WWA Info Exchange

Hey folks,

Years ago, I happened to walk past a butcher shop in a village, in England. The butcher was in the windowed front corner of his shop, butchering a half hog for all the world to see. As I stopped to watch, I thought, "There stands an honest man, who not only shows his product, but also his craft."

When I put the Nicholson bench in the front window of my shop, I had that butcher, and his shop, in mind. So this week I've been putting the finished surface on a run of Roorkhee chair legs, while working in my storefront window. I gotta say, I'm a little disappointed that so many folks just walk by without even looking up from their cell phones. Oh well, I guess as they say, "Don't quit your day job."

Hey wait a minute...

Cheers,
Tom

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"There is no path to peace, peace is the path."
Mohandas K. Ghandi

Take your clothes off.
That always generates a lot of attention!

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Dont badmouth no strangers, they just friends you aint met yet.

An ounce of responsibility is worth a pound of State and Federal laws.

I spent most of my money on woodworking
tools and beer, the rest I just wasted.

Hey Rog,

This is Seattle, not Amsterdam.

But feel free to do what works for you man.

Cheers,
Tom

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"There is no path to peace, peace is the path."
Mohandas K. Ghandi

Well, you could try juggling your workpiece and tools.

Seriously tho, most people just don't care about craftsmanship these days.

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I bring to life, I bring to death:
The spirit does but mean the breath:
I know no more. (Tennyson, In Memoriam)

Some people do care about craftsmanship.
My stuff is very expensive.
Some folks get pricing from me and I never hear from them again.
Others don't care. They see what they want and pay the price.

The best part is that I don't have to go looking for customers. They find me.
I am currently ranked #1 on Google for the search term "Civil War reproduction cannon carriages".
If you Google Images that you will see a lot of my stuff.

I am quickly approaching 250,000 hits on my website.
I have to say that is very cool!
Zulu

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Zulu's website
http://www.jmelledge.com