Thanks for all the compliments. Its much appreciated.
I forgot to mention I put a small 1/4" band of sinew where the skins and sinew end at the tips, just a bit of "stay there" insurance. Also the only heat used was for the tips. I left the stave as is with 1" of reflex and pulled in another 2" during sinewing. It now has 1" left including the tips and has been shot close to a 1000 times. I left it raw for two weeks before skinning it and sealing it. I also swapped ends on my skins. The heads are at the tips and the tails are at the handle. Either way seems to work just fine by me.