Steve Schlumpf
12-14-2006, 11:16 PM
As a quick follow up to my posting ‘I couldn’t Believe It’, I wanted to let everyone know that my new customer picked up the 3 cedar candleholders that I had pictured. Gave her a quick tour of my shop and showed off some of my turnings. She liked the uniqueness of the pieces and showed interest but unfortunately I didn’t make any additional sales.
After she left I went back to the shop and buffed out a few more turnings. When I took a break about an hour later I found a message waiting on the answering machine. Seems once the customer got home and showed her husband the new candleholders they decided they wanted another set of candleholders made to match the new ones! They preferred the more refined finish of the newer turnings. I told her I would be happy to but it would take me a couple of days to get them finished.
Today I met my customer's husband (a real nice guy) when he came over to pick up the new candleholders. Once again I gave a quick tour of the shop (he appreciates tools) and showed off some of my other turnings. He liked the large cherry bowls that I had posted a couple of weeks ago and said he would be back for them – after Christmas. Wow! Sure makes you feel good to be able to create something that others like enough to actually buy.:D
52525 52526
Western Red Cedar, tall one is 8", short are 6", 3 coats of Minwax wipe-on poly, buffed.
Comments as always are welcome.
Thanks for looking.
Steve - your pics were so dark they just begged for more light. Hope you don't mind. And now that I can see them - well done! Andy
After she left I went back to the shop and buffed out a few more turnings. When I took a break about an hour later I found a message waiting on the answering machine. Seems once the customer got home and showed her husband the new candleholders they decided they wanted another set of candleholders made to match the new ones! They preferred the more refined finish of the newer turnings. I told her I would be happy to but it would take me a couple of days to get them finished.
Today I met my customer's husband (a real nice guy) when he came over to pick up the new candleholders. Once again I gave a quick tour of the shop (he appreciates tools) and showed off some of my other turnings. He liked the large cherry bowls that I had posted a couple of weeks ago and said he would be back for them – after Christmas. Wow! Sure makes you feel good to be able to create something that others like enough to actually buy.:D
52525 52526
Western Red Cedar, tall one is 8", short are 6", 3 coats of Minwax wipe-on poly, buffed.
Comments as always are welcome.
Thanks for looking.
Steve - your pics were so dark they just begged for more light. Hope you don't mind. And now that I can see them - well done! Andy