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Offline kiltedcelt

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Ipe! Please take it off my hands!
« on: May 03, 2011, 11:25:27 pm »
I've got 9 pieces of ipe that are 1 1/4" wide x 3/8" thick. Two pieces are a full 72" while five pieces are 66" and the remaining 2 are 64". There is also a full length solid piece that hasn't been cut. It is a full 72" 5/4 board that is 5 1/4" wide. I can't tell you how much it will cost to ship the big board but I can reasonably say that the bow blanks can probably be shipped almost anywhere in the country for about (PM or Email me for the price)  or so. I can't use ipe anymore because it gives me a nasty rash. I'll trade for staves of anything other than osage. I've got plenty of osage right now and I don't need any more. I would like some Buckthorn if you have reasonably straight staves of that species. Otherwise any other good bow making species would be welcome. I'd also be interested in hair-on hides of any species, or moose antler stems greater than 1 3/4" in diameter for at least 2"-4" length.
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Offline wildman

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Re: Ipe! Please take it off my hands!
« Reply #1 on: May 04, 2011, 12:31:10 am »
What sort of hides ya looking for? I have a few furs left and some real good rawhide.
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Offline kiltedcelt

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Re: Ipe! Please take it off my hands!
« Reply #2 on: May 04, 2011, 03:49:03 am »
As far as furs go, just about anything. I mainly want it for covering some crossbow quivers I'm making. How big are your rawhides, and what kind are they? I can always use some rawhide if it's big enough for a drum head (usually about 22" across or more).

Offline furdressing1

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Re: Ipe! Please take it off my hands!
« Reply #3 on: May 07, 2011, 02:29:47 pm »
I also have some fur on hides to trade, mostly deer and coyote of various sizes with smaller pieces of elk. Let me know if you are interested.
  Dale

Offline stone-over

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Re: Ipe! Please take it off my hands!
« Reply #4 on: May 14, 2011, 02:01:27 pm »
I've got some freshly split elderberry, ash, eucalyptus, california sycamore, and I may have some birch staves soon as well. Lemme know if any of these strike your fancy.
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Offline gothmog

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Re: Ipe! Please take it off my hands!
« Reply #5 on: June 01, 2011, 06:15:59 pm »
I've got a large hickory split, should be good for 3 bows.

Offline SEMO_HUNTER

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Re: Ipe! Please take it off my hands!
« Reply #6 on: June 01, 2011, 07:46:43 pm »
Got my Ipe today from Matt and it looks like premium quality stuff, I can't wait to get to work with it!
Thanks again Matt. 8)

~SEMO~
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