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Information and Resources => Trading Post => Topic started by: Digital Caveman on May 17, 2021, 08:35:14 am

Title: Have to clear out the shop
Post by: Digital Caveman on May 17, 2021, 08:35:14 am

So, I need to liquidate/dispose of a fair portion of my supplies.  I have several clean ash staves, some fun looking HHB seasoned and fairly fresh cut, a clean straight deflexed elm stave, other staves, some cow horn, sheep leather, lots of clean pine for arrows, and other stuff.  The heat tempered HHB 60" bow I posted a last winter is also up for grabs.

I also have arrowheads, pine pitch, glass beads, turkey secondaries, Dacron, antler tines, and a few extra PA back issues from the past few years, but this stuff doesn't have to go.   

I am looking for useful stuff with a lot of value per weight.  Furs included.  PM me with your email and I can send photos.

P.s. There are also 2 pints of EA 40 I got from 3rivers last February

Title: Re: Have to clear out the shop
Post by: Digital Caveman on May 21, 2021, 03:10:28 pm

Ok everyone, this stuff has got to go. I hate to rot good staves, any takers?  I won't ask for much, especially not for the wood.

Title: Re: Have to clear out the shop
Post by: Russ on May 21, 2021, 04:40:30 pm

I’ll send you a pm when I have time. I’m really interested in a lot of the stuff.

Title: Re: Have to clear out the shop
Post by: Digital Caveman on May 21, 2021, 05:14:57 pm

Thanks, let me know soon.

Title: Re: Have to clear out the shop
Post by: BowEd on May 25, 2021, 07:44:45 am

What type of elm and length is that stave?

Title: Re: Have to clear out the shop
Post by: Digital Caveman on May 25, 2021, 10:06:44 am

I think it is American Elm, I don't know for sure,  I cut it 17 months ago tomorrow.  It is very bendy wood, I have a 67" 45-50# pyramid bow 5/8" out of the fades made from this stuff.  The longest elm is 85" measured around the curve.  The next is 66".  I can cut to length of course.

Title: Re: Have to clear out the shop
Post by: BowEd on May 26, 2021, 06:42:31 pm

Is it all sapwood?No heartwood?I've got plenty of red elm here I don't care for.It has heartwood.If so I'll send you an email for pictures.Then the question will be what I have you'd like.Antler,cured and straight 32" dogwood shafts,pair of water buffalo horn slats for horn bows,stripped and ready to cut & glue turkey feathers,a tanned prime coon hide,cut to size beef rawhide,beef rawhide lace,2" wide 3' long deer rawhide strips for backing bows,pairs of flathead fish skins,pair of sturgeon skins,pairs of birch bark strips for bow backs.Will have an extra brain tanned smoked doe hide later this summer.Do have some chrome tanned russet colored deer hide.

Title: Re: Have to clear out the shop
Post by: Digital Caveman on May 26, 2021, 06:51:47 pm

The sap wood is about 3/4" thick on one end and 1" thick on the other end of both staves.

Title: Re: Have to clear out the shop
Post by: BowEd on May 26, 2021, 06:54:09 pm

What part of the country you from?

Title: Re: Have to clear out the shop
Post by: Digital Caveman on May 26, 2021, 06:57:05 pm

Eastern Maine

Title: Re: Have to clear out the shop
Post by: BowEd on May 26, 2021, 07:07:09 pm

I'm afraid it's considered a soft elm in your country.Rock or winged or cedar elm is considered hard elm.

Title: Re: Have to clear out the shop
Post by: Digital Caveman on May 26, 2021, 07:20:16 pm

What's your country?

If you think it is worth shipping costs I can send them to you and you can send back what ever you think they are worth.

Title: Re: Have to clear out the shop
Post by: BowEd on May 27, 2021, 02:44:45 am

Southern Iowa.No thanks that's ok.