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Comment by Steve Hill on December 31, 2012 at 12:56am

Thanks Rick.

Comment by Steve Hill on December 31, 2012 at 12:56am

Sounds like a great idea Jay.  

Comment by rick kiot on December 28, 2012 at 2:38pm

Very nice little end table.

Comment by Jay Boutwell on December 27, 2012 at 10:03am

Hi Steve and Steven, ever think about photographing your process of building showing the joinery and method you use. Then add the photos onto a CD and pass these out as a business card. I did this several years ago and about doubled my business in a very short time. My theory was that you can pass along the fact that you are building items for sale by word of mouth, and using a business card. The problem is that most have a hard time passing along your information and a business card just gets tossed around or into the trash and never really tells anyone what you are doing.

With a CD you get attention quickly as most everyone has a computer and in has a hard time not looking at it. Why most people have a desire just to see what is on the CD. This CD then in turn gets passed on to friends and relatives and soon you have a customer list growing. Photos say much more that a business card. There is several inexpensive computer programs out there allowing you to make a musical Cd with your photos and information on it. After I did this I even had area contractors requesting me to make them a CD and the CD sold several Home builds. Just a thought as it worked for me.

Comment by steven michaud on December 27, 2012 at 7:55am

Hey Steve, nice end table, what is that site you wrote about, (Etsy) I too love doing projects in my shop, and i get laid off in the winter , for a couple of months, would love to build stuff and possibly sell a few, too make a little extra income, it would make my wife happy,, lol...  waiting on your info, and keep up the good work..  steven michaud...

Comment by Steve Hill on December 20, 2012 at 12:28am

Thanks Robert. I appreciate the compliment.  I plan to build more of these in sets. I just signed up to sell on Etsy yesterday.  Hopefully the more items I get out there the better business will pick up. It's always slow this time of year it seems, but tax time is right around the corner.

Comment by Robert Brennan on December 19, 2012 at 9:42pm

Nice item of furniture there Steve.

Come on David it doesn't have your signature look at all !!

A David Dean item can be spotted a mile away !!

Comment by Steve Hill on December 18, 2012 at 8:20pm

Thanks alot guys!...Really do appreciate it. I honestly just got back into doing this and I actually surprised myself after all these years.  I have a really small shop 10x16, so I am concentrating on the smaller projects at the moment until I add on or build a bigger shop, then it's on to much bigger projects. The tools take up most of the space, so I have to be careful I don't bump my nose everytime I turn around. The kreg jig sure makes simple work of things though. Thanks Again. 

Comment by James Waller on December 18, 2012 at 6:42pm

Very nice looking side table.

Comment by David Dean on December 18, 2012 at 5:59pm

keep this up and youll put me out of a job?