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Offline burtonridr

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Tiller Check Please : )
« on: December 01, 2019, 04:11:03 pm »
What do you guys think? I've been looking at this thing for days and need a second set of eyes, but I think I about got it.
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Offline TimBo

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Re: Tiller Check Please : )
« Reply #1 on: December 01, 2019, 05:14:06 pm »
That second photo is a bit funny since it is not directly from the side.  What sort of wood and backing are you using?  I hate to comment too much on the tiller, although it does seem to me that the bottom limb is bending a bit more than the top about a third of the way from the tip (the bottom third in this case).  Maybe that top outer third is a bit stiff?  My tillering eye is pretty rusty right now...
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Offline SLIMBOB

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Re: Tiller Check Please : )
« Reply #2 on: December 01, 2019, 05:27:43 pm »
I cant comment much on the tiller as it looks a little different from pic to pic.  What I can offer is a way for you to check it.  While braced, take measurements along one limb at some intervals (every 4-5 inches as an example). Now compare those measurements to the same locations on the other limb while braced.  Bottom limb for me will typically be a tad stiffer than the top.  With that information adjust as needed until the measurements are the same (or close).  Lastly, check the bend with a straight edge while braced and while drawn to say 15 inches.  The gap will tell the story. 
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Tiller Check Please : )
« Reply #3 on: December 01, 2019, 05:51:02 pm »
Looks good. Very nice. Jawge
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Tiller Check Please : )
« Reply #4 on: December 01, 2019, 05:55:03 pm »
I think it looks good also.   :OK
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Offline Eric Krewson

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« Reply #5 on: December 01, 2019, 06:09:52 pm »
The top limb has a very even bend the whole length. The bottom limb is a little stiff for the last foot and bending more just before that stiff foot or so.

Again pictures can distort things and I could be wrong, put a tillering gizmo on that bottom limb and see what it says.
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Offline DC

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« Reply #6 on: December 01, 2019, 06:51:22 pm »
It looks good to me too. The only thing I can suggest is turning the bow upside down and taking another picture. Then compare the pictures. So many times I've seen pictures of bows that look like the bottom limb is bending more. If you take another picture and now the top limb is bending more you know that limb is weak. If the bottom limb still looks weak then it's bow cant, camera lens or some other thing.
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Offline Deerhunter21

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« Reply #7 on: December 01, 2019, 06:55:36 pm »
+1 DC
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Offline burchett.donald

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« Reply #8 on: December 01, 2019, 09:38:58 pm »
I'm liking the fade movement in the upper...Looks nice, maybe a touch more on the lower fade...
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Offline burtonridr

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Re: Tiller Check Please : )
« Reply #9 on: December 01, 2019, 10:23:50 pm »
Thanks guys,sounds like i need to shave a little more off the outer third of the lower limb.  :OK...

But before i do i will get a pic with the bow flipped at full draw like dc suggested.
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Offline Hawkdancer

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« Reply #10 on: December 01, 2019, 10:59:09 pm »
Very carefully! :BB
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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« Reply #11 on: December 02, 2019, 12:10:13 pm »
I like the lower limb a bit stiffer. Jawge
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Offline burtonridr

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Re: Tiller Check Please : )
« Reply #12 on: December 02, 2019, 01:25:50 pm »
Quote from: George Tsoukalas on December 02, 2019, 12:10:13 pm
I like the lower limb a bit stiffer. Jawge

Why do you like the lower limbs a little stiffer?


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Offline bushboy

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« Reply #13 on: December 02, 2019, 02:52:30 pm »
Nice work.it would be much easier to judge the tiller if you nocked and arrow and held the bow with a loose grip
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Offline burtonridr

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Re: Tiller Check Please : )
« Reply #14 on: December 02, 2019, 02:55:12 pm »
Quote from: bushboy on December 02, 2019, 02:52:30 pm
Nice work.it would be much easier to judge the tiller if you nocked and arrow and held the bow with a loose grip

I will do that tonight  :OK


I had a tight grip at the time trying to push the bottom out/keep the handle vertical, but thinking about it now I wonder if the reason the bottom wants to rotate towards me is because the bottom limb is still to stiff?
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