Mike Cruz
10-14-2010, 4:09 PM
Okay, so I got a request to make trophies for a golf outing that I've been attending for many years. This fall is 25th year of the outing. It is a two day tournament. Saturday is a two man best ball, and Sunday is a four man scramble. This equates to 6 trophies. To make a long story short (too late) I was asked to make them last April. Within a week, I had made a prototype and had sent it to them asking for feedback as to whether or not they liked the idea or if they wanted me to go a different direction. As soon as they got it, I got a reply that the person that got it really liked it and would show the other guys. Well, I didn't hear anything so I just figured they hated it and decided to go back to their usual supplier. Well, mid August, they sent an email around to all the attendees reminding them of the event and that I WAS MAKING THE TROPHIES!!!!! I called and told him that I haven't done anything on them yet, because, well, he never gave me the Okie-dokie. Many, many apologies for not telling me that the other two guys loved the prototype later, I told him I'd get right on it. Unfortunately, a part of the trophy required lathe work. While I had purchased a lathe, it was an old one that needed work and I had since torn the whole thing apart. So, I hustled to get her back together and start on the trophies.
Now to the point of my post. The golf outing that these trophies are for is this weekend. I'm down to the wire on finishing them. I THOUGHT my last coat of finish was done. But when I looked at the pieces (I had decided to finish the pieces before assembly) this morning I realized that most of them needed another coat. ACK! I don't have time for this! I was hoping that today was assembly day to give me an extra day in case there were any, let's say, difficulties or accidents. But, I'm not afforded that luxery this time around. HOPE everything goes smoothly tomorrow. If not, I'm gonna be in a pickle...
Now to the point of my post. The golf outing that these trophies are for is this weekend. I'm down to the wire on finishing them. I THOUGHT my last coat of finish was done. But when I looked at the pieces (I had decided to finish the pieces before assembly) this morning I realized that most of them needed another coat. ACK! I don't have time for this! I was hoping that today was assembly day to give me an extra day in case there were any, let's say, difficulties or accidents. But, I'm not afforded that luxery this time around. HOPE everything goes smoothly tomorrow. If not, I'm gonna be in a pickle...