Little Elder Bow

While I waited for the re-built broken warbow to settle down after it's steaming I got going on a skinny little bit of elder that I'd seen in the woods over the road back in 2018. A conservation group were clearing and widening a path along the brook and were about to cut it, so I asked I have it.

I've been taking a few videos of the tillering. Having been asked about tillering it got me thinking more about the process and how "easy to do" is easy to say, and it is sometimes more tricky and subtle, especially if you are working a marginal stave.
I dunno if the videos are helpful or even make much sense, but I try to be a honest as possible and talk through my thought processes... not that I promise they are right!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAbm2YvXp0c&t=16s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxB_0zvV53w&t=495s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3T3-ifCi3xc&t=11s
The pic with the coloured ellipses is a frame grab from one of the vids, it shows how the right limb is still stiff, especially at the outer.

While my mate JT was over on Thursday, I got the reworked warbow back on the tiller aiming for 50# at 28" and it's looking promising with oodles of character.
JT loved the look of the little Elder bow and was struck by how little it weighed ... he entreated me to avoid blowing it up while he was there! I duly obliged and have been carefully teasing back towards 40# @ 26". Not quite there yet.
Just tried a test shot:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dP3QOgezHYM

I've done a tad more and got it to full draw, you can see the improvement on the previous pic:-