Primitive Archer
Information and Resources => Trading Post => Topic started by: kid bow on January 25, 2013, 10:50:07 pm
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i hate asking but does anyone have any staves that they could give me. i dont care if its snakey as heck, it just has to make a decent hunting bow there is no where here that i know where i can get staves.
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Kidbow, I'd love to help, but I'm a long ways away. Most of the folks here are pretty generous, but you'd be looked on a lot more kindly if you offered something in trade. Where in Kentucky are you? I suspect there's a good, cuttable tree somewhere within a mile of your home... you just need to have someone help you find it. Ron
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Cantuck has osage and lots of good wood everwhere. have you not meet anyone on here?
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i know people here i have just not met anyone one in person. and the forests near me are off limits or i can get in some serious trouble. and i would trade something if i had anything. i have some cattails near me to make small game arrows and i can make target mats out of cattail for target practice
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Do you have the few tools and area to work a stave bow?
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yep
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PM sent.
I have a well seasoned black walnut that is yours if you pay the shipping.
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That's proof of the good people on here
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how much is the shipping
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I'm guessing about $15.
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ok ill have to check
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Kid Bow may I ask how old you are?
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15, Charlie.
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Thanks Pat. I was just concerned about his statement about the woods near him being off limits and he would get in big trouble. If I knew it was ok with his parents for him to get the wood, I will send you the shipping cost to get it to him. Still have some concern. But if you want to ship it, give me the cost and I will send you a MO to cover it. How is that?
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its not off limits because of my parents its because of housing .
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Let me check I may have a stave for you. Are you just starting out? Have much experience?
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i have some experience with bow making..... but not much
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I really think Kidbow that it would mean more to you to pay for the stave or shipping. That way you have your heart, soul, and hard earned money in it making it worth a lot more to you.
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Hey there Kid, I'm just a bit north of you I think and I can probably round something up to send your way. Should be able to ship it for under $10 I believe. Your in Louisville right?
Kip
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yea where are you at
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There has to be some place you can get some bow wood around you. Maybe talk to the groundskeeper at your school and see if any trees need "pruning". Are there any parks nearby? There should be many different types of trees in your area that would make a good bow.
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Kidbow, I'd love to help, but I'm a long ways away. Most of the folks here are pretty generous, but you'd be looked on a lot more kindly if you offered something in trade. Where in Kentucky are you? I suspect there's a good, cuttable tree somewhere within a mile of your home... you just need to have someone help you find it. Ron
I second that. Best osage I ever seen was cut in kentucky.
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Bloomington, Indiana, just like my signature line says ;)
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I found some people at a gun range That would/might let me. Had some good pipe straight cedar
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That sounds like a lot of fun to me.
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Cedar is a fickle mistress but one which I can't get enough of. If you've got access to pipe straight clean stuff get it. If nothing else someone would trade you for it. I love the stuff so much I packed a 6' log 10-11" around out of the woods on my shoulder 450 yds or so uphill to my truck, and it was by no means perfect. I've got the sore shoulders to prove it ;). Get out and cut that wood! :)
Kip
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So you have access to staves and you aren't getting them. And you are asking people to send you staves and pay shipping? :-\ If you don't want to work the cedar you could still get them and use them to trade for other staves.
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i didnt find out till after i put the post up outlaw and i never asked someone else to pay for me.i would never do that because i dont like people doing that. i apologise if i offended you or anyone else but i never asked i assume they where just trying to be nice. and im getting them at the end of febuary because i have a whole week off at the end of the mounth
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Sounds like you found a good cedar stave to me. I wouldn't pass it up if you have none. ;) . Another option if shipping money isn't available, ask some of the utility or tree companies that are removing unwanted trees in your area. A lot of times you'll get black locust, elm, and hackberry saplings left for the chipper or firewood.
Tracy
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Man, if my son was 15 and was interested in spending his time making wooden bows I'd be bending over backwards to make sure he never ran out of wood to use. Of all the things teenagers can spend their time doing these days... Kid, just tell your dad that you want a brand new X-box 360 OR you want some help harvesting some wood to hand make your own bows. Hopefully it will be a no-brainer for him. ;)
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lol i have an xbox which i dont eve play too much. like i said outlaw i didnt mean to offend i just found out after i made the post
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No worries. :)
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lol i have an xbox which i dont eve play too much.
The xbox wasn't the point. Just saying, that a parent these days should be happy that their kid is interested in woodworking and archery and not all the other crap that kids waste their time with. Good luck, I hope you can harvest some wood soon.
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lol i know i thought i would state it thought just so you know
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Hey kid bow,
Thought I'd chime in here. I am almost exactly one year older than you are. I'll be turning 17 on February 15th. I have been into this primitive archery stuff for about 4 years now and I have been trading goods with other guys on this site for probably 2 years now.
I started in your same position. No goods and not a lot of money. Here's what I did....
I bought a poplar board at Lowes for 3 bucks. Using only hand tools, I turned it into six beautiful atlatls. I tradeded 3 for staves and sold 2 for $20 bucks a piece. Using that money I began to purchase various things I needed. I bought leather purses and jackets at thrift stores, found old tools at garage sales, turned junk steel into functional knives, built and sold bows, making another $200 bucks into the process. Two of my bows are owned by members on this site and as far as I know, they are very satisfied. I have traded with as much generosity as I've been able to and have made small purchases here and there. Haven't had a bad trade yet and I've done probably 4-5 dozen. Youll find people are generous once they get to know you are a man of your word and do everything you can to ensure that they are just as happy as you are. I've never asked for something for free, yet the more deals I complete and the more friends I make, the more and more I find that people are willing to help me, and I would do the same for them.
I'm not trying to rip on you, I just want to let you know that it is possible to to turn nothing into something. Have a dream and stick to it. I can honestly now open my trades saying that I have a tone of stuff I can trade... All that from one $3 dollar board and a little elbow grease.
Good luck finding what you need.
Jon
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If I were to meet you and parents(prior approval and consent), would you be able to have them drive you north to Scottsburg IN some weekend to get a few staves? I'm busy on the weekends, but might be able to find time to meet you and parents to get you started on making some bows.
Tracy
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Ifrit thank you for giving me a push reading that i think i can do it.
tracy thanlk you for offering. i will check with my parents to see if its ok.
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Hey kid bow! If you come down to Hedge's in March I might have a hickory stave I can hook you up with.
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thank you ill try and see if i can go
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I know this might sound needy but does anyone have an extra stave I could trade for? I've only worked boards into bows and I would really like to try out a stave until I can get used to the trees around me and get some cut down and let them cure. I'd be willing to pay the shipping or trade (if I have anything worth your need, as I am also fairly new to bow building).
Not looking for any handouts just a little help getting used to staves and making stave bows instead of boards from lowes, etc.
Thanks guys, matt.