New Recurve Bow Question, Possible Damage

[Landlocked Pirate]

I do appreciate the complement but believe me, I've much appreciated every word of advice I've received here. I was so in the dark that I didn't even know the right questions to ask, and most of the really valuable advice I've gotten here was "unsolicited" (and the questions I did ask were pretty embarrassingly dumb). Thanks again to you all.