2012 BOW TRADE SIGN UP!!!!!! LAST DAY TO SIGN UP!!!!!!! 1/31/12!!!!!! NOTICE!!!!

[Elktracker]

THE SIGN UP DEADLINE WILL BE FEBUARY 1st  AFTER YOU GET YOUR NAME YOU CAN START WORK ON YOUR BOW, WHEN IT IS FINISHED YOU CAN SHIP IT. THE SHIP BY DEADLINE WILL BE JULY 14TH

Bevan R will be in charge of the trade this year with Pat B and my self helping as needed.


So here are the (guide lines) that I am copying and pasting and I will add some stuff as well and if anyone else wants to add anything feel free to talk about it here too.

 First thing is that Primitive Archer Magazine or website will not be responcible for this trade or have anything to do with it. We will be able to use the site for it though. If any problems arrise we will handle them ourselves.Bevan R, Pat and myself will be here to help as we can with any questions or other issues that may arrise.

 THIS IS A BIG ONE.... THIS TRADE IS NOT ABOUT THE BOW YOU RECIEVE BUT ABOUT THE BOW YOU GIVE SO PUT YOUR HEART AND SOUL INTO THE BOW AND DONT BE WORRIED ABOUT WHAT YOU RECIEVE. If you are a newbie and don't feel you can compete with the seasoned bowyers that might get involved think again. If you are willing to put all you have into a wood bow then you qualify to join in. If you don't like the idea of making the best bow you can but you might be getting something that a newbie might be making and you don't think it is a fair trade, you should probably stay out of this trade. It isn't about fair trades or newbie vs seasoned bowyer but it is about the spirit of giving and sharing that makes these trades work...just like in the Christmas trade.

I also think that if you havent been able to build a bow that shoots then you should probably wait until next year to participate. ANYONE THAT JOINS THE FORUM AFTER THIS POST WILL NOT BE ALOUD TO PARTICIPATE IN THE BOW TRADE THIS YEAR, put some time in on the forum and then think about joining in next year.

Also a problem we ran into last year was there were participants who dont regularily check in on the forum so if you want to be involved please check in more regularily as you can to make sure things arent changing and so you know whats going on or if someone needs more info from you. I would suggest subscribing to this thread with email notifications so we can contact you if need be.

 Bevan R will be taking names and info from everyone and will start a list on this thread.

WHEN YOU GIVE HIM YOUR INFO THIS IS HOW IT SHOULD BE DONE PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU GIVE ALL THE INFO NEEDED SO BEVAN DOESNT HAVE TO HUNT YOU DOWN FOR MISSING INFO.

I'm in!  Elktracker:  Right handed, I shoot off the hand, 45 to 60lbs @ 24 to 26" draw, USA shipping only please

             Elktracker: Josh Vance
                             1540 Vista View Dr. West
                             Tillamook, OR. 97141

This is my info and this is the form I found most easy to copy and paste. Also your draw weight and length you are wanting is just what you would preffer, and the person making your bow should just get as close to that as they possibly can so dont be upset if your bow is under the weight you were wanting. I would say that it shouldnt be over the weight your recipient asked for as they may not be able to shoot the bow or enjoy it as much, so before you send a bow out over weight do a little more scraping . If you dont want to post your address on here PM it to bevan but its nice to have it here so your builder can find it if they loose it . (thats never happened before lol

Also we know sometimes life get in the way and you may be thinking your running late on your bow or you break a bone or  you break a bow or whatever. If something like this happens PM Bevan R so he knows whats going on and dont procrastinate on your bow so you dont have to rush on it when the ship by date arrives. IF SOMETHING COMES UP AND YOU CANT GET A BOW DONE BE WILLING TO SHIP THE BOW YOU RECIEVED IN THE TRADE TO THE PERSON YOU WERE BUILDING FOR. If anyone else has any suggestions or anything speak up.

Another thing I will add is this trade is not a oppertunity to swap off a old bow you dont like anymore for a new one, you should be starting a new bow for your giftee for this trade. Also please do build allongs and post pictures of your progress from start to finish so we can all enjoy them and learn from these trades as well. Thanks for reading and thanks to Bevan R for heading this up!!


