Tillering A Laminated Longbow

This means that if after you first string the bow you pull 45 at the first notch on the tiller stick then you need to stop and achieve a good tiller.

Tillering a laminated longbow.

The design includes a flat base which makes it easier to use. 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. 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 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 belly of the bow is the part that faces the shooter the back is away from the shooter. 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. You can see how he traps the limbs.

The grain of the back laminate must run straight down the length of the board and be uncut. Never pull the bow past your desired weight. He makes very high performing laminated bows. The pine hollow longbows tillering stick reveals how your stave is reacting to the corrections you re making during the tillering process.

A laminated bow offers more options as far as wood combinations and design goes. Cut the laminates using a circular saw or a band saw. Our tillering stick is made from solid wood and is notched every two inches from 4 to 28. I tiller my bows even for a 3 under shooter.

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. Tillering is the adjustment of tiller by removing material from a bow limb or limbs. Perfect tiller hinged tiller flat spot. Successfully tillering a bow takes time and is difficult to teach even in person so there is only so much that you can learn from reading without just going and doing it.