I love reading this thread and seeing all the awesome bows you guys are giving away to fellow bowyers.  Can't wait for the next one to start so I can get in the action.

Great job all of ya.

QuoteOriginally posted by Pat B:
Kelly, I think the secret is to get an early start and don't push the envelope too far! d;^)
 These trades really make us all push the envelope just to make the best bow we can for our recipient but just like getting a good haircut, you have to know when and where to stop.

Yeah no kidding... Look what happened to Goose's head!    

I'm with Pat on the early start, since I have limited access to osage most of my bows are white woods.  I cut them in the spring, rough out a few bows close to floor tiller and let them dry.  When October rolls around I store them in a closet beside my wood stove.  I weigh each one and mark it once a week until it stops loosing weight, usually around Christmas  This way I have plenty of options if the first attempts fail, like this year.  I broke two before getting one that was a shooter....Dan

WhoZaa!  Mailed it out today baby! .. only took me 3 freeken days to find a box for it.  But got one and shipped out via USPS Priority mail.  They say they are expecting delivery to my recip by Saturday.. Sweet.. that's fast for where it is going.

Mark me down as shipped Kelly man!

I have had one horn ready to glue up since I posted pics of the full draw before the belly glue up. I'm getting close to having the other lam ready and I just ordered some python skins to put on her. It will definitely be named "Dark Continent". I also plan to overlay the elk antler overlays with water buffalo horn.

Bona

Yall all are too funny.

Bradford I got ya buddy, I can't wait to see ****'s responce when that one hits there door.

Bona Horn belly, Antler and horn overlays, the snake skin to boot. I think you are trying to give **** an heart attack.

Monkey got your PM I will mark you as sent also.
I know some bows should have been recieved by now. Yall to busy shooting to share with the rest of us.

Bona, can't wait to see photo's of your bow, she sounds like she is going to be a real looker.

Will hopefully get the tillering finished on mine over the weekend and then do the handle and finish work. Will hopefully be done by the middle of the week and in the mail thur or fri.

Pat, did you see me leavin' the barber, or what? One side of my "fringe" is less than 1/2" and the other side is over 3/4"!! But my barber actually only has one good eye! Honest!    
Stan

I'm gonna right your quote on a broken bow Pat and hang it in my shop    :D

Everytime I screw one up I hear you in the back of my head telling me "you gotta know when to stop". The hardest lesson I have had to learn in this venture by far.  I guess it's the perfectionist in me that cause me to tweek and push until I have pushed to far. LOL

I am tracking 11 bows in the mail just so yall know.

Fish I have you know that I won that fight with the weed eater no matter what my head looks like.    

Hey Goose, a smart man once told me that you can't grow brains and hair on the same head. I think I got smarter when I cut my mullet off?      

Found a slip in the mail box this evening when I came home, that I have something waiting for me at the post office. Man I feel like a ten year old boy just before x-mas... d:-)

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Andy

shipped my trade bow today!!!!!

I will mark you as shipped eagleone

Swiss I can't wait to see you with your new bow. As soon as you know for sure if it is your bow let me know.

Someone got a tube today    All I can say is WOW    More to follow later on.

Now Dave how did you know a tube was dropped off at my place today? Also pics to follow.  

well now we are getting somewhere I will mark yall as received.
53 bow now received so that is 64% received. In transit. The rest are in various stages of completion.

QuoteOriginally posted by tradbower:
Now Dave how did you know a tube was dropped off at my place today? Also pics to follow.    

Glad it made it there!!!

Ted, I got your bow today. Dang, that baby is just AWESOME ! On the pics you posted a while ago it already look great, but that's nothing compared to the real thing. Man, I don't know what to say... I'm speechless !!!



No time for more pictures, have to go out and shoot it... Will post more pics later.

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Andy