Shag Bark Hickory staves

[Kirkll]

 I had a self bowyer i met many years ago at a long bow safari contact me saying that he has a bunch of shag bark hickory staves he'd like to find a home for. They were harvested in Missouri about 6 years ago and are very high quality straight grained staves.

If anyone is interested in having some these to build bows from, please let me know. He said he would drop a bunch off at my shop in the future. I have no idea what the value of these is. i never asked him what he wanted for them. But he doesn't want to mess with shipping. Said he'd bring me a truck load if i can find bowyers that want them.

let me know if you are interested.   Kirk

[Pat B]

You can't beat good, straight grain hickory for selfbows and especially in dryer climates. There are plenty of self bowyers in the NW so they shouldn't be hard to get rid of. Shipping would probably cost what the staves are worth.
Kirk, if you'd like I'll post this on Primitive Archer and have folks contact you for info.

[Kirkll]

You can't beat good, straight grain hickory for selfbows and especially in dryer climates. There are plenty of self bowyers in the NW so they shouldn't be hard to get rid of. Shipping would probably cost what the staves are worth.
Kirk, if you'd like I'll post this on Primitive Archer and have folks contact you for info.

I'm just trying to help this old boy find homes for his staves, I have no monitory gains in mind personally. He's in Montana right now, so the staves are probably bone dry after 6 years.

I really  don't want to have a truck load of staves stored in the loft
Of my shop if they not worth shipping.  The guy doesn't even do email, much less internet. He found my card and just called me out of the blue yesterday.  Sounds like a nice guy, and an experienced self bowyer.

If I can hook him up with someone who can help him distribute these staves that would be excellent.  So please do Pat.

[Pat B]

Kirk, PA is slow this morning so when it's running better today I'll post your first post and give your email address along with an explanation of the situation. I'll be sure they know no shipping.

[Kirkll]

Kirk, PA is slow this morning so when it's running better today I'll post your first post and give your email address along with an explanation of the situation. I'll be sure they know no shipping.

Thanks... I'd really like to find someone who would be interested in helping find homes for these staves, & appreciate them
.
The gentleman's name is Tony, and he told me i could pass along his phone number. he has about 60 staves.    phone # 406 290-4511.  He will be making a trip to Oregon in the not so distant future looking to move back here from Montana. He's also looking at Redding CA.

Note*  I have nothing to gain by sharing this info. I'm Just trying to help a fellow self bowyer that is coming up in years, and slowing down his bow building projects.

Regardless of what many guys think, i believe the self bowyers are the true masters of this trade.    

Kirk

[Pat B]

I posted it on PA and I'll go back and include his name and phone number. I did put your email address on the first posting.
 I appreciate your comment about self bowyers. I used to be pretty good but now I'm just old. 

[Kirkll]

I posted it on PA and I'll go back and include his name and phone number. I did put your email address on the first posting.
 I appreciate your comment about self bowyers. I used to be pretty good but now I'm just old. 

I'm right there with you Pat... this getting old chit ain't for sissy's.

It kind of cracks me up when someone asks me to tiller a glass or carbon backed bow for 3 under.     The tillering on a laminated bow is pretty much done with the limbs shape, taper rates, and different wedge configurations if the limbs width profiles are the same.  Oh sure... you can weaken top or bottom limb by sanding glass and change the tiller measurements. But that is NOT tillering a bow.... Tillering is carefully adjusting the way the limbs are bending, and where they are bending and balancing things out nicely.... The tiller measurements are just that.... Measurements.

But when the customer asks for 3 under tillering, I just say ok....   

[Pat B]

Yeah, readjust the nocking point would probably do it. I never understood the three under thing but I shoot instinctively and just look, draw, anchor and release. It's the most simple way for me and that's the way I like it.   
 I hope we can find someone to take these staves. It would be a shame if they got used for BBQ.