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Has the bow weight been measured? My SMG's sticker weight is 50# but measures 60#@31.5"

Until you don't have the problem anymore. My bow's at 9mm right now

Raise your nocking point

The waterproofing isn't part of the 'warbow', that's just something extra he likes to do to his bows. You can see another regular Korean bow he's lacquered in this video and you can see a standard 'warbow' here with no silk/lacquer and just birch bark.

The warbow they sell isn't authentic and is a bit of a sham. It should be more reflexed, have a pronounced kasan ridge and have an almost Manchu style string bridge.

Instead they've just made a regular Korean bow, put different tips on the siyah and put a lot less reflex on the bow. The lower reflex on the bow is why they say it's easier to maintain than a proper Korean bow. No need to heat tiller/correct it but this comes with much lower arrow speed.

So in the end what you're left with is a Korean bow that's easier to take care of but shoots slower. Also limb tips look a little different. It's all a bit disappointing really, I was excited about this bow and tried to preorder it but (fortunately) I was told all the bows they were making this year were already reserved/presold.

SMG prices are the same

Hey grey/elitehamster, nice to see you here too

Real birch bark

I got mine shipped to the Netherlands from SMG themselves, wasn't taxed. When I ordered two years ago, shipping was 39 euros for the bow, premium bag and some arrows

They just use modern bowstring material.

You can change the length of the string by adjusting the knots, if you adjust for brace height by putting too many twists into the string, the twist can end up twisting the bow

One inch. They might be owned by the same parent company but they're still just bows made by different people. They're both Korean bows, just made by different makers.

Yup, shipped from the Netherlands. It's one of the biggest European archery shops

Delivery is probably a week, definitely faster than anything coming from Korea in any case

Is camo really necessary? I feel like a bow wrapped in birch bark is sufficiently camouflaged in a forest... 

You need a 5~5.5 inch parabolic or shield cutter. Now what you do is raise the feather inside the cutter so the feather doesn't get cut to the full size. Using a 5.5 inch cutter, instead of a 140mm long and 16mm high fletch you'll get a 110mm long and 9mm high fletch which is perfect for Korean arrows.

"The fletches above were all cut with a 4" parabolic blade by adjusting the base plate for height and length." from http://herbsarchery.com/herbsfeathercutter.html shows what I mean

If cutting feathers with scissors, taping the feathers with drafting tape makes them much stiffer and easier to cut. Alternatively you can heat up a hacksaw blade over a stove and use it to burn the feathers to shape.

Also if you're going to be cutting/burning feathers by hand, don't use turkey fletches. They're expensive and honestly don't look or feel very good. Get some pheasant feathers instead and strip the feathers yourself. You end up with a much thinner stem/quill and the feathers just look better overall

SMG sells five different sizes

Jang-gung for >31.8"
Jung-gung for 31.6~31.8"
Dan-gung for 31"
Dan-dan-gung for 29.8"
Dong-gae-gung (horsebow) for <29.2"

Drawing less than these recommended draw lengths isn't a problem but drawing farther causes stacking and uncomfortable shooting