I am ineligible, and I've never posted here before, so I hope I don't offend anybody by asking this. Why trade? We are all here to make and shoot our own bows, because of the IMMENSE satisfaction , so why opt so shoot somebody else's bow?
Tremendous question to ask yourself before getting into this trade. Seriously. This is the gut check question, along with asking yourself will you have the tenacity to stick with it, and can you muster the wherewithal to send something safe and respectable?
As for myself, I have received bows from folks with rudimentary skills and some with rockstar talents. In EVERY case, I have learned something new from looking at how they solved problems and created solutions. Also, in EVERY case, I received a decent shooter. I still have every one of them but one (Sorry Ken75...that laminated longbow just looked better in that young lady's hands AND she shot it better than me).
I am not participating in the trade this year. The prior years drove me to the brink each and every time. I stress out way out of proportion and in every case I was not fully happy with my results. Plus, I think I didn't meet the deadline in any of the trades. So, those that can...do! Those that can't....teach. And those that are utterly worthless....ADMINISTRATE!
MWHAHAHAHA!