up with more deflex, i'd leave it like it is , look's like she'll hunt, Bub
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Offline chamookman

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Re: Thoughts on this tiller
« Reply #12 on: December 18, 2012, 07:09:45 pm »
Looks good to Me, get out and shoot the BEGEEZES out of Her and have fun  ;) !
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Re: Thoughts on this tiller
« Reply #13 on: December 18, 2012, 07:23:27 pm »
The deflex and reflex was in before I started tillering. The stave was shaped funny to begin with and it didnt completely straigten out when recurving, and I was ok with that. So far it hasnt taken any unwanted set that I can see, and I do think there is some bending occuring right up to the recurves. I am going to shoot it in and put a nice water snake skin I have on it. Thanks, Bob.
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Re: Thoughts on this tiller
« Reply #14 on: December 18, 2012, 07:34:43 pm »
I'll start by saying I probably am not the guy to take tiller advice from but to me it looks like the top limb is doing most of it's bending right out of the fade. Please don't make adjustment from my observations. Does anyone else view it that way also? I struggle with
tillering a bow so it's post like this that help learn. Could it have taken some set there from the top limb being to stiff? Just throwing
this out to learn more myself. Fine looking bow rps3.
Greg
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