Bill Grumbine
11-22-2003, 7:28 PM
Good evening all
Except for the pictures I posted the other day, I haven't posted any in months, so I thought I would past a shot of the biggest bowl I had in the show last week. It did not sell in the show, although many people lusted after it. It did sell a few days later to my daughter's orthodontist. If only I could sell him about 20 more I could break even! One thing though about bowls. I have found that the best sellers are in the 9"-12" range, and I think that having a few larger ones help drive the sales of the medium ones. It's like when I used to sell pens. If I had a bunch of $50.00 pens or sets, I always made sure I had several that cost a bunch more. I didn't have the expectation of selling them, but occasionally I will, and people like to buy in the midrange. But anyway, here it is.
<img src= "http://www.enter.net/~ultradad/stripedwalnut01.jpg" >
<img src= "http://www.enter.net/~ultradad/stripedwalnut02.jpg" >
This is, for me, a very unusual piece of walnut. I have seem some very highly figured stuff in my time, but never with such pronounced stripes in the grain. This log came from a friend and fellow Wood Centralian Bob Berner, who dumped it off in my yard one day. This bowl is approximately 14" in diameter and 5" high. It is finished with Watco Danish Oil and buffed with a Beall wheel.
Thanks for looking.
Bill
Except for the pictures I posted the other day, I haven't posted any in months, so I thought I would past a shot of the biggest bowl I had in the show last week. It did not sell in the show, although many people lusted after it. It did sell a few days later to my daughter's orthodontist. If only I could sell him about 20 more I could break even! One thing though about bowls. I have found that the best sellers are in the 9"-12" range, and I think that having a few larger ones help drive the sales of the medium ones. It's like when I used to sell pens. If I had a bunch of $50.00 pens or sets, I always made sure I had several that cost a bunch more. I didn't have the expectation of selling them, but occasionally I will, and people like to buy in the midrange. But anyway, here it is.
<img src= "http://www.enter.net/~ultradad/stripedwalnut01.jpg" >
<img src= "http://www.enter.net/~ultradad/stripedwalnut02.jpg" >
This is, for me, a very unusual piece of walnut. I have seem some very highly figured stuff in my time, but never with such pronounced stripes in the grain. This log came from a friend and fellow Wood Centralian Bob Berner, who dumped it off in my yard one day. This bowl is approximately 14" in diameter and 5" high. It is finished with Watco Danish Oil and buffed with a Beall wheel.
Thanks for looking.
Bill