2017 non-invitational bow trade

[stuckinthemud]

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[Stixnstones]

Wow! Did not know Fred passed. You have to call it the Fred Arnold bow trade. Prayers to Freds family and friends. Wow.

[upstatenybowyer]

Count me in too. Keep us updated. 

[Tower]

I'm sorry to hear Fred passed away  I didn't know.  I've tried to contact the other half of my bow trade , but no answer from him either.

[mwosborn]

I too did not know about Fred...thoughts and prayers to Fred and his family.

Tower, it might be a good idea to pass your information on to the organizers of this year's trade.  Hate to see that happen again!  I was in last year's trade and worked on a couple of bows before sending my trade bow out.  One was a pyramid hackberry around 50# at 28" that I still have.  If you would be interested in it I would be glad to send it out to you.  Shoot me a pm if your interested.

Mitch

[Swamp Thang]

Hey Tower I'd love to be your guy from last year. It would give me a chance to pull my weight. Everyone has been so kind and eager and very generous. Don't expect anything beyond amateur but I'm getting better with each failure.

[stuckinthemud]

Thanks Swamp Thang! Thanks mwosborn also! I don't mind assigning one of the guys from this years Trade to Tower but that means he won't get a bow till late summer, or, if he joins this year, I could assign him two builders?  Tower, Fred did name and shame here http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,58889.msg815996.html#msg815996

[stuckinthemud]

How long do we have to make the bow for the trade?

6 months-ish - life happens and Fred let a few of us dispatch late: if life gets in the way, same thing applies this year

[Swamp Thang]

I'd be okay with him having two builders. I wouldn't mind having two people to build for.