hi guys, I need a tiller opinion on a new bow i just started. It is hickory backed ipe, 60 inches ntn, i'm hoping for 55 @ 26. It has a couple of knots in the belly of the lower limb. But so far so good, the bow is on a 2 inch brace height and it drawn 18 inches in the picture.
Noel[IMG]http://i836.photobucket.com/albums/zz286/coulter_01/IMG_2753.jpg[/IMG)
(http://i836.photobucket.com/albums/zz286/coulter_01/IMG_2753.jpg)
Looks to me like the inner limbs need to bend more. Is this a bend thru the handle "D" bow?
hi dano,this is a bend through handle shes still very heavy (still lots of scrapeing to do)i guess i'll start with the inner limbs. thanks dano. noel
Yep, get her bending more in the middle, go slow and keep us posted.
(http://i836.photobucket.com/albums/zz286/coulter_01/IMG_2770.jpg) hi dano took abit of the inner limbs i think it looks a bit better whatya think. noel
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Yep, lookin good, keep in mind you want a circular tiller on these bows, use all that limb. ;)
thanks dano, i got a ways to go to get her weight down, and get a get a bit more bent in the outer limbs. noel
It's always nice to have the extra weight, so you can get it right. Nice work Noel. :thumbsup:
thanks dano, i think i'll call it a night and get to it again in the morning
, talk to ya then. noel
She's coming along nicely.
(http://i836.photobucket.com/albums/zz286/coulter_01/DSCF0452.jpg) thanks pat, been doing a bit of scrapeing and tillering. dano has been keeping an eye on me lol, i managed to get her down to 55@20 on a 3" brace still aways to go what do think about the picture is the tiller any way close? anyway pat i appreciate the help you and dano have given me in the past so i guess i'll keep going, [ slowly as dano said]. noel
That's looking good, I would get the middle bending more to get closer to circular tiller.
thanks dano, do mean the middle of limbs or the inner limbs (the middle of the bow). noel
The inner limbs, with no handle, I like to bend all the way thru the middle.
thanks dano, i see what ya mean time for some more scrapein. noel
(http://i836.photobucket.com/albums/zz286/coulter_01/DSCF0458.jpg) hi dano, did a bit more work on the inner limbs witch took a bit of weight of as well. at the moment shes got a 6" brace and draws 55@24, i figure she should be close to 55@26 by the time i finish sanding. so if the tiller looks ok to you guys i guess i can go to the next step. noel
YEAH! I'd shoot a hundred arrows thru it and check tiller, but she looks pretty good.
thanks dano, i'll try to get that set up tomorrow feels like she might be a shooter. thanks for all your help. noel
That's a great tiller. That's a classic elb tiller. Well done. Jawge
hi guys,sorry i didn't post yesterday had computer problems. i didn't get a chance to shoot the bow, i was drawing the bow working the limbs when i heard a creek! i checked it out and found a mark beside a small knot in the belly. i checked it with my finger nail and i can feel a slight rise. (http://i836.photobucket.com/albums/zz286/coulter_01/DSCF0461.jpg) the bow is still drawing to heavy so i was going to drop the draw weight abit and see how it goes. the bow still tillers well and i have worked the limbs since the i heard the noise but it hasn't happened again. (http://i836.photobucket.com/albums/zz286/coulter_01/DSCF0462.jpg) noel. thank for the post jawge, appreciate it noel
That check came because it is bending a bit much at that knot. Remove wood from either side of that area but don't remove wood from there.
She is coming along nicely. How does she shoot?
hi pat, i didn,t get to shoot her yet(lots of flexing but no arras yet). i know what mean about the knot so i'll give her try later to day,i just glued up another hickory, ipe, just in case this one dont make the grade. the last one i made turned out pretty good, i was going to take some pictures to let you guys see it. i was drawing it to show my brother when it blew up on me.it had the same problem as this one knot in the belly. ipe is a tough wood to read until you get right into it and then its to late. anyhow thanks for the help pat hopefully i can work around the knot without doing any damage. noel
hi guys, thought i would let you guys know whats happening. i took my bow to my brothers place to shoot some arras. i was very leery about the knot in the belly of the lower limb, and sure enough first full draw "bang" she exploded. the good news is no damage to the shooter, i got another glued up and ready to start. maybe i'll have better luck this time, and with you guys helping me this one might last a bit longer lol. noel
Glad to hear no one was hurt, it seems to happen a lot with Ipe.