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Jack Mincey
08-01-2009, 11:09 AM
I've been selling game calls for over 3 years now, but I haven't sold any of my bowls till this week. I've worked as a flyfishing guide in the summer for over 20 years at a local Orvis store. The store just moved into a much larger building first of July and had some extra room, so they wanted some of my bowls to sell. I put around 12 of my bowls there and sold a very small HF for $65.00 2 days later. I thought that was cool but what happened yesterday was way way cool. Two of my bowls sold for a total of right at $900.00. One of the two was the oakburl HF I shown on the creek and the other one was a birch burl open form bowl. The stores take is 25% so it was great payday. I also had a fishing trip that I made over $300.00 on yesterday so it was a great day. I posted a picture of the birch burl bowl since it has been a while since I had it on the creek.
Jack
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Ken Fitzgerald
08-01-2009, 11:59 AM
Little wonder on why it sold!

Nice bowl and absolutely stunning wood Jack!

Congratulations!
alex carey
08-01-2009, 11:59 AM
congrats on the sell, that bowl has got a lot of great stuff going on in it.
Steve Schlumpf
08-01-2009, 12:04 PM
Jack - congrats on your sales! Always great to have folks appreciate your work!
John W Dixon
08-01-2009, 3:01 PM
Jack that is great! Congratulations! Do you sell your calls at the same store?

John
Chris Rae
08-01-2009, 4:18 PM
Gorgeous bowl! Congrats on the sale and the fishing trip, what a nice day!
Toney Robertson
08-01-2009, 5:02 PM
Doesn't it feel good when someone puts out their hard earned money for your product?

I just wished it happened more often!! :D

Congrats.

Toney
Dave Ogren
08-01-2009, 5:05 PM
Way to go, Jack. Keep up the good work.

dave
Alan Tolchinsky
08-01-2009, 5:10 PM
Hey Jack, nice haul there! Congrats!
Bernie Weishapl
08-01-2009, 5:58 PM
Jack congrats. It is little wonder why they sold. Outstanding work.
Richard Madison
08-01-2009, 11:23 PM
Way to go Jack! Fishing and turning, and making money doing both!!! Now that's a lifestyle worth living for.
Skip Spaulding
08-02-2009, 7:07 AM
Way to go Jack, thats what I would call a great "stimulus package" for you!
Jack Mincey
08-02-2009, 5:50 PM
Thanks everyone, it is great to have someone like your work enough to buy it. I hope to sell enough this fall to buy a large bandsaw for my shop. It will finish off the large tools in my turning shop.
Thanks again,
Jack