make sure you wrap the tips! Unfortunatly I have a great bow but it now has a small dent in both of the tips. Guy wrapped it and put it in a pvc tube, longbow of course. For a curve you could call some of the local bowshops. They usually have recurves and they come in handy dandy boxes. Fill them up with news paper like Broker said...and put something on the tips <img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>!