WOW, thanks everyone for the great response. I wasn't expecting so many nice comments.
Pat B, yes, perhaps I'm a little overly cautious working close to the fades. I'll have to be conscious of that with the next bow....thanks. Yep, making some progress but SO much still to learn :-)
rps3, good point. Those rings were so tight that I never considered that they may turn loose. I'll certainly keep an eye it. That area around the knot is a bit concave, so I decided not to remove too much of it. Thanks for the "heads up".