Tillering A Laminated Longbow

I tiller my bows even for a 3 under shooter.

Tillering a laminated longbow.

That said be prepared to break a few bows. Our tillering stick is made from solid wood and is notched every two inches from 4 to 28. But before a persons gets to the point that the benefits of laminating are outweighing the extra troubles a laminated bow creates you have to do some serious experimenting and to expect some failed bows. You can see how he traps the limbs.

Never pull the bow past your desired weight. Perfect tiller hinged tiller flat spot. A laminated bow offers more options as far as wood combinations and design goes. Tillering stick every bowyer needs a tillering stick.

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. The pine hollow longbows tillering stick reveals how your stave is reacting to the corrections you re making during 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. The design includes a flat base which makes it easier to use.

The dimensions of the belly laminate should be about 75 by 1 1 2 by 1 and the dimensions of the back laminate 75 by 1 1 2 by 3 16. He makes very high performing laminated bows. I ve never made a laminated bow but i d expect that how much you come in on each limb depends on how wide the limb is and what materials are in the limb. Time to tiller the bow.

The grain of the back laminate must run straight down the length of the board and be uncut. Cut the laminates using a circular saw or a band saw. The belly of the bow is the part that faces the shooter the back is away from the shooter. Most bows are tillered to approximately 1 8 1 4 positive measurement on the upper limb when the bow is to be shot split fingered.