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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: stuckinthemud on January 23, 2025, 04:45:37 pm

Title: Second junior trade is go, sign up here
Post by: stuckinthemud on January 23, 2025, 04:45:37 pm: I really missed this place! Back up and running just in time to start the second junior bow trade. Open to all but designed to get new or nearly new builders involved without feeling like they have to live up to the standards of those here with dozens of bows under their belt. Same rules as last year, check out the Inaugural Junior Bow Trade thread. Come one, come all, don’t miss out, ten months to build a bow? Go on, you know you want to! Sign up here, just a name, with “I’m in” and we’ll sort out all the other stuff later.

http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,72579.0.html
Title: Re: Second junior trade is go, sign up here
Post by: Aaron1726 on January 24, 2025, 10:23:05 pm: I'm in! Last year's trade was a lot of fun.
Title: Re: Second junior trade is go, sign up here
Post by: paulc on January 25, 2025, 12:31:30 am: I'll try again, but I don't make functional "art" like even the "beginners" here make....

Paul
Title: Re: Second junior trade is go, sign up here
Post by: stuckinthemud on January 25, 2025, 06:29:09 am: Welcome both! PaulC, the criteria is to do your best, I reckon a working bow as close to the specs as the builder can get is fine. Works of art is maybe for the senior trade, this trade is to encourage us juniors - build a nice bow, get a nice bow….
Title: Re: Second junior trade is go, sign up here
Post by: Wallski on January 25, 2025, 10:54:46 pm: Count me in again, I really enjoyed it
last time.
Title: Re: Second junior trade is go, sign up here
Post by: stuckinthemud on January 26, 2025, 06:41:34 am: Two makes a swap three makes a trade! Welcome back. I think I’ll close sign up 7th February
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Post by: Aaron1726 on January 26, 2025, 09:03:27 pm: Good to see you're able to get back on here Walski
Title: Re: Second junior trade is go, sign up here
Post by: Wallski on January 27, 2025, 01:13:06 am: Hey thanks Aaron1726, great to see you’re signed up again!
Title: Re: Second junior trade is go, sign up here
Post by: stuckinthemud on January 31, 2025, 10:05:16 am: Bump
Title: Re: Second junior trade is go, sign up here
Post by: JW_Halverson on January 31, 2025, 04:06:36 pm: Quote from: stuckinthemud on January 31, 2025, 10:05:16 am
Bump

Grind
Title: Re: Second junior trade is go, sign up here
Post by: Aaron1726 on February 03, 2025, 09:28:27 am: Bumping this one up again.

Just wanted to say that last year's was a ton of fun. If you're on the fence just know that what ever you bring to the table is fine. The goal here is to have fun and get to see what everyone comes up with along the way.
Title: Re: Second junior trade is go, sign up here
Post by: stuckinthemud on February 04, 2025, 07:19:16 pm: What Aaron said! Go on, the more the merrier. We’re pretty relaxed about the shipping date, we ship when we’re all ready, no fixed date, we probably will aim for late September but last year was later. No hurry no worry. You might kick yourself when you see what you miss out on. I’m closing sign up after the weekend, probably.
Title: Re: Second junior trade is go, sign up here
Post by: stuckinthemud on February 07, 2025, 03:08:42 pm: Don’t overthink this, three is nice and cozy but it’d be way more fun with ten ;) ;) :D ;D
Title: Re: Second junior trade is go, sign up here
Post by: stuckinthemud on February 09, 2025, 01:28:31 pm: Last call! I’m closing sign up midnight tonight (Pacific Time)
Title: Re: Second junior trade is go, sign up here
Post by: sleek on February 09, 2025, 01:44:49 pm: Quote from: stuckinthemud on February 09, 2025, 01:28:31 pm
Last call! I’m closing sign up midnight tonight (Pacific Time)
Are you on the PA Facebook page too? If so, you should post on there to bring more attention to the trade?
Title: Re: Second junior trade is go, sign up here
Post by: JW_Halverson on February 09, 2025, 02:19:19 pm: Quote from: sleek on February 09, 2025, 01:44:49 pm
Quote from: stuckinthemud on February 09, 2025, 01:28:31 pm
Last call! I’m closing sign up midnight tonight (Pacific Time)
Are you on the PA Facebook page too? If so, you should post on there to bring more attention to the trade?

BINGO!
Title: Re: Second junior trade is go, sign up here
Post by: stuckinthemud on February 09, 2025, 06:33:03 pm: Facebook is a rabbit hole I’ve never fallen into, and I didn’t even realise there was a PA page, but as I’m in no rush I’m happy to hold off a week if someone can post something on there ?
Title: Re: Second junior trade is go, sign up here
Post by: Mafort on February 10, 2025, 02:48:45 pm: i still owe a yew wood stave to the winner from last bow trade. id like to participate this year if its open
Title: Re: Second junior trade is go, sign up here
Post by: JW_Halverson on February 10, 2025, 04:19:29 pm: Quote from: stuckinthemud on February 09, 2025, 06:33:03 pm
Facebook is a rabbit hole I’ve never fallen into, and I didn’t even realise there was a PA page, but as I’m in no rush I’m happy to hold off a week if someone can post something on there ?

Sleek created the Facebook page in order have one central location to disseminate news on the progress of his buying the forum and getting it back online.
Title: Re: Second junior trade is go, sign up here
Post by: stuckinthemud on February 10, 2025, 06:42:04 pm: Hi Mafort, you’re more than welcome.

I’d be grateful if someone can post something to the FB page
Title: Re: Second junior trade is go, sign up here
Post by: sleek on February 10, 2025, 06:53:34 pm: I'll post something for you, how long would you be willing to wait for it to draw a crowd?
Title: Re: Second junior trade is go, sign up here
Post by: stuckinthemud on February 10, 2025, 07:13:13 pm: Well, I started the thread on Jan 23, so, closing sign up Sunday 16th at midnight Pacific time would mean three full weeks and a bit…does that seem fair?
Title: Re: Second junior trade is go, sign up here
Post by: sleek on February 10, 2025, 07:44:37 pm: Anything you decide is fair to me, this is your show after all :) I assume it's open to existing PA members to reduce the likelihood of bad trades?
Title: Re: Second junior trade is go, sign up here
Post by: stuckinthemud on February 11, 2025, 04:58:47 am: Yes. Member of PA for a year, or close to a year, same rules as last year. I feel that is more likely to encourage new builders than requiring photos of at least one working bow. I realise that might mean someone could build their first or second bow as a trade bow but as I want to use it to encourage junior builders, having someone use the forum to guide a build is what it’s all about
Title: Re: Second junior trade is go, sign up here
Post by: sleek on February 11, 2025, 11:26:26 am: Ok, I will post after work today.
Title: Re: Second junior trade is go, sign up here
Post by: stuckinthemud on February 11, 2025, 02:09:18 pm: Thankyou
Title: Re: Second junior trade is go, sign up here
Post by: stuckinthemud on February 15, 2025, 09:54:32 am: Bump. Closing sign up tomorrow night.
Title: Re: Second junior trade is go, sign up here
Post by: stuckinthemud on February 16, 2025, 02:06:54 pm: Last bump in the road. Officially closing sign up tonight but…. I won’t be sending out the trade recipients until tomorrow night (I’m on UK time).

For those signed up please can you PM me your stats.