Hi guys,  I decided to try making a board bow.  It went well and I have it tillered but I have a couple of problems. It's a 70 inch Red Oak stave,40lb @28 inches.

The first problem is that it has has developed a "C" shape as I worked it.
The second problem is that it's longer and lighter than I wanted.

My question is, can I shorten it p

Seems like that approach would help get equal height equal light
As the saying goes .
  Another thing I did to reduce glare that I read about is cutting a horizontal line across the face of the front sight , halfway from the flat to the tip with a file
  Can't say really it helped , supposed to scatter the reflection I believe
  I think this black paint will do the trick.
 We shall see.
 Kevin

Is Archie bigger than you. Be careful. 🤕  Here is the statement about the blue and yellow paint. What do you think? [ Invalid Attachment ]

Certainly no authority on sights, but sure seems like it would help to me. Looking forward to find out if it does. While we're on this subject, you know a lot of guys put paint on their sights. Mostly front, but sometimes rear. I read an article one time that recommended put blue paint on the front, and yellow on rear (I think). I tried to find the article to take a photo of this info, but can't find it. Still looking. Has anyone else ever heard of this before? Kevin, I hope your paint works so good you ace the course tomorrow.

Happy Birthday, Tom! We know you're out there.