If you notice I said some shoots dont allow selling unless you have a paid booth,,,at some shoots it is allowed even encouraged,,some shoots have trade blankets,,the guys I mentioned are the ones that go to the big shoots where you must be a dealer, and dont pay vendor fee and sneak around and sell from there truck not just wood but everything,,, I am sure you would not bring bad wood to a shoot on intentionaly,,but you said you dont know a lot about staves,,just because a stave is straight and knot free, may not be good,,,your earlywood/latewood ratio is the most important thing,,if the wood is good everything else can be overcome,,I like to remove bark,,you can do everything you can to make sure there are know defects , but the bark can hide a lot,,as far as people haveing with staves,,if you sell green wood its going to be 1 or 2 years before they find out the wood may not be good,,not trying to offend anyone,,,just trying to inform beginners so that they can can get a good piece of wood to help there chances to make a bow,,just make sure you get all the information you can on what makes a good piece of bow wood before you pass on the staves to future bow makers,,seasoned bowyers know what to look for in a stave,,,,beginners are the ones I am trying to help,,if there first experince with a stave is a bad one,, then we may loose a future bowmaker,,,,,mike mcguire
