Fred Arnold 2017 bow trade sign up closed, reserves needed though

[cabinetbowguy]

Well i got a desgin picked out its gonna be a elb .. not sure on wood type yet mostlikely a lamated bow

[stuckinthemud]

Bump. Running out of time

[PatM]

Should have left it open a bit longer. Spring will boost the enthusiasm and optimism of better working conditions for many.

[Dakota Kid]

I'm okay with extending sign ups for another week if it may double the participants.

[Gaur]

Well I have enjoyed being involved in past trades

RH a little over 50# @ 28"

Minnesota like DeBois

I say leave it open another week or two Sept is still a long ways off

[Dakota Kid]

You really don't need specs for your build until the second half of it anyway.

[stuckinthemud]

Should have left it open a bit longer. Spring will boost the enthusiasm and optimism of better working conditions for many.

I don't have a problem with that. No harm in one extra week, but not sure I want to have the sign-up running for a month.

 If we did start later, then we'd need to move the finish date too, so what about extending completion date to last day of September.

OK, so sign up to run until midnight Pacific time on Friday March the 17th, end date  September 30th

[Red Arrow]

Stickinthemud: Thanks for the welcome.

I don't have much experience making bows but I have been woodworking for a long time. I have several oak staves from a tree that fell in my yard a few months ago, and several more from another hardwood tree which fell about the same time. They should be workable by this spring. I also have Apple trees and walnut in my back yard plus several acres of oak, pine, ERC, poplar, and others I don't recognize which I can get staves from. Of course, I realize some of those woods would need to be backed to make a good bow. Can you recommend which woods I named would make good bows?

[stuckinthemud]

Hi Red Arrow, all of them!  All the timber you listed makes good bows, I am really jealous.  The build thread is now active, might be a good idea to post this over there 

[Red Arrow]

Will do. Thanks

[stuckinthemud]

Hi Gaur, nearly missed you there! Glad to have you involved, hope you have as much fun this year

[PatM]

I'm close to taking the plunge. Just need to source some more sinew. Never have enough of the stuff.

[stuckinthemud]

OK everyone, Spring has sort-of arrived. The birds are singing and daffodils are bloomin' everywhere, time to tiptoe to the wood-pile, dust off the tools and join in the Trade!  We have 15 signed up so far with a wide range of experience from a couple of beginners to some of the best known names on the forum. This is only half last years numbers so, come and join in the fun, what've you got to loose - its a 6 month build time!  Seven days left til sign-up closes, count-down is beginning, no more extensions 
    - loving the new emoticons - fail, practice, nail it!

[stuckinthemud]

Exciting news!  someone who wishes to remain anonymous has contacted one of the trade members with some incentives to be passed on through the duration of the trade. All very mysterious and totally fantastic. So, every now and then, there will be a random draw of all active trade members and someone very lucky will get something very nice just for being involved.
I would like to take time out to say heart-felt thanks to the benefactor for their incredible kindness and generosity.

All right come on, lets make this the best trade ever, you still have a few days left to sign up!

[DuBois]

PatM, if sinew is all it's gonna take to get you in this then I have some for ya!