Eric, you have a good one going there. Be careful with those fades. I don't think it looks too bad the way it is for right now. Look very closely at the unbraced profile in the fade area. With your eye, follow the line of the back of the handle out into the dip area. The left side is mostly straight, perhaps the tiniest bit of reflex there. The right side does a little dip down coming out of the handle, then comes back up creating a bit more noticeable reflex right at the dip/fade area.
These areas can be tricky because they seem like they're not flexing since they don't show the same amount of curve as the parts of the limbs that started straight. Don't be fooled... especially there because if you overdo it and it takes a little set near the dips, it projects out to a lot MORE at the tips. For this reason, the fades/dips is generally the LAST place you want to cause set... so keep an eye on it, but you can worry about finessing the flex closer into the fades after you're a little farther down the tree. You may find that just pulling it farther will cause the limb to work in towards the handle a little more anyhow. Depends. By the way, what's the front profile of this thing look like?
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