If you have not recieved a bow yet let know either by PM or posting here.
DO NOT POST HERE IF YOU HAVE RECIEVED YOUR BOW
If you have recieved your bow and have not already posted in the TG BOW SWAP thread that Pat B started please do so.
Thanks Stiks
Tradbowr still waiting
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Waiting...but I think we've got everything worked out.
My friend Sharppoint has not recieved a bow yet. He probably won't post here so I'm posting this on his behalf. I hope I don't offend him or anyone else by posting this. I have read in another post that there may be a couple of people that are not going to be able to send a bow to their trade partner. Chances are these folks have recieved a bow. I think it's only fair for them to ship the bow they recieved to the person they were supposed to build for. I don't think in no way with exception of sickness should they be allowed to keep the bow they recieved. Once again I don't want to offend anyone but fair is fair. I would like to know others feelings about this. Paul<><
I agree with you Kid
Kodiak I agree to some degree on that, I have to take into consideration all circumstances.
HighlandWarrior was one of the two who did not have a bow built and contacted me and was going to forward his bow.
The other guy was pokeanhope and he had three failed attempts and his recipient wanted him to try and build a bow with help from the gang.
he is supposed to post pics along the way but has no computer and only drops by here when he has access to one so we'll se what happens.
I contacted everyone else and they either shipped or where getting close about two weeks ago.
Looks like I need to send out a few PM's as it is a month past the deadline.
Again if you have not received a bow let me know. I don't want anyone getting stiffed on this deal and if I have to I will build another bow or two and get them in the mail.
Stiks
Well i hope the guy that Highlandwarrior sends his bow to is left handed and can shoot 70#'s because thats what i made. Please let me know when the new owner recieves his bow.
Thanks, John
HighlandWarrior was supposed to build a lefty from 45-55# I will get ahold of Chisler and find out what is going on and let you know John.
Thanks Stiks, i guess he could always shave it down to the weight he wants.
I didn't participate this go round, but I agree with you, Paul.
Stan
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Does all this "wrapping up" mean you are ready to start another round of bow-trading? ;)
I'm ready to participate! I've always wanted a real osage character bow ;) *hint hint*
whats TTT mean?
thought that too?
It means to the top.
Next bow trade is in Jan and will be every year.
next time i'm not gonna make the mistake of not starting it till it gets hot. i almost passed out in my shop while putting my trade bow together. it sure was fun though.
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TTT means "To the top". It drives the post back up where folks can see it.
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Still waiting on 5 bows to be confirmed that they have been recieved.
I'm not gonna lie I'm kinda running out of patience on this. One guy has contacted his recipient and is keeping communication open the other four I have not heard a word from.
YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE SO GET YOUR BOW SHIPPED!
Any questions just drop me a pm I am a very understanding feller and just need to know what is going on if you are having problems. All I am asking for is some communication.
Stiks
Got mine today and all is good here.
Stiks
I like Kodiaks idea. Maybe a suggestion to the guys who couldn't get one done, that passing along their bow would be a nice idea.
How many people participated in this swap? I think it's a great idea, but given problems i've been having I wouldn't feel comfortable sending a bow to someone else. Holding on to one I've built for a friend because it seems to be developing crysals.
Steve,
The swap will be an annual deal and start every Jan.
Razorback, The guy that was building mine ran into a few problems and sent me the bow he got. He builds a fine bow but told me he did not want me to wait any longer. So I agree with you at this point.
So, did everyone get their bow?
Ranger, all but three Have got a bow that I know of for sure.
You know what, Stiks? I'm finding that waiting for this next bow swap, I'm getting almost as anxious as waiting for the upcoming deer season! Keeping up with all the bows and who got what was fun.
Stan
Look forward to having you in Red
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Come on Pokeanhope!! I'm a very patient person but this is getting a little old. Your lack of communication makes things very hard on Stiks, as well as myself. Stiks, I appreciate you staying on top of this. Hopefully we'll get something out of him before 2012!
After reading my last post it could be taken the wrong way. I would like to clear up that my intent of "calling out" this gentleman is NOT to criticize, but to motivate.
Still waiting here too!
