Hi Martok
The term 'recurve' is normally applied to the bow used in Olympic event archery, as in the bow, sight and stabiliser/s. Imagine the bow with a T.V aerial on the front and you begin to get the picture.
Without the sight and stabilisers, the same bow (modern recurve - riser and detachable limbs) is in a different category, known as bare bow.
Then, and this is the worst part, use that 'barebow recurve' to shoot wooden arrows and it is classed as Traditional. This is the category the Hun and other Asiatic reflex bows fall into, so you can see we are at a disadvantage immediately because we have no cut out window and have to shoot around the bow. Longbows have their own classification.

As for wooden arrows, they really should be treated with thinned varnish or Danish oil or something similar. It's not essential but it does help prevent the shaft absorbing moisture if it's raining or whatever, thus preventing warping or changes in the arrow's characteristics....weight, cast, etc

......Orda