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    • skinner biscuit
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        April 30, 2014 at 7:57 pm
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        #6103

        Here are a few pictures of my recurve with a limb gauge.As you can see the string is not centered at the tips but looks centered on the sight window.Was this how the bow was tillered?

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      • raghorn
          April 30, 2014 at 9:30 pm
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          #47951

          Tiller is the difference between a point on the riser or fadeout and the string. The top limb should be 1/4″ more or so depending on the bowyer.

          You have limb twist….just grab the limb around the tip and the limb near the riser and twist it the same distance to the opposite side being carefull so it does not unstring. Hold for a minute, then release. See if the string is centered. You may have to do this a few times. If need be the limb can be warmed- not to hot, if you can’t touch it than it is too hot. About 110 deg.

        • Fallguy
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            May 1, 2014 at 1:05 am
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            #48089

            Is this a new bow or old one? If it is new I would send it back to the bowyer to fix. I have done the limb twist to straighten then but they usually end up coming back to some degree. Be very careful heating the limbs if you try that. If you get to the temp that the glue was cured at the bow well delaminate.

          • Stephen Graf
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              May 1, 2014 at 10:32 am
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              #48488

              I have to agree. I’ve had zero long term success with fixing twisted limbs. If you can return it, do that. If you can’t, be very wary of shooting it.

            • raghorn
                May 1, 2014 at 2:22 pm
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                #48667

                I disagree…………… I’ve fixed many twisted limbs and they stayed straight, or needed a tweak occasionally and after a few times would stay straight. It’s like working with a guitar neck, sometimes it takes awhile to get settled in.

              • skinner biscuit
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                  May 1, 2014 at 3:00 pm
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                  #48694

                  I’m gonna call the bowyer and see if they can fix it.Thanks.

                • skinner biscuit
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                    May 2, 2014 at 5:07 am
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                    #49363

                    Talked to Ron Pittsley of Hunters Niche.He said to mail the limbs to him and they’ll see if they can straighten them and check for delamination. Great guy!

                  • grumpy
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                      May 26, 2014 at 2:36 am
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                      #19554

                      On the bows I’ve made (and I am NOT an expert)limb twist was caused by the string notches at the tip being uneven – one was higher than the other. When I corrected it they limbs straightened…slowly. Mayhap the bowyer made a mistake. I have found it hard to get them exact, and they have to be REALLY exact.

                      Ferguson talks about that in BECOMING THE ARROW.

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