After much soul searching, I've concluded that it's time for me to get away from bows-n-arrows. It's gotten to the point that shooting arrows is causing me more pain than enjoyment. Archery and arthritis aren't a very good mix.

But I've decided not to get away from archery altogether, just gonna switch gears.Compounds are out of the question. In fact, I truly believe that shooting several mechano-bows with the newer, hard pulling, high let-offcam styles a few years ago helped finish off my shoulders.

Instead, I'm going ahead with my plans for making a working replica midieval crossbow. I've been an archer for more than 50 years. Wonder if I can make another 50 as an arbalatier...