This has been in the works for over a year. Hunter Bob traded this stave to Tyke. Tyke gave it to me. I gave it back to Tyke when he was out of bow wood (Begrudgingly). Tyke quit making bows in the spring to make knives. Last week he gave it back. It was still bark on when I gave it back to Tyke.
The inside of the knot has a crack on the top and bottom, directly in the center line. Next on the list is to finish single ringing it. The limbs are done, and the bottom side of the knot. The stave is 60 inches, the knot is about 7 inches above center. The line below the knot is the center of the bow.
What advice would you throw out?