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Title: Tiller advice - 59" osage selfbow
Post by: vanillabear? on October 31, 2009, 09:05:00 PM
Title: Re: Tiller advice - 59" osage selfbow
Post by: vanillabear? on October 31, 2009, 09:08:00 PM
Title: Re: Tiller advice - 59" osage selfbow
Post by: Dano on October 31, 2009, 09:53:00 PM
Left limb, mid limb need to bend more.
Title: Re: Tiller advice - 59" osage selfbow
Post by: Dean Marlow on November 01, 2009, 08:36:00 AM
I agree with Dano. Left limb midway needs scraping. Looks like your handle is to big. On these short bows you need all the limb you can get. Dean
Title: Re: Tiller advice - 59" osage selfbow
Post by: Dano on November 01, 2009, 09:50:00 AM
I was going to mention the handle as well, but figured it's too late to do anything about, since the fades are all ready cut in. From the looks of the unbraced profile, the bow doesn't have any un due set, so you have it bending pretty well for a short bow.
Title: Re: Tiller advice - 59" osage selfbow
Post by: vanillabear? on November 01, 2009, 01:06:00 PM
Title: Re: Tiller advice - 59" osage selfbow
Post by: vanillabear? on November 02, 2009, 04:01:00 PM
Title: Re: Tiller advice - 59" osage selfbow
Post by: razorback on November 02, 2009, 04:40:00 PM
Looks good. How does it shoot.
Title: Re: Tiller advice - 59" osage selfbow
Post by: vanillabear? on November 02, 2009, 05:12:00 PM