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Title: Pillar tiller pillars
Post by: jtbluefeather871 on March 03, 2012, 05:09:00 PM
How tall do you make your pillars for pillar tillering?
Title: Re: Pillar tiller pillars
Post by: mwosborn on March 03, 2012, 08:39:00 PM
Mine are about 12" tall - don't think it makes a lot of difference - just want to get limbs bending to about brace height.  Anywhere around 10" or so should be ok.
Title: Re: Pillar tiller pillars
Post by: jtbluefeather871 on March 03, 2012, 11:54:00 PM
Thanks!
Title: Re: Pillar tiller pillars
Post by: beetlebailey1977 on March 04, 2012, 10:20:00 AM
ummmmm what is pillar tillering?
Title: Re: Pillar tiller pillars
Post by: briarjumper12 on March 06, 2012, 09:23:00 AM
I can't remember who it was that posted up their how to on pillar tillering but I want to thank them.  I got a bow to brace height yesterday WAY quicker than using the long string and tree.  Much easier to get an even tiller too.
My posts are 10 inches high btw.  The longer clamp you use the high posts can be.  But you could, in theory get away with maybe just 8 inches.  I haven't experiment with shorter posts yet.
Title: Re: Pillar tiller pillars
Post by: Goose Gossett on March 06, 2012, 10:49:00 AM
My ends are about 9" and I pad them with a strip from an old thick leather jacket so I don't open a door for trouble.

(http://i803.photobucket.com/albums/yy316/goosegossett14/1131643d.jpg)
Title: Re: Pillar tiller pillars
Post by: Cuban Missile on March 06, 2012, 04:27:00 PM
Thats good there Goose.  I never thought of just putting a notch like that and clamping them down.
Title: Re: Pillar tiller pillars
Post by: jtbluefeather871 on March 06, 2012, 05:45:00 PM
Nice, Goose.  I think I'm going to copy that!