... I went forth to the patio and proceded to take aboutsix pounds of draw weight out of my longbow. While I was at it, I sanded out a couple of dings and scratches, evened up a few dips that nobody but me ever noticed, gave it a bit better tillerand just generally finished up what I'd hurried through when I was making it.

I'll probably have dropped another pound out of it when I'm done sanding outthe scratches from the 120 grit paper with some 600 grit. Should leave me right at 44-45 pounds at my draw length. It'll be much nicer for my shoulder at that weight.