How To Floor Tiller A Bow

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How to floor tiller a bow.

Noble savage outdoors 256 views. Yesterday we got this bow roughed out and nearly to the floor tillering stage. Place the end of the tiller stick the side where there are no notches on the arrow notch or on the rest of the bow. It is left to sit until the wood of the bow is flexible enough to bend in that direction without the sting being so taught.

We also had to do a little. Tillering a wonky bow to first brace. In this video i describe how to tiller a self bow with a simple tool called a tillering stick. Hang the bow up horizontally on a branch or piece of scrap wood by the handhold.

Today we ll go through most the tillering process. Basically the bottom limb is drawn a bit farther than the top limb each shot and the top limb gets a head start on the bottom limb upon release. I almost always get my bows to floor tiller and then use a heatgun and caul to correct side to side deviations and also induce about 1 1 2 of reflex in the profile. In this video i describe how to tiller a self bow with a simple tool called a tillering stick.

This must be done on dry wood or it will check. Now not only do you want each limb to bend evenly throughout its length you also want each limb to bend exactly the same amount a mirror image of each other. Understanding tiller most shooters regardless of preferred shooting style draw a traditional bow at a more severe angle on the bottom than on the top. If you are correcting wet wood it is best to use steam and the technique dean lays out in hob.