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Title: tillering glass limbed recurve?
Post by: woodbender on March 16, 2011, 04:41:00 PM
ive mostly built hybred long bows but am dabbling with a recurve. bottom limb was no problem top limb has a slight twist that does not seem to want to come out any body got any suggestions. thanks mike
Title: Re: tillering glass limbed recurve?
Post by: jsweka on March 16, 2011, 06:21:00 PM
I had the same problem about a year ago on a recurve I was building.  Here's the advice I got.  Maybe it will help.

http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=125;t=002593

I found out recurves are a lot tougher than longbows.
Title: Re: tillering glass limbed recurve?
Post by: Bradford on March 16, 2011, 07:23:00 PM
2 things:

- your nocs.. make sure they are even.  If not the side that is high will pull down and twist.

- Your side to side from center.. you can sand down the side of the limb (edge) to weaken it a bit to get rid of the twist.

I have had to do both, and both worked for me.
Title: Re: tillering glass limbed recurve?
Post by: Bow-n-Head on March 18, 2011, 10:03:00 AM
Mike;  See instuctions on 3/18 - tillering.