Thanks Daryl. I am not an archer & have never tried the bow at full draw. I know that the Khasi use it on small deer & monkeys up to 30lbs weight. I have shown the bow to athlete friends & asked them to try & bend it. The bow does not flex more than a couple of inches if bent by hand. The string draw does make a big difference. I had a shorter string which required the bow to be bent a fair bit to fix the loop - that was not easy to do.

What I found amazing was the use of bamboo skin with knots at the head for a bow string. They are of course replaced regularly.

Yes, I plan to mount the bow & arrow on my gun room wall. I have just finished my rifle cabinet - I restored a Rimu wood wardrobe, Danish-oil stained the wood & lined it with green felt. Not being a technecian, I am pretty thrilled with the amature job!