Bow Trades

[Tyler Langston]

Is there going to be a thing for 2011 where you enter your name in and each of you draw a name out and build a bow for the person you draw?

[Ragnarok Forge]

I believe that is run under the bowmakers forum.

[Stiks-n-Strings]

Tyler,

 we put that together on the bowyers bench. we sign up in January and bows are due out the first week of July.

 Stiks

[Tyler Langston]

Could there possibly be one started now and the bows be done by Christmas time?

[Stiks-n-Strings]

Doubt we would have much participation now Tyler. The next one will be in Jan.

[evildocrsx]

It would be nice if it would be done twice a year.

[John Scifres]

Volunteering?  

[KellyG]

Tyler go on the bench and see if you have any interest in  a Christmas swap. I Cant do that one yet, but let me see how the swap goes next year. You can organize it. You might get a few in it. I bet there would be one or two who would do it. Don't really know but you can ask.

[SEMO_HUNTER]

Depending on the deadline I might get in it or I might not? Depends on how things are going toward the end of summer. It's hard to get motivated to build a bow when it's over 100 deg. in the garage.

[va]

Tyler -

Maybe a Kid-Bow gift option with just one delivery point and then people could enter the name and address of a deserving kid?

Hey, I'm an idea guy.

va

[canopyboy]

va,

I like the kid idea.  

But starting a bow in the summer and finishing during hunting season may deter a lot of people compared to the cabin-fever start in January.

[Stiks-n-Strings]

I kinda look at it like canopyboy.

 You could put up a post to ask if there would be any interest. I wouldn't get in for the reasons of hunting season. I usually try to get myself a bow built for hunting and arrows and everything else that goes with it.

 I will be doing the annual TG bow swap again every year though.

 Stiks

[evildocrsx]

I would be in if one was started.

[Diamondback59]

tyler you get it goin either way im in brock

[SEMO_HUNTER]

If it's a kid bow option I might be in for a Hackberry bow, but I would need more info than what we got with the adult bow swap.
I've got 2 nephews that I made osage longbows for and made some mistakes the first time around because I couldn't gather much info. They were Christmas presents so I was relying on my older brother to give me some specs, lets just say he's not much of a trad guy and the specs he gave me were ball park at best.

They did turn out real well and they really enjoy shooting them, but in hindsight I would have made them a bit stronger so they could use them another year or two before out growing them.

[soopernate]

I would do this one again in a heartbeat, I would not however be up for another one this year.  Huntin season is fixin to start in just six weeks and I need to get some shooting in or I will simply not be ready for the game. January is a great time to start these things to bust up the cabin fever.  DEFINITELY next year...