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Hamish:
Doesn't look too bad. You have left a little swelling around them to help compensate for the knots.
Another option in your arsenal is to leave a little "wart" of wood on the belly side around the knot. Its not often used because it makes tillering a little more complicated, but it does work well, especially against stopping chrysals.

Curious to know how wide the limb is, and how powerful you want the bow?

Fox:
Okay thanks hamish that’s a good idea too. Dimensions are 60” ttt 1 3/8” wide at fades tapering to 1 1/4” a little past mid limb. Aiming for 40# at 26” think that’ll work out alright? I usually would leave it wider but this is what I had to work with for this stave

bassman211:
Knots on the back of the bow can be problematic, and no one likes wraps on new bows, but my method, and you may not like it is to clean that knot out to good wood , and mix saw dust ,and crazy glue, and patch the knot, and most of the time I wrap it afterwards. I have used saw dust,and crazy glue on limb edges with no wraps to save a bow with excellent results. I didn't invent  the method, but who ever did had a good idea. When you mix the saw dust with the crazy ,and apply it makes smoke, and gets as hard as a rock.

sleek:
Thats a rough one. Its the number of unbroken broken fibers that make the difference. Anytime you question a bad spot, make that wider. Ive had those lift splinters enough times that I would wrap them and soak the wrap in super glue to help hold the splinters down.

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