Thanks to the seasoned bowyers who offered their time and experience. These are the last pictures I will post until the final sand and finish. Target weight was 50 at 28. Kenny was spot on with the lams thanks for the excellent service! Thanks all for looking it was a fun project and made me realize what a bargain a professional bowyer is offering their customers. Also made me realize what a bargain a used bow is.

Pretty cool!

The flash makes it look glossy but it's matte.

Turned out nice, buddy!

    

Got to shoot it at the Michigan Bowhunters rendezvous!

Update: after doing some shooting some changes were needed. The distance from the throat of the grip to the finger overlay was to thick. The radius for the web of the hand was to small . Also cut a 1/4" off the belly side of the riser. Still thinking about removing more material from the area between the throat of the grip and the arrow shelf.

Like the way the lams show in grip, and agree the radius would need bigger for my paws.

That would bring arrow closer to hand which I like also...

Good work!  

Bringing this back up to highlight some mistakes. I just refinished this riser for third time and now I'm done. Any further changes will be on a new bow. #1 the distance between the finger overlay and the throat of the grip was to thick and was adjusted twice after the initial finish. #2 I've heard this is common for people just starting, the initial build was fairly blocky and had lots of material that could be removed for more sculpting and give a better appearance. #3 after shooting the finger overlay came loose in a 1" area. I believe this was because the surface had some imperfections.#4 its definitely not perfect always lots of room for improvement. Thanks again for you guys sharing your knowledge.

Coin

Yo great work, I remember this thread and my initial thoughts were 'chunky' but I also considered your first 3 piece.  I think you did a great thing getting back to it twice. It looks great now and im sure it feels great too. Slimmed it up in the right areas and blended some of the facets nicely where they join up.

Carving the handle is my favorite part of bow making and it can really show your craftsmanship.

And kudos to you for highlighting what you thought were mistakes and sharing with the rest.