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richpierce:
I have shipped by DHL before but went to ship a couple of staves that were near bow shape (not heavy) and they wanted about $60 for the cheapest method.  How are you shipping wood or bows?

sonny:
USPS. typically when shipping staves I just wrap 'em with shrinkwrap (like that used for wrapping palletized material), label 'em, take to post office.
I think the most I've ever paid was $30-40 but that was shipping to Canada.

when shipping bows I've always used a tube of some sort, also using USPS.
 

Postman:
I mashed 2 post office long rectangular mailers together to ship a stave, and taped them together right in the P.O. .....it was a bit "Tommy boy" lookin', but only cost 20 bucks (boxes included)  or so to ship about 300 miles.

Auggie:
Ive used usps and ups, usually $15-20 for the lower 48.

Pat B:
I just shipped a stave to Kegan in PA. It was about 70" long and weighed 10# and cost about $15 or so. I actually shipped it Priority because it was cheaper. With bows I use a thin walled PVC pipe with caps on the ends. I always ship bows Priority because fewer hands touch it during shipping. With bows I also get delivery confirmation and sometimes insurance. So far I haven't had any problems with USPS and they get lots of money from me each year. 
   The bow I got from Dano last week was in a PVC tube with end caps but one of the end caps was broken. The bow was fine inside thanks to bubble wrap. With insurance and priority mail, that bow cost $15.25 from Arizona to NC.     Pat

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