So, here are a few pics of the stave I'm working with.
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53343446945_e3d2308b44_b.jpg)
The stave is not straight but since it's not very wide i think it won't be very hard to correct it with dry heat and some oil
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53342108537_c7c19f9517_b.jpg)
Early to late wood ratio does not seem that bad, but this end has already been thinned. Just under that section there is one with thin rings and 1:1 early to late wood ratio, wich probably will not get removed during tillering in the mid section of the bow.
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53342996116_4464bcc306_b.jpg)
This feature is a cluster of pin knots, just above mid limb. I've left quite a bit of wood around it but it's pretty prominent and I think I should leave it stiffer then the rest of the limb to prevent if from failing in tension.
How bad do you think the situation is now?
![kapow (--)](http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/Smileys/default/pa_kabow.gif)