Thanks for the response Badger, I'm never sure how even I have my limbs bending relative to each other. The top limb is around 1-1/8" longer than the bottom and right now the top limb has just under 1/8" positive tiller compare to bottom. There is a natural deflex/kink about 10" below the handle that I think makes the measurement read closer than it might actually be.
I'm curious to know if you think the mass weight is in an acceptable range for this bow.
George, I'm not sure it is bending into the fades yet, I have a hard time judging that. I tiller with the bow drawn by hand and not on a tree so I can't really see subtle limb movements even when looking in the mirror. Thanks for suggesting this, I was thinking I could get it working a bit more there.
Bub, it still has a bit of prop twist with each limb twisting slightly in opposite directions, I try to average it out by viewing drawn photos from both sides. I put a hand full of arrows through it at 20" draw and 47# pull and the hand shock was nasty. I worked on the tiller more and got it out to 22" and about 45# at that draw length and it tamed the shock down. Still a little more thump in it than I find acceptable, but could be because I still had it braced a little low.
My next step is to sand the belly and edges smooth and maybe do a bit of heat treating. Sounds like maybe I should stay away from mid limbs and remove a bit at a time from outers and fades to get a few more inches of draw. Then see how it shoots before taking it to target weight and full draw.