Hey, Stiks...just wondering if my recipient ever built and sent his bow out? If not, perhaps there's a fella that would like his nice osage recurve? If he has, why then I hope he's enjoying shooting his nice osage recurve! :bigsmyl:
if it end up in the lost and found ill take it , surprised to see someone stiff someone on here...
im looking forward to the next one , hope all this works out for ya's
-hov
I am gonna make a statement here and I hope it hit's home to the few who have not come through as of today.
Not only are you making yourselves look real bad, you are putting a stain on the whole bow swap for newcomers. I am the guy who organized it and I will tell you it was and is alot of work (which I really enjoyed). But you are making alot more than it should have to be.
I have taken the fact of the lack of communication and not coming through on your end of the bargain very personal. The fellers that are still waiting are great guys and a wonderful asset to the bow building community here on the bench and deserve the best that you can do.
I will forced to limit new comers on account that a few have not kept their end of the deal and any one that was not in last year will either have to be priorly approved by myself or invited by past participants that did come through. This is really pretty sad because we have new guys and gals join everyday that I am sure are good honest folk who would like to participate in the future and you just put a the question in my head of every new entry to wether or not they can be trusted.
The few guys that did not recieve a bow as of yet will get one even if I have to build each of them a bow this summer and stay out next year.
I will sending out a few emails and it will be your last and final notice to come through after that I will out you right here on the board and you will be banned from any future trade not to mention labeled as not trustworthy.
I have kept my patience till now but it is time to say enough is enough and you few can get a bow shipped even if it is the one you recieved and stay out of the trade from now on. It has become extremely ridiculous and hte time has come to settle up one way or another.
I highly reccomend that if you have not sent your bow out that contact me immediatly through PM or Email
(NOTE) there where at least two guys I know of off the top of my head that where not able to complete a bow due to unforseen circumstances and they stayed in contact with me and forwarded the bow they recieved on their own will before I even suggested it and this post is not directed toward them and they are welcome in the next swap.
Stiks
well said , and on that note if you can post the aforementioned bows , if its in my capability , i would offer to make one , perhaps to set my entry in the next swap...
if its beyond my capability or no one wants me to try it , i wouldnt be insulted , as i am still very new , but im sure there are others that would be willing to take care of someone.
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Hova,
I spend quite a bit of time on the bench seeing who is doing what and when it comes time in Jan for the sign up just send me a pm, I'm sure you'll be good.
Stiks
4est your recipient is good. He shipped a bow out awhile back.
Stiks
Iam in the same boat as Pat B. and Balding Kansan
sounds like a good reason for me to build a bow! Sticks, give me some stats from one of the guys that got stifed and I will get to work on an osage selfbow for one of em. I can't let you have all the fun!
David that is an awsome gesture, Had anither feller offer the same thing and I will probably take both of you up on it and get to building one myself.
Stiks
Made the same offer direct a bit ago, to build one of my 1950's laminated flatbows... forward or rear riser... right or left... I specialize in lighter weights but can get up to 45/50. Just put me in touch with someone who's been missed. Will have it done by Thanksgiving
well then... Lets get to building!
Ready when Stiks can put me in contact with someone so I can get some specs and we can talk about woods and stuff.....
You guys rock. It never ceases to amaze me with the amount of generosity from the guys/gals on this site. Sure makes a guy proud to be a traditional archer.
I will get back with you guys at the end of the week. I'm gonna send one more email to the guys that have not shipped and if I don't hear from them that a bow is in the mail by sat I will get ahold of you guys.
I will let you know what's going on either way and I want to thank you fellers for the help and the genorosity, Makes me proud to be a member here.
Stiks
I sent out 4 emails today to the fellers that have not shipped yet.
I told them all the same thing. That enough was enough and they had until Friday October 22nd to either get their bow shipped or forward the bow they recieved to their recipient or to me.
I also stated that I would personally make sure that the guys waiting got a bow one way or another. I also stated that if I did not hear back from them by friday I would expect to see the bow they recieved on my doorstep very soon and I wiould offer to the guys that have not got a bow yet or if I had to get you fellers a bow to you from myself or one of these great members here that offered to build a bow that I would list their bow in the St judes auction when the time comes.
I also included my address. If they are not gonna ship a bow they darn sure aint gonna get to keep a bow. If they do not comply with one of the options given to them at this point I will post there names here and they will banned from any future bow swap.
Stiks
I would like to give these 4 guys till friday to square up before any names are mentioned so please don't bring up any names until I see what's going on.
