Bracing!

I braced the bow. Not at full brace. I think the string is around 68-69 inches, and I want it to be 66. Still tillering my way to insanity. Seriously, I'll pull the bow on the tree; see some undesirable area; mark it and then contemplate my actions. Do I really want to do that? Back on the tree it goes, check again. I need to commit a whole lot more time to tillering  the few minutes at a time I am now. Here's the pictures:

Edit: Also, I roughed in the taper on the handle. That was a nightmare, lot of material to take off. I think I may use a bandsaw for the next one.