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Draw weight Quandary

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Archeress:
hi all...I have a simple question..If you make a bow and it turns out at ...say...100 #..  Then at what point will it cease to be  100 # ?  After you have shot it in ?.  does it lose a few pounds in the intial settling in stages?.  Or do compensate for the loss by making it a little heavier than what you wanted  so it settles in at required weight?. 

Archeress:
oh...we are talking Alpine Yew here.

toomanyknots:
I think the general consensus is 3 to 5 lbs with shooting in, although I don't think I really experience near that much after final sanding and all. I don't have any experience with yew though either. Do you have pictures? I would love to see some,  ;D.

adb:
I've never had any bows (including warbows) lose weight after 'settling in.'

Archeress:
more of a curiosity than anything really..i havent got around to weighing it after i have now fully shot it in.  just feels that my earlier efforts last week were somewhat feeble compared to what i am doing this week

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