The begining of the multitude of questions is about to commence!

What makes a recurves draw weight? Is it the thickness of the limbs? The width? The geometry of the riser? What makes a 60# bow 60#? I plan on picking up "Become the Arrow" very soon...will it answer these types of questions?

Thanks guys!

Oh, I've been thinking about just buying a new bow(recurve) instead of trying to find a decent bow at garage sale or in the classifieds. If anyone has any advice on where to find a good used bow I'm all ears, but it seems easier to me to just buy something that I know the history of.