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eBay could be an outlet to sell a few things.. I sell on there from time to time as I get 100 free listings or $5000 in inventory listed every month... The problem I personally have with eBay is 1) eBay is expensive to sell on.. Plan on about 19% of your money handed out to them after it's all said and done.. with listing fees, FVF's, Payment Fees etc etc.. 2) people go to eBay to find a bargain.. They have flee market standards, LOL .. which in your case of just trying to move products and not so worried about profits.. might be okay for you.. Etsy takes out 5% of your sale.. in fees and I think 2.5% on payment processing.. still about 10% total because of listing fees etc.. People go to etsy more to find unique and handmade items.. while there are a few that get away with reselling China made stuff.. but with eBay there is no rules for resellers or handmade.. doesn't matter.. hence the flee market pricing competition.. LOL If you're only looking to move product that is piling up.. I'd suggest charities as Dee mentioned.. There is always a charity or goodwill that would love to take your items.. As JT said.. there is no half way selling... and doing it through an online venue could bite you.. The term of a business is to sell goods with intent to make a profit.. so even selling on eBay or whatever platform.. could get you if you make a profit.. and even if you don't make a profit.. be a good idea to keep track of spending etc so if they come looking for their tax money you have proof of non profit.. To sell to make a little profit low key and stay under the radar.. I'd suggest craigslist, facebook, and offerup etc type places... I do think there are thresholds where you can sell on ebay and other places as long as you stay under a certain amount of money.. they probably wouldn't bother a person selling 20-30 low priced items a year... as they are really after those that are making decent profits and they want their cut of those profits.. Legally your supposed to claim ANY and all income..

Very nice... one day I'm going to try intarsia.. Been saying that better than 12 years now..

Since a few of you did the Steve Good Camaro.. I thought I'd do my take on a pattern I had and size it to be a Christmas ornament.. I can say.. I need a smaller drill bit for making this.. especially when making them this small.. The box it's in is 5-1/4 x 3 -3/4 so shrinking a pattern from what was originally designed for a large sign that would have it at 18 - 24 inch long.. LOL I thought it was tough when sized them at about 9 inch for the desk clock.... Anyway.. short day today so only made 16 of them plus some other ornaments.. only about 25 ornaments cut today..

Maybe better luck with the sales next year.. retail is a funny and most times unpredictable.. I always wondered about those shows that was a flop and those folks say they'll never do that one again.. how does one know that the show wasn't a bust just for that particular year? Yeah promotion and advertising is something all shows should do.. and IMO so should the vendors.. they all have to start from the bottom too.. and the vendors are the ones that make the show a show.. I don't do shows.. so my understanding of this is very limited.. I just feel like if the vendors all pull together along with the show organizers.. to help bring in the crowds any event could be a decent one or a bad one.. timing is also a factor.. you wouldn't want to have a small event in the same town as a very large event on the same day.. LOL

Well... on a more serious note since my last post was more of a joke.. Since I don't really do any live events... and primarily sell online.. My inventory is somewhat just my web site.. and from there I can download / print off my inventory list in a csv file.. which I do quite regularly... also sales are recorded not only on the website.. but I also run quickbooks for keeping track of sales and expenses etc.. I have quickbooks set up to automatically record sales from the websites.. which saves me a lot of time... However, I don't quite trust it so I do check it almost every sale and always check it monthly when I print/ file my monthly.. I can go back and compare all kinds of info by day, week, month, year, etc etc.. it's all recorded in not only quickbooks but also from the websites. The website also will show a total of how much inventory value you have.. Now... That said.. I found out it only keeps track of the listings I have on the site.. I'm about 150 listings behind.. ie I have about 150 items that need to be put up on the site..

Cheapest one in my area right now is $180 and it's one of the real old ones with the 3 speed pulley system.. Other than that there is a 26 Ultra for like $800 and he has had in on there for more than 2 years.. was there when I was looking at my first Hawk.. I haven't seen many on craigslist this year for Hawks.. back when I grabbed up my first one there seemed to be several to choose from and most was $350 and up.. I guess I just got lucky to be the first one to see the ones I got and went and picked them up within an hour after they was listed..