Even though it looks bad the fact of the matter is we really don't know what is going on with these fellers and I myself would like to give the benefit of the doubt cause it could be anything. Hopefully it's nothing bad for them and it all works out.
Stiks
Thing do happen... Folks get sick, etc. I remember a couple of years back it looked like a traveling bow had either gotten lost or just been "acquired". After about 5 months of speculation and emails, etc. it surfaced again. The recipient had been a "guest of the state" during the interval!
I probably have a bow or two laying around that could help too if needed Stiks.
A little update.
I have heard back today from two of the fellers and one will either ship the bow he recieved or finsh the bow he is building in a few weeks.
The other that I heard from has had a rash of computer problems and family illness among other things. I was assured from a good friend of his that was in the trade that he is a good honest feller and he was working on his trade today and was close.
I told him to tell his buddy to carry on (no harm no foul) and that he was welcome to join in the next if he would like.
From the looks of it I think I will only have to come up with one bow but we will wait till friday.
Also it's about two and half months till the next one starts and I will admit even with the speed bumps I'm greatly looking forward to it. Also A great thanks to all those willing to help. Some super fantastic guys here for sure.
Stiks
Good deal kris. I'm glad to hear that things are working out. Remember we are all hear to help you if needed. We are looking forward to the next swap. It's hard to believe it is almost here!
Well I heard today from anothr feller and he said his bow would be in the mail friday.
Stiks
Hey Stiks, could you tell me who ended up with the bow i made ?
Thanks, John
another update.
Pokeanhope did not get back with by the deadline and is banned from any future bow swap.
I had several fellers offer to build a bow and send it to someone who did not get one and it looks like this is the only guy who disapeared off the radar.
He was supposed to ship Balding Kansan a bow and failed to come through on his end after recieving a bow. So there you have it.
I sent Kansan a PM with a list of the four or five guys that offered a bow and let him choose and has a bow being started this evening by a very genourous member here on the Gang.
I want to thank the other fellers that offered and let you know if there is ever anything I can do for you to let me know.
I will be following up on a few bows in aweek or so, If you get one in the mail let me know so I can mark it recieved.
Stiks
Well I would have to say you handled this whole thing pretty spot on Kris. Considering the number of people involved, this whole thing was awesome to say the least. Maybe a clause next time can help determine those joining just to get a bow, from those who have their heart in the right place.
I been giving alot of thought to a few minor changes Fish. After the whole is said and done it looks like only one guy is gonna get banned. The couple guys are in good standing, Just had some minor problems arise and all should be settled.
Matter of fact I got a PM today saying a trade bow came in the mail today.
Stiks
I received my trade bow yesterday,.It is 62" long 46@28 Mulberry backed with raw boo. Its finished with Tru Oil. Has a leather handel and cut in shelf. I shot it a bit yesterday and it has very good cast. At 15 to 20 yards it was putting an arrow where I was looking. My daughter has my camera ,when I get it back this weekend I will post some pics. Chisler did a great job on this bow.
Pete
QuoteOriginally posted by tradbower:
I received my trade bow yesterday,.It is 62" long 46@28 Mulberry backed with raw bow. Its finished with Tru Oil. Has a leather handel and cut in shelf. I shoot it a bit yesterday and it has very good cast. At 15 to 20 yards it was putting an arrow where I was looking. My daughter has my camera ,when I get it back this weekend I will post some pics. Chisler did a great job on this bow.
Pete
I still shoot the hell out of the one you gave me Pete! And needless to say when I show it off people can't believe how awesome it is. Glad you finally got a bow. If I knew you were one of the guys without one, I most certainly would've made one (not as sweet as yours) for you myself.
Looking forward to pics of your bow.
glad to hear you got it okay. I can't wait for the pics. I have some mullberry @the house.
Here are some pics of the Trad Gang Trade Bow , that Chisler made for the Swap. Its 62" 46@28, Mullberry , backed with raw Boo. The last pic is a small one that I took on the 19th, I thought I would try a European Mount.
Pete
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Very nice Pete!
I received my trade bow from David Flanrey earlier this week. It is a hickory selfbow backed with raw flax and covered with timber rattler skins, 66" t/t(64" n/n), 1 3/4" at the fades and a straight taper to the tips. 45#@26" The handle wrap is king snake skin and it has a floppy rest. David also sent me 3 primitive arrows with self nocks, turkey feathers and stone points along with the bow. I'll get pics of these arrows and hopefully a full draw pic later on.
