It seems there are alot of different materials being used and differnt formulas also.
I’ve never tryed to hold a swap, but I think this would be a great way for each of
us accross the country to see the different Furled Leader styles being used. If any
one is up for a Furled Leader Swap please post a response. I live near Jack H. & Warren P.
so if every one wants to do this I will check with them, and set up some details.
UPDATE:
All that want to join in the Swap should let me know by no later than 12/14/12.
I will need to receive the Leaders no later than 1/11/13. (add return postage & address with leaders for swapped leaders) (plan on five or more days for mail)
I will mail all of the Swapped Leaders back out on 1/14/13.
On 12/15/12 I will Private Message all participants to confirm participation, and I will add my mailing adress.
Rules:
Material to be used: this is up to each participant
Leader Length: 7’-0" (between 6’-6" thru 7’-6" will be considerd 7’-0")
Information to be added with each leader: Length, Material, Floating OR Sinking, and Builder (and contact information this is optional)
Any other information maybe added at the Builders discretion.
This is a list of participants as of 11/26/12 we will take more participants until 12/14/12.
On 12/15/12 I will Private Message all participants to confirm participation, and I will add my mailing adress.
Tom
I am going to say no on including patterns. A lot of people sell there leaders and I don’t want to ask anyone to give anymore info than they want to give. Lets just do a basic swap for this first one, and once the leaders are swapped, if you want to share your formulas or patterns, that will be up to each person. It looks like there are five of us so far, let’s wait till Thanksgiving is over and we can all work out the details. Maybe a few more will join in. Again this is the first swap I’ve tried to hold but between all of us it should be pretty good.
This will be an interesting Furled Leader Swap!! Not sure about Joe but Warren, Kevin, Tom and I all used boards based on the design Kathy Scott uses in here DVD on furled leaders.
Well Jack I learned the concept from you and Warren, so basically I incorporated the knowledge of you two geezers, and added a little young ingenuity I use my own formulas, using ratios from hand tied leader formulas, and after a lot, and I mean a lot of trial and error. I now have a very supple furled leader that turns over by its self.
I’m thinking of getting in on this. I make several different leaders so I wondering if there are material criteria or just what ever one wants to make.
Hello all I’m glad to see a good response to the swap, I will post participants, rules and dead lines this eavning 11/23/12 when I get home from family outing. This will be fun and easy any material but I will set lengths so we all swap the same.
I added an update to the first post showing a list of participants to date(11/26/12). please see begining if this thread. All that want to join please do so by 12/14/12.
I use my own formulas, using ratios from hand tied leader formulas, and after a lot, and I mean a lot of trial and error. I now have a very supple furled leader that turns over by its self. 