Josh

[Elktracker]

I'm in!  Elktracker:  Right handed, I shoot off the hand or shelf, 45 to 60lbs @ 24 to 26" draw, USA shipping only please

             Elktracker: Josh Vance
                             1540 Vista View Dr. West
                             Tillamook, OR. 97141


Josh

[sadiejane]

heya josh-thanks for getting this started.
i do have a question.
likely this has never really been an issue before,
since i would reckon most any ya'll can pull about any weight bow someone might want for the trade.
but last year the fella i got wanted a 50-60# bow.
and  i can only fully draw a 45# bow.
so i was dependent on my bow making buds to check weight and shoot in that bow.
not that they minded, but it would be nice to get er all done myself.
i certainly shot a bunch of arrows thru it, but not at full draw of course.
wayne and nick did get a lot of arrows thru it for me at full draw.
there seem to be plenty of folks wanting 45# or less so i was just wondering....
if it were possible to get a bow trade recipient that wasnt over 45#?
thanks again-looking forward to getting started.

[Bevan R.]

My take on this is that the information is a 'wish list' not an 'order'.
I would much rather get a bow the maker is comfortable making. As Josh said, it is not about the bow you are getting, make it about the bow you are sending.
Bevan

[Elktracker]

Sadiejane thats a good point! Im sure that wont be a problem at all make a note of it by your info so whoever draws the names can get you paired up with the right bow.

Josh

[Elktracker]

Yep exactly Bevan I will edit that in there, This is just a wish list  and if you can get the bow as close as YOU CAN to the best of your ability then thats all that matters!

Josh

[jonathan creason]

As if I don't already have enough irons in the fire  .  I had a great time with this trade last year, and got 2 awesome bows out of it, too.  I'll mull this one over for a few days before I give a definite yes or no.

[davkt]

I'm in! Davkt:  Right handed, I shoot off the hand or shelf, 40 to 60lbs (ish!) @ 28" draw, am in the UK and will ship anywhere

             davkt: David Talbot
                             Address PM'd to Bevan

One more thing, hope it's OK but the bows I make are all English longbows so no shelves to shoot off and they are ambidextrous (have just the stave here waiting to see what draw weight I need to work to!), haven't had any luck trying to make a war bow but hopefully can come up with something in the 60-70lb range if my recipient wants it!

[Elktracker]

Ok I was wrong last year we started the trade in Feb. but I dont see any reason why we couldnt do it a month early that will give a extra month to work on your bow.

Josh

[Qwill]

Yeah, I'd give it a go. It'll give me an excuse to make bows. My wife is starting to wonder why I have so many piles of bows laying around....
Qwill, aka Luke Hegdal.    Not too picky, just like to see what other people are doing. Off hand or shelf is fine, prefer 50-60 # range, but It'd be fun to see something heavier... or something very small. But then again, not too picky. I tend to shoot a 28 " draw, but I'd be more comfortable with a 30 " (but I'm usually too lazy to tiller that extra 2 " myself.) As I said, this is mostly a good excuse for me to build bows.

Luke Hegdal
55821 Wildhorse Rd,
Weston, OR 97886

[gmc]

I'd be happy to partisipate and certianly willing to post a build-along in the process.

RH, no shelf, above 50 @ a 28'' draw with plenty of heart & spirit- don't care where I ship.

Will PM my address to Bevan shortly.

Will be waiting on the details to get started.

gmc

[blackhawk]

Uh....can't imagine who wood want one of my bows ..but what the heck ..im in

Right hand shelf/no shelf don't matter....60-70lbs@25-27"...not too picky about draw length or weight tho..so if ya come in under weight then no biggy...just don't go below 45 please. U.S shipping only

Blackhawk: Chris Driesenga
ill pm the address to bevan...I just moved and still in the process of moving...unfortunetly I no longer live on blackhawk rd. Maybe I need to change my handle now  ....wait na..I still live in blackhawk school district..lol


Wait I wanna 130@31" yew warbow that has 80+rpi.... ......kidding...but id love it if that showed up at my door

[Elktracker]

Funny blackhawk I noticed you viewing the thread earlier and I was thinking cummon get in on this!

Josh

[MWirwicki]

I'm in! YAY!  MWirwicki:  Right handed, I shoot off the hand,  50 to 60lbs @ 24-26" draw, USA shipping only please

            I'll PM my address to Bevan.  No offense to all of my friends here.  There's something about the open internet and sending personal addresses I'm not yet comfortable with.

Oh, did I miss the "must be sent by" date?

[Elktracker]

We did july 4th last year and I think that gives plenty of time from when we get our name. I know Bevan was talking about leaving the sign up open until late Feb so we could get more participants. Its up to us all though on when we think we should be shipped by. I think if you want to ship early thats fine though, once the sign up ends the names will be drawn and pm's will be sent out.

Josh