Information and Resources > Trading Post

I have recently split black locust staves for trade

<< < (3/4) > >>

fishfinder401:
you end up trading for something worth the stave and shipping, which unfortuantly the more i think about, i don't have

Pat B:
When I make a trade I try not to consider monatery value. If the trade is good for you and the trade is good for me, it a good trade. Shipping is just part of it. I spend 100 times a much for shipping as I do for any achery related items. The USPS gets most of my "extra" money.  ;)

artcher1:
You can reduce shipping cost by removing much of the physical weight of your staves. You can remove the bark and sapwood, but be sure to seal the back and ends good with shellac. Reduce width and a lot of belly material. All that adds value to your staves and reduces shipping weight. You can take matching (sisters) staves and reduce to matching billets (my favorite). Just a few things to think about.......Art

nlester:

--- Quote from: artcher1 on February 06, 2012, 07:11:09 pm ---You can reduce shipping cost by removing much of the physical weight of your staves. You can remove the bark and sapwood, but be sure to seal the back and ends good with shellac. Reduce width and a lot of belly material. All that adds value to your staves and reduces shipping weight. You can take matching (sisters) staves and reduce to matching billets (my favorite). Just a few things to think about.......Art

--- End quote ---

Agreed.  Cutting the staves down into bow blanks, or close, would save on shipping and increase the trade value of your wood IMO.  Good luck with your trading adventure....its pretty fun

mullet:
Also you can just wrap the stave with shrink wrap and slap a label on it. Saves putting it in a box or tube and increasing the diameter size.

Navigation

[0] Message Index

[#] Next page

[*] Previous page