doesnt look like it to me, but i havent built any laminates yet. you need to get the limbs bending smoothly, at the same time working to about 5# over your intended draw weight at 10 inches of limb movement. from the pic it looks like your inner third is bending but the outer 2/3 is still stiff. as far as the nocks id leave em until youre about finished with the bow. leave em thick so you can narrow them later.