I write down alot about what I make,,
I can go back about 20 years,,
it helps when I give advice,,or suggestions on bow design,,or want to remember how much sinew I put on that bow 15 years ago that shot so great,,or how long it was etc etc etc,,
I can look at the performance of a bow and decide if I want to make another one,,
or even check the set and fps,, on a bow years later to see if the design is holding up as I expected,,
my memory is not so good,, so I like to keep a record,,I am sure its not for everyone,, but it helps me quite a bit,,
I reference back quite a bit,, especially to the performance of certain bows,, if I piked a bow and I gained weight and performance,, I am able to give a rough estimate to someone who might be considering doing the same,
my notes go back to 1996,, I was making bows before that,, my first bow that I have notes on was for Mike Prince and he won the Cloverdale Nationals with that,,
my notes say how long I left it in heat box(and that it checked after one day at 90 degrees) and that I forgot to coat the belly with finish before putting in the heat box,, etc etc,,
when I read about the things that did not work,, reminds me not to do that again,, or advise someone not to do it,,,
and why,,,
