Looking for stave shipping info.

[Ed Brooks]

What is the best $ way to ship a stave? USPS or UPS can they ship USPS? What kind of prices are to be expected?

[PEARL DRUMS]

USPS all the way Ed. I shipped a stave all the way across to Brycey boy and it was under $20. Matter of fact Ive never shipped a stave for over $20. Keep it around 70" max. Any more length and they'll get ya'.

[Ed Brooks]

Thanks Pearl Drums

[RBLusthaus]

to tack on to this theme - - how do you wrap the stave, or do you you slap a shipping label on the bark?   :-)

Russ

[PEARL DRUMS]

Russ Ive seen them shipped all kinds of ways. Myself? I bought a roll of shrink wrap and just wrap 2-3 layers around it and ship it. Ive never had an issue. I usually will run a few bands of duct tape around each end so the wrap doesn't come undone and make a mess. I also trim them up with as much as possible to lighten them. Sending out a single bow stave with 1 1/2 bows worth of wood isn't good for the costs.

[Pat B]

I wrap staves in brown wrapping paper  and shipping tape because I have it. You can use just tape or for that matter if it doesn't have splinters just with a lable.
  USPS is the only way I ship staves, shoots cane, bows, whatever. Now you can track any package shipped USPS.

[JW_Halverson]

Yup, good old Post Office for me too.  Half the cost of the others and it gets there just as quick. 

[RBLusthaus]

Thanks guys.  Easy peasy - just the way I like it. 

Now that I know what to do, who wants to trade some staves? 

I know, I know - - - go to the trade section.

[mullet]

I wrap mine in the plastic wrap and tape it up. Then I ship Priority mail, USPS. I've never had a problem.

[Ed Brooks]

Thank you all fro the reply's. Ed

[wildman]

For an example, I shipped a 68'' stave from west Ky to Ak a few weeks ago fo $18.00 USPS got there in a week.

[lesken2011]

I shipped my trade bow out today through usps. I used 4 in sewer pipe (the lighter pvc) for the container. Not sure of the weight, but the length was 66". It was $13 plus $3 for insurance. I was surprised. I thought it was around $20 last year.

[osage outlaw]

Shipping prices went up this year.  The last stave I sent was around $27.  It was a pretty meaty stave though.  I wrap them in black plastic and tape them up.  Try to stay under 70"  They measure length and girth.  If it is over a certain amount there is an extra charge. 

[PEARL DRUMS]

Thats cause you live in the boonys Clint. Heck it takes two days just to clear your holler to the north.

[osage outlaw]

Thats cause you live in the boonys Clint. Heck it takes two days just to clear your holler to the north.

And that's how I like it Pearly     Quiet and peaceful. 

That stave that cost $27 to ship went to the west coast.  That's probably why it was so much.  At least somebody out there knows what good bow wood is 


One more thing to add to the conversation.......Shipping to Canada is expensive.  Shipping across the ocean is even more expensive.