bow refinishing/poundage reduction

[fedora]

I have an old Dick Palmer recurve that I want to refinish (I had it camo dipped), reinforce the knocks and reduce the poundage by 5#.  Anyone know how I would go about this, without ruining the bow?

[macbow]

In my opinion recurves are harder to reduce weight on. Mostly a lot of sanding on the faces and back glass. But do it evenly then refinish.

On longbows I've reduced the width evenly and had good luck. You can do that a little on recurves but it's trickier.
Ron

[Ricker]

Fedora,
Macbow has some good ideas, If I remember correctly, Palmer's have fairly wide limbs and tips.  If so, 5# reduction could be best accompished by carefully slimming the limbs with a tad of trapping.  Sanding the back and/or belly may be more difficult to maintain tiller.  If you're not too accomplished at doing these thins there are a few sponsors here on tradgang that can do it for you.
The "Bow Hospital", "Two Tracks" etc....