Can't imagine a finer tiller arc. Well done George! Did you let one or two fly?

Yep Shaun, shot a bunch of them.

Only hit two owls    

Hmmm looks great!  I wonder what she'll pull at my draw length????  Lets see, I pull about 31 inches.... about 3 pounds per inch.... Bet she pulls a solid F#&*^$^!!!, ouch, Uh Oh....

He he, just kiddin.  Sure wish I could try her out but selfbows designed for a 28 inch draw flat scare me.  

I'm really looking forward to this.  It looks like the handle is tending towards a sort of dished Hill style?  I'm more accustomed to a Torges style but I don't expect any problems.  I'll do the double leather shelves and a back overlay to slightly round out the back side for comfort and send it on it's way.

Once again George, go ahead and mark the exact location you think the top of the shelf should be for me so I don't do nuthin stupid like mess up the tiller or put the bottom limb on top.... Not that I've ever done THAT before....talk about something that will tick ya off!

You'd think a guy that put that much tedious work into tillering a bow would at least put his arm guard all the way on.    Nice work Geo.  Chad

Dave, It isnt a dish style, I just rasped it down below the tearouts in the wood and thats sort of what it looks like. I marked where more wood should be taken off and it'll be a straight grip... didn't want to take too much off because I'm not sure what you plan to do, thickness of the leather, ect...it's packed up and ready to ship....don't pull it to 31"    

Man with George's excellent tiller job on Shaun's clean piece of hedge, this is turning out to be one SWEET bow.

Can't wait to see Dave Bulla's handiwork added!

Mickey, that was a fine piece of wood. It all starts there, Thanks Shaun.    

Great tiller George.   Very nice!

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Thanks John.

Dave, it's on the boat to KC.

It's HERE!

Got a long tube fresh off the Fed Express truck yesterday just as I was leaving for work.  Of course, I had to stick around just long enough to open it.  Sure is an awsome looking piece of hedge.  Whoever gets it sure is gonna have a CLEAN looking bow and I'm sure it will shoot great too.  I had to put a string on it just to see it at brace and she looks great!  Oh how I wish she'd pull 31 inches..... But don't worry, I didn't even try it.  I did a couple quarter draws in front of the mirror just to get an idea of how she bends and she looks real nice.  GREAT early string tension.  Feels like a real good hunting weight bow.

I'm about to start getting ready for work again today and might have to work a double shift but time permitting I'll get started on the handle tomorrow and post some pics as soon as I can.  I'd like to have her back in the mail by Monday or Tuesday.

Whoever is next, go ahead and send me your address by PM or email.

By the way, a question for some of you bow gurus...

Since this bow is going to have double shelves for both right and left handed bidders, how about giving me a ball park thicknes for the arrow pass area.  I'm thinking somewhere around 5/8 to 3/4 inch with the shelves about 3/8 inch but I'd rather take the pass down to about 1/2 inch for better shootability.  That would put it 1/4 inch off center shot plus the thickness of the strike plate leather.  Personally, I wouldn't have any qualms about making it that narrow in the handle but for liability sake, do any of you think that is too narrow?

As it is right now, the handle is 1 inch wide and 1 1/4 inches deep at the pass.

Dave, she's tillered to shoot off'n the knuckels or a floppy, shoot around handle... will work either right or left handed.

Ayeee I'd be afraid of narrowing it much more. 1/2" would be mighty mighty thin...scary thin to me   :eek:

Dave, I just emailed you some pics of a few grips that will work well on that bow.

QuoteOriginally posted by the Ferret:
Ayeee I'd be afraid of narrowing it much more. 1/2" would be mighty mighty thin...scary thin to me    :eek:  

Mickey, this is something I've wondered about.  Assuming the old adage "Twice as wide is twice as strong but twice as thick is 8 times as strong" is true, why isn't thinning the arrow pass but leaving it a bit thicker more popular?

Assuming the proper thickness was added, wouldn't the end result be the same as far as safety is concerned, with the thinner arrow pass being more spine friendly and possibly easier to tune?

Rangeball, I suppose it could be that thin, and yes it would make arrow spining easier, but being old a set in my ways I don't need to take a chance with a bow that has taken a lot of hard work to get where it is just for the sake of making it easier to tune. I'd rather deal with tuning than making a new bow should the riser prove too weak and break there. I also shoot 14 or 16 strand strings where others shoot 10 or 12's cause I'd rather has the extra strength and dependability than the extra speed.

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I'm working on it.....

I have the back overlay about done and will start on the shelves soon.  Pics to come.  Gotta get the manual out to remember how to do the pics.  Gotta resize and all that.