Okay I took it over to the band saw stayed outside the lines now its time to shape the profile.Okay now on this bow I will leave it 1 1/2" wide for 6" the taper the rest to 1/2".Then smooth it all out with soft rasp.Next I mark a thickness like 3/4" at the fades and lock the fingers and follow the back of the bows natural undulations. Then remove wood with a hatchet and clean it up with a rasp.Next I make a line 1/4" from the back of the bow and round it from that point up.Alright I to that on both sides and clean it up with the block sanderAnd now I have a roughed out bow ready to floor tiller.But before that let's fill some knots. I'll show the 2 methods I use.All cleaned outSome Yew dust and wood glue.Size the knotOr the super glue method.And then really push the dust in there.Then top it off and let it all dry over night.-Pinecone