Daaaaaaaaaang!!!! Wow. So in love hate right now. Love the bow and kinda hating on you (complete and total jealousy... Obviously, I have accepted and embraced my flaws).
Amazing work.
Hand feel might be due to the pockets of limb stiffness that are the large knots? Regardless, you could not have crafted a better tiller, so you totally did your job! Good on you! Enjoy that beautiful bow!
Mike