tiller opinion

coulter · October 24, 2009, 03:27:00 PM

hi guys, I need a tiller opinion on a new bow i just started. It is hickory backed ipe, 60 inches ntn, i'm hoping for 55 @ 26. It has a couple of knots in the belly of the lower limb. But so far so good, the bow is on a 2 inch brace height and it drawn 18 inches in the picture.

Noel[IMG]http://i836.photobucket.com/albums/zz286/coulter_01/IMG_2753.jpg[/IMG)

coulter · October 24, 2009, 03:33:00 PM

Dano · October 24, 2009, 04:42:00 PM

Looks to me like the inner limbs need to bend more. Is this a bend thru the handle "D" bow?

coulter · October 24, 2009, 05:07:00 PM

hi dano,this is a bend through handle shes still very heavy (still lots of scrapeing to do)i guess i'll start with the inner limbs. thanks dano. noel

Dano · October 24, 2009, 05:36:00 PM

Yep, get her bending more in the middle, go slow and keep us posted.

coulter · October 24, 2009, 07:00:00 PM

hi dano took abit of the inner limbs i think it looks a bit better whatya think. noel

coulter · October 24, 2009, 07:06:00 PM

Dano · October 24, 2009, 08:01:00 PM

Yep, lookin good, keep in mind you want a circular tiller on these bows, use all that limb.

coulter · October 24, 2009, 08:13:00 PM

thanks dano, i got a ways to go to get her weight down, and get a get a bit more bent in the outer limbs. noel

Dano · October 24, 2009, 10:34:00 PM

It's always nice to have the extra weight, so you can get it right. Nice work Noel.

coulter · October 24, 2009, 10:58:00 PM

thanks dano, i think i'll call it a night and get to it again in the morning
, talk to ya then. noel

Pat B · October 24, 2009, 11:00:00 PM

She's coming along nicely.

coulter · October 25, 2009, 04:43:00 PM

thanks pat, been doing a bit of scrapeing and tillering. dano has been keeping an eye on me lol, i managed to get her down to 55@20 on a 3" brace still aways to go what do think about the picture is the tiller any way close? anyway pat i appreciate the help you and dano have given me in the past so i guess i'll keep going, [ slowly as dano said]. noel

Dano · October 25, 2009, 05:02:00 PM

That's looking good, I would get the middle bending more to get closer to circular tiller.

coulter · October 25, 2009, 05:11:00 PM

thanks dano, do mean the middle of limbs or the inner limbs (the middle of the bow). noel

Dano · October 25, 2009, 05:34:00 PM

The inner limbs, with no handle, I like to bend all the way thru the middle.

coulter · October 25, 2009, 05:39:00 PM

thanks dano, i see what ya mean time for some more scrapein. noel

coulter · October 25, 2009, 07:11:00 PM

hi dano, did a bit more work on the inner limbs witch took a bit of weight of as well. at the moment shes got a 6" brace and draws 55@24, i figure she should be close to 55@26 by the time i finish sanding. so if the tiller looks ok to you guys i guess i can go to the next step. noel

Dano · October 25, 2009, 08:03:00 PM

YEAH! I'd shoot a hundred arrows thru it and check tiller, but she looks pretty good.

coulter · October 25, 2009, 08:19:00 PM

thanks dano, i'll try to get that set up tomorrow feels like she might be a shooter. thanks for all your help. noel