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Coo-wah-chobee:
  I didnt see that-Dano is right-just before knot on right limb--dosen't look hinged in pic to me, needs to bend more to match other limb. Posted pics are deceiving-still think left limb needs to touched up-dosen't look like a natural hook to me..........bob

RG:
Hope it is just the picture but it lays flat from the handle to the knot and starts a good move from there

1/2primitive:
Thanks guys, that's what is why I wanted to a build-along, I never see these things and I need a little help for now. I didn't notice those things. I'll work on it tomorrow in those areas and make a string stong enough for it with the dacron fishing string I got (per Bob, thanks!).
       Sean

1/2primitive:
O yeah, kaon, it does have about an inch of natual reflex and recurve, so it won't look like perfect tiller but the reflex might throw you off.
And the knots all have the wood sweeping up around them, so even if I keep them stiff, they'll look hinged. Right now, the knots have an extra growth ring on the belly as well as the natural wood thikening around them. I'm not terribly worried about them being overstressed.

1/2primitive:
About the reflex, the stiff limb has most of it in the area that looks stiff. So I'm thinking that it should be left slightly stiff because of that? Here'a a picture of it at rest. Tell me what you think.

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