Just dug our my original sales slip that came with my saw when I purchased it last year. Shows the original transaction was Dec. of 1998. I took a picture of the sales slip and was going to post it but it has the name and CC info on it so I’ll need to edit that out if I posted it for the original persons privacy etc.

Maybe my Hawk is much more newer than I thought.. I'd have to look at the receipt again.. but.. I swear it said 1998 and I think when i called Bushton they said the same thing.. as the markings was on the box with serial number.. My serial number is 10290 .. maybe it was a 2008 model? I'm going to have to see if I can find the sales slip that was in the box with it..

Appears to be another ultra series.. just a early one.. I'm not sure when they started making the Ultra series and when they stopped using the barrel style clamps.. but My older saw is a 1993 and has the older motor and the barrel clamps.. My Ultra is a 1998 have looked at some 1996 models that was ultras as well.. your new one here.. has a very low serial number so I'm thinking its older than 1996 or at least a very early one.. I don't think that is a 1989 though.. unless some major upgrades were done to it over the years..

That turned out great! Maybe I'll have to cut that one.. I have my own design for a Camaro that i've used for a year or more now.. pretty hot seller for me.. but I added the clock as usual

Thank you all for the comments and likes

I keep track of mine in my head.. best and safest place for it.. Then when I forget i made something it's like Christmas or finding that money you left in a jacket from last winter,

Also not a big fan of WD40.. I like PB blaster..

Thank you for that info.. This can I have is probably 8 or more years old.. I did open it for brushing a finish on a sign I made.. so it's probably not any good..

I figured since I had been resizing puzzle patterns to make them as ornaments.. I could do the same thing with my car clock patterns.. this is the first of many I plan to add into my website inventory.. Should be awesome sellers as my clocks always fly off the shelves.. I'll also add the duster clock cutting.

Good luck Scott... hope you sell out so you'll have something to do when you get back.. I need to get back on your site soon to place an order for more of those patterns I wanted..

I had never heard of this one.. I've got a quart of shellac I bought several years ago.. I think I may give that a try just to see how it goes.

You are correct.. I always forget about location as my only experience is selling online.. and last I checked.. the internet was world wide with that said.. I have a pretty good idea of what states and countries have money.. Send a lot of stuff to CA TX NY FL DC NC and to the UK Australia ...

Depends on the time of year as to what finish I use for any of my items other than portrait work.. During the warmer months.. I use Danish Oil.. have used the 50/50 BLO / Mineral spirits but I find that Danish oil does the same thing and ads a sealer to it as well which is IMO better.. In the colder months when things take longer to dry etc.. and to avoid mailing out a strong smelling package I use a homemade brew of beeswax and mineral oil.. this finish can be applied and mailed out the same day.. actually I believe as well as many of my friends and family that this mix actually looks better than any of the other finishes.. BUT... it is a tedious job brushing the mix on the wood and getting it into all the fretwork areas etc.. then heating it up to melt it into the wood as a liquid.. once dried it gives a very nice sheen that i cannot get with any other finishing types. But.. for durability and ease of use.. I do use the Danish oil as much as possible.. Portrait work is the only thing I finish with a poly spray.. everything else is the above mentioned..

Yeah that stuff is copywritten or trademarked. I got slapped for that one once..

Is that the same thing as a Hegner? it resembles a Hegner to me.. Sorry I have no answer really to your question.. as I'm not familiar with that saw..

Glad it worked out great for you.. Yes.. I've mentioned many times in these forums that the Hawks are slower cutting.. even argued that point many times with other Hawk owners.. But.. I've also found that the way the blade stroke is on the Hawks..if you play around with various blade styles and configurations.. many times I find I like x blade or x size on the Hawk... but don't like that blade on any other saw.. so it was kind of like learning to saw all over again I'll be curious how the puzzle works out for you on the Hawk.. I cannot stand cutting them on mine.. but love to cut them on my Excalibur.. Maybe I need to find that right blade configuration on the Hawk.. Also curious about how the puzzle turns out if you cut it with the blade in the aggressive cutting slot.. I did that once and the pieces didn't fit together quite right.. but I also had something else out of wack so i don't know if it was either of the two or just me trying to cut too fast.. Anyway, enjoy making sawdust on your new toy

