Hi Adam
That is a lovely little bent stick you've got there. tiller looks spot on
It can be challenging to know how far to push those clusters of pins.... I like your comment "perfection is the enemy of good
all in all well done
For the record yew does grow closer to you than here. It grows in the cascade mountains of Eastern B.C. the Nelson to Revelstoke corridor has some great wood. We just have more of it here
congrats
Jamie