looks pretty good. my first makes 43@27 and it shoots very well!
i must ask, how old are you now? because your story started out just like mine! though, i started out with jim hamm's book first, the went to the first the tbb books. i stopped after i turned 16, then got back to it at 27!
I'm 23 now. Fortunately I seem to have a lot of spare time on my hands for the spring and summer to really get it to my new hobby. Unfortunately, there isn't a whole lot of good bow wood in the middle of ND. The good news is that I found a hardwood lumber store about 90 minutes down the road with a very broad selection, so that should keep me in business for a while. I've only ever been hunting a few times without much success, but I'm gonna try to spend some time scouting this summer and hopefully tag a whitetail or two come fall. Thanks for the nice comments guys; I'll be sure to keep you all posted on following projects.
-Mike