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Post by Coca Cola on Jan 22, 2007 12:34:03 GMT -5
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Post by Coca Cola on Jan 22, 2007 14:19:24 GMT -5
Just rounded out the edges on one side. I will post pics when I finish both sides.
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Post by BT on Jan 22, 2007 19:23:29 GMT -5
I am not seeing the pics  |
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Post by Coca Cola on Jan 22, 2007 20:27:07 GMT -5
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Post by Coca Cola on Jan 22, 2007 20:30:08 GMT -5
Do the links work for you bt?
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Post by BT on Jan 22, 2007 21:25:11 GMT -5
Yes....good now  |
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Post by smj on Jan 24, 2007 14:00:12 GMT -5
Have you tried to check the floor tiller yet? Does she flex?
Are you backing this bow, if so, what with?
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Post by Coca Cola on Jan 24, 2007 19:52:52 GMT -5
No I have not floor tillered. I do not know enough about it. I have searched a bunch of trad archery forums looking at people posting tiller pics so I have a pretty good Idea of what a normal tiller should look like but I dont know how to floor tiler.
I am planning on definately backing it. With Glue and drywall tape like in the tutorial I put the link to in the first post in this thread. It definately needs it.
smj could you see the pics?
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Post by smj on Jan 25, 2007 6:15:13 GMT -5
Floor tillering is just seeing if the bow will flex for you. If you take a 6' 2x4 and put one end on the floor and lean on it a bit, it will not flex. Right? You will find it nice and stiff. Before you cut out the limbs of your bow-to-be, it will be much the same: very stiff! Once you have cut the outline of your limbs and put some taper in the belly, floor tillering means that you set one limb tip on the floor and gently press down on the bow - from the belly side - to see if the limb starts to flex. Typically you lean the bow over holding it somewhere between the grip section and the end of the limb that is up away from the floor. The back of the bow towards the floor, and then push on the grip area. No flex, thin the limb a bit more and repeat. Floor tillering is where you first start to teach the wood to flex. You want to look at the way it bends. If you have an obvious stiff section or hing, you will want to deal with it. Don't over-flex at this point! Never flex the bow more than just enough to see what needs to be done to it. Once you have some flex, the tillering process needs to be much more refined!
Oh, yeah, the pics you posted on page 1 seem to come up fine.
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Post by smj on Jan 25, 2007 16:52:43 GMT -5
At the risk of popping a stitch... Here is a pic of what I mean - The first one, the limb is not stressed, just leaned over waiting to see what I do to it. I know that your bow is flat, but stay with me here -  OK, so now I am going to push down on the bow with my hand on the grip section... The other hand is supporting the bow up out of the picture. I lean into the bow a little bit and watch the limb. You will notice that the limb in the second pic has given up its reflex and is starting to bend back in a proper direction.  This is all floor tillering is. With your bow, you will want to look at the whole limb and see that it starts to flex over it's length. Do not over flex the limb! Just a bit, see how the flex looks, correct if required. Look for stiff sections and hinges. Good luck! |
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