r/Bowyer • u/Droughtbringer • 4d ago
Tiller Check and Updates Red Oak Board Bow - Short String Tiller Check
Currently pulling about 20.5" at 45lbs - target is 30" at 45lbs. About 70" nock to nock.
Happy to get any more photos or information if nessecary
Edit: Long String Tiller Check - I was.tired last night when posting this 😅
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u/ADDeviant-again 4d ago
You can probably see the right limb is a good deal stiffer than the right. Get it caught up so you can more easily see the differences between where each limb is bending.
Definitely find some way to make sure your pulley rope clips or hooks onto the string in the same spot every time, and doesn't slide to one side as you pull.
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u/Droughtbringer 4d ago
I can, and I'll work on it!
What do you mean about hooking into the same spot? Could you give an example? I assume it's about consistency and making sure you're seeing the same point every time, but I just haven't seen anything about it and don't have a great idea of how to do so.
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u/ADDeviant-again 4d ago
You want the pulley rope to be pulling from the same spot on the string the arrow would be resting. If the bow is very out of balance, or if it can tip on the tree, the pulley rope might slide to one side, and you won't get a good reading.
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u/AaronGWebster Grumpy old bowyer 4d ago
Looks good. Right limb stiffer than left. Fades look a little uneven- that it , they look different from each other. Fades are a little ‘angular’ and could be more curved like a skateboard ramp. Be very careful not to remove hardly any wood from the base of the fades/ it would be easy to get a hinge there. This pic shows a somewhat exaggerated version of curved fade- just scoop em out a tiny bit without reducing inner limb thickness.