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this is a pic of my tiller tree. all i did was find a stud on my garage wall.i made a vertical line at that location and attached a 2x4 to that stud about 30" long. this vertical line is also the center of my grid. here is a pic (http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/tt101/broketooth/2peicebowbuildfirsttry072.jpg)the grid goes 3 ft in both directions. the squares are 3"x3" 3 is a prime number and divides evenly in a 3' section with no brain work.. you do however need to make sure your horizantal lines are level and your vertical line is plumb. good luck ruddy
i like that rudd.
i have to figure something out , my tree is a stick , and i cut it up so i could make it into a tree , just havent gotten around to it yet...
-hov
I just use a 2x 6 nailed to the wall in my shop. Its got a notch cut in the center of the top of it for the bow to set in and notches cut to center every 2 inches down to 30 inches.
Mine's pretty simple. Just a 2x4 block lagged to a stud with a pulley lagged near the floor.
(http://hedgerowselfbows.webs.com/photos/Blank-to-Bow/tillertree.jpg)
I marked the draw lengths on the wall with a Sharpie. Make sure to mark them 1-1/4" or so from the cradle since we measure draw length to the back of the handle.
I put a level line off the cradle and a couple more at 12" and 18" just for visual reference.
(http://hedgerowselfbows.webs.com/photos/Blank-to-Bow/36.jpg)
This will help out and thanks all.
Use 2 pulleys. It will make it a lot easier to pull back. Attach your cord down by the floor, run it up to a pulley that you hook on your bow string, then run it back down to another pulley mounted by the floor. Leave a few feet of extra cord and make a handle. I made my string longer so I could stand back several feet when I pull it to full draw. It's safer and I feel I can get a better view of both limbs bending.
I use 1/8th steel cable, "Garage door cable", instead of a rope, much smaller diameter and you don't have to worry about it wearing thin and breaking when your leaning back pulling the bow. I have a 3 inch pulley mounted on the bottom. Might try the 2 pulley idea though.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvkXxxKU2ho
Thanks scrub-buster, I like the idea of standing back just in case and Roy, thanks for the site, really shows the thing in action.
But that's how I get my workout. Tillering keeps the bi's and tri's tight. Not bad on the back muscles either. :)
Scrub I've also use 2 pullys but use inch strap instead of rope. I also like to step back 5 or 6 ft and look mine over.