american white ash slow build finished

[JEFF B]

hell no bro i am still taking wood off . like i said it is a slow build LOL!!!! hey sal those usmc knives are real handy from cutting wood to shaving it not to forget skining deer and chopping them in to bits.    any way must do some more shaving on the board later people.

[JEFF B]

ok i have now got this floor tillered. i think it looks ok what do ya all think and be honest  

[**DONOTDELETE**]

looks good, take a little more off then you'll be ready to long string it...

[**DONOTDELETE**]

You also need one of these...
http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=2;t=000075

[Dano]

I think you oughta go to a long string, just take it slow and don't pull it over your desired draw wieght.

[JEFF B]

now if its say #50 at 15" and i want to make it #45 at 26" what must i do? when do ya cut the string nocks in the bow? thanks guys

[**DONOTDELETE**]

are you going to keep the 45#? then you will take small amounts of wood off but stay at the 45# and watch the bends. You'll tiller it to be 26"@45#.

Your next mark will be 45# @ 16" then 17" then so on & so on till you get to 26"

[JEFF B]

yes i want  to  keep it at  #45 oh i see. hey thanks sal. but if ya take more wood off does that not lower poundage ?

[**DONOTDELETE**]

Yes, but Your tillering it, You want it to bend in the limbs to reach the 26" mark at 45 #..


After you scrape some more, You'll see that at 15" it wont be 45#. You're keeping the 45# but moving the bend out more.

[Dano]

Jeff, if you could pull the bow to 26" right now, the draw wieght would probably be 75-80# For every inch of draw the bow will gain roughly 3#. That's why you bend a bow slowly under your draw wieght removing flat spots in the limb and keeping the limbs balenced (bending the same). Here's some good reading it might help you more.
http://residents.bowhunting.net/sticknstring/brdbows.html

[**DONOTDELETE**]

Thanx Dano, I was looking for that page to post here..

[JEFF B]

thanks  sal and thank you dano i know it sounded dumb but hey ya dont know if ya dont ask LOL!!!

[Widowbender]

Looking Good, Jeff!!

     


David

[b.glass]

That is looking really good Jeff! I start getting anxious to get to full draw at about this stage but you've got to keep going easy. Learn from my mistakes!

[JEFF B]

i was a bit busy in the weekend as i was in a big shoot at the club. came second so it was worth it. any way back to the bow. here it is on the tiller tree
 
 
  so what ya think ok?

[b.glass]

Seems a little stiff in the right limb, midlimb and towards the tip. Otherwise looking very good! At what length draw are you hitting your target wt?
BTW, good job on taking 2nd place!!  

[**DONOTDELETE**]

way to go kiwi...... Congrats Bro


tillering looking good, As B.Glass said about the right limb.

[JEFF B]

at the moment it is only 16" at #50 and i got to get it down to 26" at #45 so i got a ways to go yet. LOL!!! this is good fun. thanks sal and Bona  :thumbsup:oh yeah we got a trad shoot comming up on the 20/21 of this month now that should be fun right there its been held in a place called Whangarei about 2hrs drive from my place. any ways back to the board.  

[**DONOTDELETE**]

keep it up Jeff, I just blow the maple bow I was working on trying to take a twist out of the limbs.

Keep working the way You are and You will have a great bow..

[JEFF B]

oh man that sux i am sorry to hear that bro.