Thanks all for the very encouraging and nice comments. I liked that stave from takeoff because of it's backset wave in the handle. It gives the bow a nicely high initial tension.
I can't believe magpie feathers would be illegal too, that law must say "you can only touch turkey feathers"
![Grin ;D](http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/Smileys/default/grin.gif)
It would be considered very bad luck to kill a magpie here, though. But I know where the foxes eat and ever since I have a great supply of feathers...