You're right, Gutpile, it really is a recurve. For a first bow I'm impressed. There are a few things you can do to it to improve and that is what this site is about. One is clean up the tiller, it was border line hinging, upper limb is tillered, almost like a RF/DF, (folding over at the fade) and the bottom is eliptical like a recurve, and almost hinging. Also, take those tips down a little smaller. That's stuff you start to learn after you have built more than a few. But,, it is Osage and it will probablly shoot forever, and if it was my first one I'd be real happy it was a shooter and looked this good.
