Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: Ed Brooks on July 10, 2013, 02:47:36 pm
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What is the best $ way to ship a stave? USPS or UPS can they ship USPS? What kind of prices are to be expected?
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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'.
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Thanks Pearl Drums
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to tack on to this theme - - how do you wrap the stave, or do you you slap a shipping label on the bark? :-)
Russ
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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.
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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.
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Yup, good old Post Office for me too. Half the cost of the others and it gets there just as quick.
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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.
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I wrap mine in the plastic wrap and tape it up. Then I ship Priority mail, USPS. I've never had a problem.
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Thank you all fro the reply's. Ed
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Thats cause you live in the boonys Clint. Heck it takes two days just to clear your holler to the north.
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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 ;D
One more thing to add to the conversation.......Shipping to Canada is expensive. Shipping across the ocean is even more expensive.
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I sent my trade bow to Canada this year - - 35 bucks and had to deal with a customs form.
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It cost me about the same to ship wood to Finland as it did to ship from Florida to Washington, St.
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if your stave is chased to one ring cut strips of cardboard and tape that to the back for protection.then wrap with shrink wrap to save bulk.ship usps priority mail.
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I ship them like PatB Heavy brown paper taped well and then I wrap with shrink wrap plastic and tape ends and some in the middle.....and always USPS. UPS will kill you with the price.