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Anyone have any Wych Elm, American Elm or Yew Staves

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Cacatch:
Paralyzed is exactly the word! But even when you try NOT to move and hold completely still, the nerves are still kicking your ash. I couldn't believe it. It was July too, July 4 to be exact and we were going camping. We had set the tent up and the wife was putting the baby to sleep in it while I was going to get our 3 year old out of the truck (who was already asleep) and take him to the tent. I got him out, closed the truck door, took about 3 steps and felt it starting to give out - and fast. So to avoid going completely gimp and falling over with my son in my arms, I went down to my knees and told him to wake up and walk the rest of the way to the tent. By now, the pain had come in full force and I was on all 4's trembling. Like I said, it was July 4, ticks, mosquitos, gnats - bugs of all kinds biting me with my hands and knees in the grass/weeds, and there was nothing I could do about it. I couldn't stand up and couldn't lift a hand to swat anything away because I would fall flat on my face and be worse off than ever. So at this point, as bad as I was being consumed alive by bugs, it was the least of my concerns ironically - if you can imagine that. I was pretty bad off. The camping trip was canceled of course, and the wife, my mom, and dad, had to load me up on the tailgate of my truck like a fat hog going to market and drive me to the house to overdose on pain meds and TRY to lay down. That was a hell of a night, let me tell you. And all because I just HAD to split a 5" elm log the hard way. I said I'd never do it again...but I have  :D   Only now I am a lot smarter and kirf the hell out of them with a chainsaw first.   ;)

The shipping would honestly be quite a bit on it. I'd say around $50 I guess. But from the looks of your other thread and Mullet's generosity I don't think you'd need it now, would you? Like I said, you're welcome to it anytime though.

-CP

gstoneberg:

--- Quote from: 1776J on December 06, 2010, 08:33:32 pm ---.... I have no idea what the cost of shipping such a thing would be though??  I'm cluelsss about that!!  ???

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I just sent 15lbs of staves from Texas to New Jersey for $27 via UPS.  You can get on ups.com and do an estimate.  The trick is finding a small enough box to keep it from being charged extra for being too large.  I taped together 2 48" 6x6" boxes to make an 80" long box.

George

Michael C.:
Yeah don't buy from that dude, that is the deal Eddie bailed me out of. He sent me a terrible piece of yew that he wouldn't refund my money on, but Eddie sent me a super nice piece of yew and I made a 70# bow that shot like the dickens till I snapped one limb off of it.

1776J:

--- Quote from: Michael C. on December 07, 2010, 09:08:24 pm ---Yeah don't buy from that dude, that is the deal Eddie bailed me out of. He sent me a terrible piece of yew that he wouldn't refund my money on, but Eddie sent me a super nice piece of yew and I made a 70# bow that shot like the dickens till I snapped one limb off of it.

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"that dude?"...
you mean Medicine Bow Staves??  (I'm assuming??)
I see the guy online and on ebay even.... was curious.

Cacatch,...yeah Eddie is hooking me up but of course as my wife says, "I think this longbow thing has bitten you??"
Now I'm interested in building a reproduction English Longbow in Yew, or Elm,... I may hold off for now, with that $250 + shipping dollars lost on you know who!!!  :-O
UGH,... it hurts to even think about....

I'm still reeling from Eddie's offer! 

Michael C.:
Yeah Medicine Bow Staves - I wouldn't trust him to send me a good stave unless you paid about as much or more than you spent on that other firewood you bought :) even then I'm not sure, he didn't seem like a straight shooter and you can ask Mullet (Eddie) what he thought of the stave I bought from MBW, I think he might have made a fencepost out of it or something.

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