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good evening Jim Thanks again for your input. I see what your saying. I'm still new to the actual business side of this hobby so your input is extremely valuable to me. I will take this into advisement. In your experiences, how has bird houses sold at some of the venues you've attended? NC is huge on birds and watching and I also feel they will sell really well where I am. You have many words of wisdom, I look forward to your next post. Respectfully Ray

Dear Travis Thanks for your reply. I'm listening to what your saying, I also thank you for the link. my daughter just got a kindle for Christmas, I will check it out. Customization will be within reason, but my whole thought process of cutting in between is so others may get a glimpse at the technicality of it all and perhaps maybe even more respect to the time put into whats on display. A marketing tool if you will. much in the way that tattooists have glass walls now, or even some reality TV shows are doing the same thing with the same motivation. Call me a dreamer, It may backfire, and prove ineffective. however would have gotten into it much earlier If were to have seen it in action. ( now I'm just arguing my own mind set) But if in fact more get turned to the most simple of designs, and seeing how it all works could in a way prevent me from selling overly simple patterns. So now I'm lost again, but I'm sure I'll figure something out. Thanks for your post again. You've been a real help. Ray

Jim Thanks for your insight, I truly appreciate the time invested in this question. In response, having a variety was one thing I'm taking into consideration. however, I'm having some trouble deciding as to how much time to invest into the variety,as well as weather or not too create a stock, or to only go to places that would allow me to have electricity and custom make small items on the spot to ensure that the time money, and demand coincide with each other. I've also considered the other side, by making a small variety for display, and taking orders, while at the same time, in between customers, working on things such as my clocks. your thoughts???

Travis Good morning, I have just finished watching the gimp instructional videos you produced. I thank you for that. It has been a tremendous help to me and also answered a lot of questions on how to create my own patterns. I am an avid scrollsawer and have been for a few years now, and find that I am drawn too making mantle clocks. However, all the clocks I have made are someonelses patterns and I feel that there could be a demand for many different types. what suggestions can you share in order to supply both my obsession to make mantle clocks? Also what suggestions can you give for me to ensure that I'm producing what may be a demand for a profit? I have pics of my favorite one thus far I will be posting once I figure out how to do this since I'm new to this forum. your help would be deeply appreciated Ray