I bought one a while back- The first one I got had a partially cut handle, that I really didn't like, but the big deal breaker was that the upper limb was splintering a bit so I sent it back. I got a new one but opted for the uncut handle and just made it myself. It was supposed to come pre-tillered but it was not, and needed some work. The upper limb had a mild hinge, and the lower was just way to stiff. The string that it comes with isn't anything to brag about, but it works- sort of. It had no serving on it so the knocks didn't snap on to the string. Not a big deal since I can do my own servings. The string doesn't appear to come waxed either.
Now, I went with the basic bare bones finish it yourself model, you can get them completely finished. Maybe you might want one with a pistol grip and just do the final sanding/finishing yourself. Depends on what you skills are. I think it was a good learning process for me.
Also, the people at Ringing Rocks are great to work with and stand behind their product.
My bow took a pretty decent set, and it's no performance machine, but still tosses arrows well enough. Hand shock was a bit of a problem at first, probably in part due to a less than perfect tiller, and my arrows were too light. Some heavier arrows settled it down quite a bit.
The backyardbowyer did couple of videos on his-
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