Please check my tiller

[razorback]

Ok. Am back working on this Osage stave that I have posted about a few times. It has lots of cracks and a few twists that I have tried to correct, with varrying degrees of succes. I have it on a long string at the moment and am trying to get the limbs even. As you can see the right hand limb has 1 inch more reflex than the left (upper) and is an inch longer. Let me know where you think I should be removing wood to even the limbs up. Only worked on a couple of bows so assume I know just enough to cause trouble.

Unstrung;


Long String;


4" of string movement;


6" of string movement;


8" of string movement;

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looks good so far

[Dano]

The right limb is stiff in the inner limb area, and of course both outer limbs are stiff at this point. Get the right to look like the left and you'll be good to go to short string.

[Pat B]

...and watch that area on the left limb just past the fade. That seems to be the weak spot.

[razorback]

Thanks guys.
Pat. I am working that area very carefully, and it is greatly improved from what it was. It has been a good learning spot, to see the effect of working both sides of a hinge. i will even up the inner limbs and then get the outside bending more.