2021 Bow Trade - build in progress

[Kidder]

Alright here is the link to the on time trade bow drawing! Video quality is a little iffy but that’s what I get for having an 8 year old film and a 5 year old making a cameo for the drawing! If you are the lucky winner please PM me your info and I’ll get it shipped out. There’s still a few people building, and a couple that are finished and needing to ship. But either way keep up the great work. This trade has been a blast and I’m hoping everyone has had as much fun as I have.

https://youtu.be/QoFOtKeKzN4

[stuckinthemud]

Thanks for organising everything, its been a lot of fun.

 I've done two deep heat treats where Simk suggested, trying to resist drawing it until tomorrow then we'll see if its made much difference. Got the packaging and paperwork sorted so hopefully it shouldn't be long now.

[stuckinthemud]

Nice video, congrats to the winner!

[Swampman]

Alright here is the link to the on time trade bow drawing! Video quality is a little iffy but that’s what I get for having an 8 year old film and a 5 year old making a cameo for the drawing! If you are the lucky winner please PM me your info and I’ll get it shipped out. There’s still a few people building, and a couple that are finished and needing to ship. But either way keep up the great work. This trade has been a blast and I’m hoping everyone has had as much fun as I have.

https://youtu.be/QoFOtKeKzN4

Congrats to the winner. Nice job on the video!  You had some great helpers.

[PaSteve]

Great job on the trade Kidder. Congratulations Stickhead and thanks to Arvin for the generous donation.

[Stickhead]

Wow!  I hit the jackpot again!  Thanks Selfbowman, Kidder, cameraman, hat-reacher, and everyone else involved!  That looks like one heck of a bow!

[Selfbowman]

You are welcome Stickhead enjoy the bow. Good to see most everyone got it done on time. Arvin

[stuckinthemud]

[Wahoo, finally got an image to upload!!!!!

So, thoughts? Bottom photo shows the ups and downs of the limb in question

[Stickhead]

I got me an Arvin bow!!  Arvin's generously donated "On Time Bow" arrived this weekend, and what a beauty she is!  (Not that I'm deserving of it, but I'm grateful for the luck of the draw.)  Braced, unbraced and full draw profiles are spot on, and it shoots like a dream.  This was clearly a premium stave of Osage, carved by a master craftsman.  Thanks Arvin and Brendan!

This'll be a great design example for me to go by in the future, as will the superb trade bow I got from Dan (Santanasaur).

...Tom

[Will B]

Beautiful bow!! 

[Kidder]

I just received my trade bow from Tradcraftsman today! It’s a very nicely done hickory bendy handle bow. He did a really nice job and I can tell he poured his heart and soul into it. Haven’t gotten to shoot it yet but the tiller seems spot on. Frankly it’s a bow design I’d probably never make as it is very different than what I’m currently building so it’s even more exciting! Thanks Trad!

[Digital Caveman]

Glad it got there safe.  I figured $20 in PVC was better protection than the same in USPS insurance.  Plus, it makes a reusable bow case for the end user.

P.S.
Did the end cap come off alright? I supper glued one end on and jammed the other pretty hard.

[Kidder]

Glad it got there safe.  I figured $20 in PVC was better protection than the same in USPS insurance.  Plus, it makes a reusable bow case for the end user.

P.S.
Did the end cap come off alright? I supper glued one end on and jammed the other pretty hard.

Thanks Trad. I must have got lucky on which end cap I picked cause it popped right off!

[Allyn T]

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