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Did I mess up this bow with these pin knots? advice

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bassman211:
27lbs. at 27 inch draw is not a whole lot a strain on the limbs. I would take a shot at soaking  the knots with crazy glue, and back it with linen, or rawhide just to be safe.

bownarra:
Don't leave 'extra' wood around pin knots. That section on the back is asking to pop off and potentially raise a splinter when it does so.
the ring for the back should be continuous.
You should've left extra width on the limb edges. Next time be really careful to follow the grain - it would've flowed around these pins.

BowEd:
Cutting through a pin knot on the edge of any working wooden bow limb is not a good idea to do.Leaving a little swell of wood on the edge of self bows is what gives it some character.
As said before though with your lower poundage weight and length it might survive yet.

Pappy:
What kind of wood is it ? Looks like hack berry :-\  and where are the knots located on the limb ?
 Pappy

rcoen2:
Oregon ash, and the knots are located about 5.5” past the fades on one of the limbs.  The two knots in question are on the very very edge of the limb directly opposite from each other

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