Trad Gang bow trade??

[Roy from Pa]

OH Kelly, don't make me take a road trip to Kansas:)

[Stiks-n-Strings]

Chuck that is the hardest thing I had to learn was to slow down and know when to quit trying to tweak it just a little more.

 Pat finally beat it into my head after many discussions and good laughs.

 I had a time for sure this past swap and I already got three or four floor tillered and ready to go for next year. I actually am setting a goal to have mine done next year in March. We'll see    :D

[crgibson]

Thanks Kris,
 
 Man you said it, Knowing when to Quit tweaking it. Somewhere's along the line I got it into my head After I get my first low brace with the short string I had to get both limbs just right, perfect at half weight. I'd spend so much time here and I would finley get it BUT I'v  made a lot of underweight bows. I did Figure it out on my own just recently. So this last bow I'm finishing up is a lot better a little Hickory D-Belly its coming in at 48-50# at 25"..  Thanks again Kris for helping me see the light

  Your friend, chuck

[Jake Fr]

i'm really excited for this and cant wait for January to get here for this reason

[coaster500]

Love this place!!!  Even a green bean like me can participate  

[LittleBen]

Much looking forward to participating this year as well. I've watched several Trag Gang swaps from the bleachers and finally feel confident enough to ask someone to send me their hard work in exchange for my own.

[Walt Francis]

Pat,
Well said!

Kelly & Kris,
Thanks for the time & effort both of you donate to make the trade happen; it is appreciated!

[Balding Kansan]

Kris,

I'm curious as to how the new rules will make the bow exchanges foolproof? I'm not being negative, I just can't think of a surefire way in my tiny little pea brain!

[red hill]

PatB, you hit the nail on the head!  I still consider myself a neophyte bowyer but making headway. Your comments are always helpful.

LittleBen, I felt the same way last year.  I didn't think I could produce a bow worthy of sending to anyone else. But I'll tell you, bud, the experience of the bow swap really helps improve your skills.

Right now I'm working hard to harvest a deer with my ambush bow provided by Keenan.  Not having much luck these days but the season is still a long way from over.

[Stiks-n-Strings]

Kansan,

 Next year anyone that did not ship on time or is new I will have their builder hold their bow until they ship. This will include myself. I will also require that they provide a tracking # as proof of shipment, only cost like .70 cents extra or so.

 I know nothing is fool proof but I think this is as close at we can get.

 The best part of the swap for me is learning new stuff and seeing everybody else get a bow from the one of the guys here on the bench. Love some of the post after guys and gals get a new bow.

 Stiks

[monterey]

I have not seen any mention of whether this is only self bows or are glass/wood lams included?  I'd like to play but so far the few self bows I've made are very un-remarkable!    

OTOH, my flatbows are getting there and I actually liked the last few completed.

[Johan van Niekerk]

Its ANY trad bow. You basically put in what you CAN make and the "organiser" tries to match it up with someones request.
I for one will make a take-down glass laminate for the next trade. This time round international shipping caught me unawares. A single loooong package is far too expensive to ship.  

[soopernate]

I built a selfbow for my recipient this year..a couple years ago it was a BBI...next year it will be glass.  I like to try new things

[Roy from Pa]

Hope they are over 40 pounds, Nate:)

[soopernate]

If I draw you next year I will make sure that YOURS is precisely 41...

[mwirwicki]

So, how do I get in on this?

[razorback]

MW, signups will be sometime in the new year. Stick's will put up a post with the rules and instructions for signing up. Check out the begining of this years thread, though I don't think you want to read the one that is up to 178 pages, that is after the start. there is another one that will tell you how this works.

[Stiks-n-Strings]

if you use the search feature you can find all info on the swap if you type in bow swap or bow build

 Here's the 2011 sign up thread with the rules. There will be a few minor changes.

  http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=125;t=004806#000000