cul4u01
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That sounds great, but the staffs up here are going for $36 plus tax. I have not bought a staff in over 25 years, I've heard that a lot of the staffs know are treated, and are no longer totally "white", like the one below:
They now have dark spots in sporadic spots on the shaft, and especially on the tip. The one I saw online was that type. The ones online are only about $26 each, and they ship directly to you, which is very convenient.
I have spoken to my usual retired supplier, and he says that a place in Oakland, CA, may still carry the all white wax wood staffs. I just called and the owner says the cost is $36 each.
If you would like me to pick them up, I can, I need to know how many. Also, when do you want them by, because I do not know when the next person will be going down to SoCal, but somebody will surely drive down before the end of summer 2017. I will probably visit my brother in SD sometime before school starts for my daughter on 08/15/2017.
I would love to learn Chinese Archery, and I can surely show you the Choy Li Fut basics of staff handling. My specialty is hand forms, and swords/daggers, etc..., but I am decent with the staff/spear.
PS...Wax wood becomes extraordinarily beautiful after much use, my personal staff which I have used exclusively for over 30 years, at least twice a week for a minimum of 1/2 an hour, has resulted in the staff becoming as smooth and glossy as glass, and staining of the wood with natural body oils from my hands. It becomes a part of you after many years, and there is a blissful peace when handling "your" staff...
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