| From: Stickbow Felty
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| Date: 26-Jun-21 |
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I am in the process of tillering my first bow from a stave. Getting close.
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| From: BowAholic
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| Date: 26-Jun-21 |
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looks like you did your research before attempting the job...looking good. If the limb on the right is a bit stiffer, it would be a good bottom limb.
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| From: Will tell
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| Date: 26-Jun-21 |
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How's it shoot. Looks pretty good
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| From: Stickbow Felty
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| Date: 26-Jun-21 |
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Still have a little tillering to do and work on the handle. Hope to shoot it next week.
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| From: 4nolz@work
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| Date: 26-Jun-21 |
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Already at weight at full draw?
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| From: Flinger1
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| Date: 26-Jun-21 |
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Looks good too me!
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| From: Stickbow Felty
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| Date: 26-Jun-21 |
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It's 47 at 28 right now. Will probably lose a couple pounds before i am finished. wanting at least 40.
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| From: Darin Putman
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| Date: 26-Jun-21 |
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Tiller is really looking good by my eyes. I always like to put a few arrows through mine when I get close, say within 2-3 inches of final draw, being careful not to go past the draw of my tiller at that point. I was taught that snapping action really helps tiller adjustments to settle in and I'm a beleiver. Like to have 20-40 shots through before final tiller.
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| From: 2 bears
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| Date: 26-Jun-21 |
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It looks very good to me. >>>---> Ken
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| From: Hrhodes
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| Date: 26-Jun-21 |
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Tiller looks good.
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| From: Candyman
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| Date: 26-Jun-21 |
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What type of wood is the stave?
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| From: Pa Steve
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| Date: 26-Jun-21 |
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Good job, especially for your first stave.
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| From: Basinboy
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| Date: 26-Jun-21 |
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Very nice!
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| From: Stickbow Felty
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| Date: 27-Jun-21 |
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I was told it is ash. Had to chase a lot of rings to get past some worm holes.I have made 2 red oak board bows. Lot of firsts on this one for me.
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| From: Jeff Durnell
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| Date: 27-Jun-21 |
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Geeze, keep your fingers crossed if it's ash(or any white wood) with worm damage. I would have passed on that stave simply because bug damage tells me there's a good chance it degraded inside before or as it was cut and dried.
How is it holding its shape when unstrung? If it returns to its original shape, or quite close to it when unstrung, it's probably ok. But if it takes a considerable set, or explodes during the draw, it may not be your fault in the design or tillering dept, it may be simply because it wasn't cut and seasoned properly.
However this one turns out, just keep in mind in your stave hunting and future bow building endeavors, bugs in wood means the tree either wasn't cut when it was alive and healthy, or it wasn't cared for properly after being cut, and even if you removed the wood where the bugs were, the wood that remains could be degraded in ways that are impossible to see.
Do you know if they were Emerald ash borers, or something else? What did the damage look like?
If you give us a nice clear picture of the wood on the belly of the bow, we might be able to verify whether it's ash.
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| From: Sparky
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| Date: 27-Jun-21 |
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Nice!
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| From: hunterbob
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| Date: 27-Jun-21 |
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Also to minimize set you should of never pulled past 40 if that's what you want it to finish at
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