thanks guys, the bow was given to my dad some guy just didnt ever use it and then when compounds came out my dad left it unstrung in the shed. for years he said it was crooked but one day i said i just gotta string it, its perfect and it turns out the one he thought was crooked was his other recurve that he got rid of. anyway the bow isnt anything special so ill be giving some light coats to help me kill something with it this year. thanks again