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How would you re-tiller this bow? Advice really needed.

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TheDukesArchers:
So the Longbow I bought has a terrible tiller, despite being a very fine piece of wood. I had the opportunity to get a very good bowyer to re-tiller it, though it would prove too expensive as I am now getting another longbow/warbow from one of the very best bowyers in England. I'm going to have to do this tillering task myself. I don't have any photo's of it at 32 on the tiller yet, but here are some from the sellers advert. From what your trained eyes can see, what would you seek to do and what tools would you use? I personally think a cabinet scraper is needed  over on the right as that limb is bending far more than that on the the left.

TheDukesArchers:
I've marked what I feel is the problem area. Some thin layers of wood need to be removed?

Newindian:
Need better pics but to me it looks like the lower half of the bottom limb needs some scraping

jonp:
It's tough to see in the photo at full draw but it looks like you are gripping it above the center. Try getting a photo at full draw in front of a neutral background and straight on. That said it does appear that the lower third of the lower limb is not bending as much. I'd leave the center section alone for now.

bubbles:
The unbraced pic and the braced pic are reversed correct?   

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