This bow shot my 600gr+ hill cane arrows very well.
Thank you very much, David. It was worth the wait!!!
for some reason photobucket has changed it's format and I can't figure out how to post these pics now. When I figure it out I will post the pics.
QuoteOriginally posted by Pat B:
I received my trade bow from David Flanrey earlier this week. It is a hickory selfbow backed with raw flax and covered with timber rattler skins, 66" t/t(64" n/n), 1 3/4" at the fades and a straight taper to the tips. 45#@26" The handle wrap is king snake skin and it has a floppy rest. David also sent me 3 primitive arrows with self nocks, turkey feathers and stone points along with the bow. I'll get pics of these arrows and hopefully a full draw pic later on.
This bow shot my 600gr+ hill cane arrows very well.
Thank you very much, David. It was worth the wait!!!
for some reason photobucket has changed it's format and I can't figure out how to post these pics now. When I figure it out I will post the pics.
This is gonna be sweet....
Nice Pat I think that concludes the the bow swap.
As far as I know everyone has gotten a bow except for the one that DVShunter is building that will be his second bow for the trade that he offered for a a recipient that did not get one. So I do want to say thanks to David. Also want to say thanks to everyone who helped make it happen.
We had a few late ones and the guys that where late are welcome in the next one cause we all know life happens and we can't help it. We will try to get all bows delivered on time this next trade though,
I will start sign ups after the first of the year and the dead line will be the same.
Stiks
Pat, FWIW When I got a new puter,now I have to rt clik on the IMG dropdown and copy it??? Then paste on here....
Kenny, that is how I normally did it but now when I place the cursor on the pic a box drops down and when I click on the IMG it says "copied". It won't let me copy and paste. If I was going to put it on you tube or facebook there is a place for that.
Once it says copied you just come back to here and make sure your cusor is in the reply and press Ctrl + V and that past it.
I'd love to do a bow swap but my skills arent nearly up to par as the other guys on here, it really wouldnt be a fair trade on their, baby steps....baby steps!
Hey Pat. Try this. Go to photobucket and when your pictures come up, click on the picture you want to upload to here. At the right side of the screen you will see the message "share". Click on "more info". At the top of the picture screen you will see a tab that says "get link code". Click on it and you can copy your img file from there. It works, I tried it.
Thanks guys. I'll try both suggestions. I don't know why they have to change these things. It is hard enough for me to figure out most of the time anyway then when I finally do they change it.
Deadpool, It has nothing to do with a fair trade. It is about giving from your heart and not what you might get. If someone wants to participate that is a chance they have to take. So, please participate and enjoy the journey! A swap like this will help you up your bow building skills because you have to expose yourself and that makes better bowyers of us all.
...you can take lots of baby steps between now and July 4th!!!
OK, lets see how this works...
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BINGO!!! I'll try to get a full draw pic later today plus pics of the primitive arrows that David sent along with the bow.
Man that is sweet. Just my draw weight and length. You sure he didn't get us mixed up??? LOL. Nice job, real nice.
WOW ! You had to wait longer that others, but the bow you got is just awesome. I'm glad it turned out well for you at last.
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Andy
Nice looking bow Pat.
Deadpool, all that is required is that you produce a bow that can be shot within 5# of target weight and it has to be shipped by the week of july the 4th.
Matter of fact my first good bow that I finished went to Swissbow in Switzerland so he got my first succesful bow. Since then I have produced a few good shooters and still learning bud so feel free to join in.
Stiks
before 4th of july? i definitely have enough time to sharpen my skills then! =] time to get to work so i can jump on the bandwaggon =]
Hey Pat I think it was worth the wait!!!!! Great looking bow, Iam sure it will even handel better than it looks.
Here are the arrows David sent along with the bow. I'm not sure what shafting but turkey feathers tied front and back(glued also) with sinew, rear wrap strengthens the selfnock. The points are very nice and are hafted with what looks like pitch glue and has sinew wrap also.
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Wowzers Pat!! What a great gift.
Ssswwweeettt!!!
Well done!!
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Some prudy stuff there.
Awww yah.... :cool: