First Bow, could use some critique on the tiller

[Grizman]

Hello all, great forum, have learned so much here. I will try to post pics of this bow. Pacific Yew from here on Vancouver Island, 69 1/2" N to N, pulling 42# at 28", and coming in just a bit over 15 ounces. Challenging stick, driving me to drinking... Anyway, think i'm down to the final strokes but looks a bit stiff here and there still...?? will try to add a pic or two.

Cheers

[Pago]

Looks well done to me.  Congrats.

[mikekeswick]

Without seeing in unbraced it's hard to say for sure but first impressions are good! How does it shoot in the hand and also how does it look drawn by hand(it will be a little different than when drawn on the tree)?

[Del the cat]

Right limb looks a hint stiffer, is that the lower limb?
A couple of slight wiggles are presumably there in the unbraced bow.
Looking good. To late to do much other than a tiny bit of fiddling and fettling.
Del

[Benedikt]

Looks a little stiff to me on the right of the middle.
Also, its a little weak about 5" from the tip on the left limb.

But i need to admit: If my first bow had been like this, i would have been veeeery proud of myself
Nice work!

[Aaron H]

There are some slight adjustments to be made, but overall you did a very good job for your first bow.  That's something to be proud of right there

[George Tsoukalas]

Congratulations! Very nice. I like the last 6 inches a little stiffer. Makes for a smoother draw. Jawge

[Eric Krewson]

The left tip is a little too bendy, the right fade is a little too stiff.

[Pappy]

Looks pretty good to me, probably a little of what has been suggested but if it were me I would shoot it a bit and check again before moving on depending on how close I was to draw length and weight I wanted. 
  Pappy

[Grizman]

Thanks for the look folks, appreciate the comments. I will do some tweaking after shooting a bit more. I noted a very slight hand shock on some shots but I am using some 415 grain arrows right at the moment. Sorry for the double pic's, trying to get the attachment thing figured out better, I will add a couple more photos. You will notice I have some pencil lines drawn on the edges, used string and light to trace a straight shadow line, has helped quite a bit. Also I sometimes get right up beside the bow while pulling on the string and eyeball down the length which seems to help for some reason...? The pic's have a piece of tape on the end E was hoping to make the top as it offers a better string placement at the handle, might have to pike the bottom a bit to stiffen it up.

Cheers

[Grizman]

Try some more pics

[Del the cat]

Looks good to me
Del

[Onebowonder]

I like!  How epoch to be able to have your FIRST BOW be a yew bow.  The stuff is something of a rarity here in the Osage infested Ozarks, ...but you've certainly done this piece credit.

OneBow

[George Tsoukalas]

Changed my mind. Looks great!

Hand shock... Try scraping that stronger limb a few times. Perhaps you could change the arrow pass to stiffen up the other limb by moving it toward the weak limb... like a 1/4 to 1/2... a little at a time... instead. Might improve the shock.

Another possibility is turn it around.

Jawge

[tattoo dave]

Looks like a good number one! Shoot the heck out of it, and go make another ! And welcome to PA!

Tattoo Dave