*UPDATE*
Had a great time working on this over the weekend!! Here are some pics. I am going to buy some finer sand paper and some finish tomorrow.
Any inexpensive ideas for strings? I don't really want to get anything expensive as it will probably get beat up/frayed. Preferably something I can get in a spool, LOL.
Using my precision scale (2 - 5# sacks of flower and a 5# sack of potatoes in a basket) it pulls 15# at 16 inches.
Here are some pics:
Final timbering:
![](http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j149/skarhand/DSC00590.jpg)
Testing draw poundage:
![](http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j149/skarhand/DSC00596.jpg)
After a bit more roughing on the handle:
![](http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j149/skarhand/DSC00599.jpg)
Close up near completion:
![](http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j149/skarhand/DSC00600.jpg)
Thanks for looking guys. I hope this will be my first of many!! Any final tips or critiques would be greatly appreciated.
Skar