hickory bow

[benjaminw7528]

I just got a hickory bow I ordered and the bottom limb is bent more than the other.I was wondering how I could fix it or leave it this way

[rusty craine]

what does the bow look like at full draw? if you could post pictures of the bow unstrung, the bow braced and the bow at full draw, I can help ya.

rusty

[rusty craine]

if you still have questuons about your bow watch the _sinew is magic_ thread. when I get thru with the tiller the bottom limb will not have as bend in it as the top does. in self bows the bottom will ogten not bend as much as the top limb. the shorter the bow the easier it is to see. it is a tiller timing issue. the bottom limb has more stress on it due to the location of your grip.

some bowyers will build the bottom limb of a selfbow shorter than the top to make up for the unequal stress.

also the stave may abnormalities in it that make the braced bow look funny but when the bow is at full draw the tiller is right.

rusty