Look at my tiller and tell me

[stringstretcher]

what you think of the tiller.  The first pictures are of a bamboo backed hickory, 60" nock to nock, 54lbs@27.  The second is an osage bow, 64 nock to nock, 49lbs@27.  Tell me what to improve on?????.  Both of these are built using Dean Torges method, and the top limbs are 1 1/2 inches longer than the bottom limbs.

 
 
 
 
 
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[stringstretcher]

pic of the osage bow being drawn

[Pat B]

Very nice. You did an excellent job of both bows. Will you post pics of the unbraced profile and an unbraced face on view?  Thanks,  Pat

[stringstretcher]

I will get those pics up tomorrow so you can see better.

[stringstretcher]

Here are a couple of more pics

[John Scifres]

Looking good.  

I think I'd touch the outer third on that top limb on the white bow.  

The osage looks a little hingy right out of the fade on the upper limb.

[Eric Krewson]

The osage bow is hingy at the top fade then stiff for about 6", bottom limb looks pretty good.


Ever try one of these.

http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=033419

[Buz-AL@work]

The location of the set on both bows is saying something to you.

[Jeff Strubberg]

From the set, I think you could get a bit more work out of the outer half of both limbs.

Pretty darn good, though.  I imagine both are fine bows.