May I sell wood for handles on this site?

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scott.livesey

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hi,
new to all this. one 100% homemade done, 2 more ready for heat treat. several knives with store bought blades done. I have extra wood that I used to make the handles. I have red oak, dogwood, and spalted maple, all in book matched pairs, all from trees on my property. May I sell these on this site? If so, how do I go about doing it? Thank you.
Scott, the old sailor
 
You will need to at least purchase a gold membership to sell anything.
Dont post your email or ask fo emails or the mods will attack, trust me i know.
 
As a "gold" member you may only sell production knives from your collection.
To sell items you've made you must have a Knifemaker/Craftsman/ Service Provider membership.
To sell Items such as wood for handles or other supplies, you would need a Dealer membership.



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scott.livesey said:
hi,
new to all this. one 100% homemade done, 2 more ready for heat treat. several knives with store bought blades done. I have extra wood that I used to make the handles. I have red oak, dogwood, and spalted maple, all in book matched pairs, all from trees on my property. May I sell these on this site? If so, how do I go about doing it? Thank you.
Scott, the old sailor
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It looks like you have an outstanding opportunity to turn your trees into a nice little side business! I wish I had access to such, too far away from a good source of burled mesquite to make it worth the trouble,

A craftsman membership is cheap when you look at what the price gives you for a year. I did grumble a bit when it started, but I've grown to love the extra perks that it gives me. Definitely worth the price of admission. :D

EDIT: As I have deduced from the rules, as a maker of these blanks yourself, and not buying them from another source, you would be defined as a craftsman, not a dealer.

A dealer is defined as a person who buys a product with the express intent to resell. You, starting from the raw material and them making a usable product would be a craftsman.
 
leatherman said:
EDIT: As I have deduced from the rules, as a maker of these blanks yourself, and not buying them from another source, you would be defined as a craftsman, not a dealer.

A dealer is defined as a person who buys a product with the express intent to resell. You, starting from the raw material and them making a usable product would be a craftsman.
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If he is selling the odd piece to supplement, a knifemaker membership would suffice.
If he plans on making a regular habit of selling blanks, he will need a dealer membership, no matter the source of his product.
 
i guess i cant fight city hall. the only things purchased in the wooden knife scales or handle pieces are the saw blades and sandpaper used to shape them. i will read R&R more closely the next time.
 
Karda said:
If he is selling the odd piece to supplement, a knifemaker membership would suffice.
If he plans on making a regular habit of selling blanks, he will need a dealer membership, no matter the source of his product.
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I dont know, something about taking the wood from the source (ie, tree), trimming bark, aging the wood(months), cutting to size, and stabilizing said blanks does raise the question where is a person being a craftsman and where is he a dealer.

IMHO, a dealer would buy the blank from the above mentioned person to re sell, having nothing to do with its construction.

In what I've been able to research, a dealer buys product that is ready to sell on a market, not taking a base material and working it till it is a functional piece. A dealer is in it for profit not work. A dealer is a middle man of sorts, taking a product from the maker and presenting it to the masses in a form ready for use. The hands on aspect of turning a log into a functional piece of wood ready to be formed into a knife handle is the work of a craftsman, not a dealer.

I hope this clarifies my views on this matter. :)

Not being argumentative, but I see a gray area here that needs to be addressed.
 
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