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superdav95:
Welcome wackem.  I agree the tiller looks pretty good to me too. Especially for your first.  Adequate inner bend and left limb I presume is your bottom?   The right limb is little stiffer on outers 1/3.   As for the cambium on the surface it’s no big deal.  Many just leave it on and stain bow and seal it with it on.   To get it off you could use a spoon or a gooseneck scraper carefully.  To avoid this step in future you could harvest you hickory in late spring early summer and slip the bark right off for a pristine clean back.   Congrats on a complete shooting bow!   It looks good. 

WackEM:
Just wanted to say thanks for the replies and advice. I’m pretty happy with the results for my first one other than a few details like the limb tip twist and a couple other things I wish I’d done differently but it was a learning experience and at least it hasn’t broke (yet)🤞. If I can get it finished I’ll try to post some pictures and chrono results.

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