Tillering a r/d longbow

[bubba1986]

My buddy Casey (Baird) on here still doesn't have enough posts to be able to start his own thread on here so he asked me to start a thread asking for help tillering his bow he is building. It's a Bingham kit the hybrid longbow 62" long he has it cut out and braced but has some questions about tiller. Thanks in advance for any help guys

[critter69]

Does he have a tillering tree ? If not it will be awfully hard to tiller IMO. Heck I have a hard time with a tree.

[bubba1986]

Does he have a tillering tree ? If not it will be awfully hard to tiller IMO. Heck I have a hard time with a tree.

Yessir he has a tree that he has used to tiller two red oak bows that he built before this one

[bubba1986]

I'm sure he will be along shortly to post any questions he has

[baird]

My question would be when looking down the back of the bow I see a slight wave at the end of the fade and another at the tip . What do I do to fix it?

[baird]

Can't see the limb rolling one way or the other when I pull it back .

[bassmatt72]

Are the "waves" there when its not strung? Check your form really close, is there any chance it has some waves in it and that is how the bow was cast?

[bubba1986]

My question would be when looking down the back of the bow I see a slight wave at the end of the fade and another at the tip . What do I do to fix it?

I think you should use the flat part of the belt sander to flatten the edges of the limbs. That's where I noticed the waves

[jreyna920]

I think you should use the flat part of the belt sander to flatten the edges of the limbs. That's where I noticed the waves

If I understand you correctly this is your answer, just take it slow.

If it's wavy along the back, it's in your press

[mesquite]

The waves are probably in your press. I just finished building the exact same bow. It's a good design. I've owned 8 different longbow models from 4 different bowyers and the bow I made is the quietest bow I've owned.

[Bones]

Pics?

[baird]

I think it was the.lighting in my garage lol. Thanks Yall

[baird]

Need help tillering tho . Bottom limb is alittle stiff . I just sand alittle off the back and belly or just belly?

[Hoggslayer]

Belly only.

Well.... If its a R/D longbow I'm not sure. Better get some advice from someone with a little more experience.

[bubba1986]

He can't post pics yet so here it is