I do inventory my hottest sellers to an extent.. but yeah it does work for me in that I don't have to have a boat load of inventory made sitting around waiting to be sold.. many of my customers want something personalized and I found that personalized names text or whatever it is was selling faster than the inventory I had on hand... so now I somewhat stockpile cut out stuff but don't attach the base and put the finish on because they may want it personalized.. I keep most ornaments on hand because they are small and easy to store.. almost always sell them so i do now stock 20 of each style ornament.. Dang.. that was a lot of cutting this spring / summer since i had hardly any on hand after last Christmas... and I have almost 200 different styles.. still working to build up that inventory.. starting with my hottest selling ones and working my way down that list... and still trying to add new ones to the mix, as returning customers like to come and see what's new.. not the same Old same Old stuff... LOL

Okay makes sense I suppose.. Maybe you got a defective holder? I would think they would have you go through a series of adjustments to try before sending you another set.. could be the saw is out of wack.. could be the screws slipping and need cleaned.. blades come with a oil film on them to keep them from rusting.. that il can build up on the thumb screw or set screw and cause these things.. Hopefully the new set will get things working correctly.

The mentality of pricing something as to how much "YOU" would pay is a poor business decision.. because the market might pay much more than what "YOU" think it's worth.. Some people can go to a dollar store and say the prices are too much.. while others can go to a high end shop and say the prices are too cheap... there are people that value cheap prices as cheap junk.. and there are people that value those cheap prices.. then there are people that say they wouldn't pay that much for something.. then there are people that will brag about how much they paid for something as if they are rich and bragging about it... I have a relative that makes good money.. he values things by the price tag anywhere he shops.. he looks for the high priced things.. The same person that bought a pair of $750 sunglasses.. and was gloating about how expensive they are to everyone on a vacation trip we took together.. he talked about them our whole trip and how much they are.. their made of x material and are unbreakable.. hands them to everyone and says.. bend them up try to break them.. don't worry they have a 5 year warranty not to break.. I had to laugh when we went tubing and he lost them in the river.. asked what kind of warranty they offer for them being lost.. I did a test a few years ago with my relative on the pricing theory.. I made two ornaments ( same pattern.. also same material ) just for kicks.. I stained one of them.. with walnut stain.. I showed both to him and said which one do you like best and you can have it.. I could see he was liking the stained one better.. ( every time he sees things made of walnut he loves that wood partly because he has heard it is somewhat pricey wood ) )he said he liked the stained one but liked both.. he asked about what kind of wood they was.. I explained that the stained one is just some cheaper plywood but I liked the coloring of it.. but the other ( unstained one ) was a rare plywood called Baltic Birch and is kind of expensive.. He really liked the stained one but because of the story behind the plain one he chose that one.. My point here is... sometimes.. showing confidence and knowing how to sell something and what kind of info you give on a piece is what make a sale.. My father use to say a good salesman could sell a rock for $20 dollars and a bad salesman can't even give it away.. Just thinking back to the days of the pet rocks, Not saying you should lie about your items.. but how you present them and how YOU show the value of them can determine a higher or lower price. That all being said.. my family and friends I tell them how much I sell them for.. and that.. they can pay the price - 20% from the website.. or if/when I get time I can make it for them for free in my spare time ( which I almost never have on purpose ) .. The time I spend making them something for free is the same time i could be making something else for money.. so they either pay up or don't get it.. forget about it or whatever.. Personally I pay myself a set amount per hour wage..and since it's a skilled trade and takes expensive tools to make my items I don't mean a minimum wage type of hourly rate either.. I set my prices based on this hourly wage.. then I mark it up from there as to supply / demand.. obviously materials etc.. are also factored in.. I started off real low priced.. gradually learned that it was too low priced.. also leaning that sometimes higher priced sells better than cheap priced.. I just raised a lot of my prices a few weeks ago in hopes of slowing sales down slightly... it did just the opposite.. and each time I've done this.. has had the same effect..I may be raising prices slightly again.. last one was a big jump.. every clock went up by $10 and thinking of adding another 10.. they was on the low end of pricing for me to make my money anyway.. and selling cost for the web site etc have increased etc..