Just made one on my fist try with 217 skill!!!! The graphic is so cool I spent like ten minutes just staring at it while everyone in PoK congratulated me!
Picked on up yesterday for 8k. It was a lot of money, but these are pretty rare on the server i play on, and the stats are nice. Being a Paladin, i think i am archery capped at 75, but heck, having a non lootable item like this is nice. (i play on a pvp server)
At skill of 202 (approx 212 with geerlok), took 5 tries to make one. Graphic is unlike one I've seen before (but probably used for other bows anyway), is an awesome graphic.
Took about 8 (very expensive) tries for me, with a 250 dex, 215 skill and a geerlok. But, I have the satisfaction of using a weapon I crafted with my own hands, and I will probably use Tempest until I reach 60-61.