162 Christmas Ornaments Drying

[Jim McDonald]

On ‎5‎/‎25‎/‎2018 at 7:02 PM, DWSUDEKUM said:

Very nicely done Kevin.  That is a lot of ornaments.  One could stretch a line or two and hang them from it so that they can dry from all sides.  This way you could put it in an out of the normal walk way area and continue on.  Thanks for sharing these with us.

 

DW

I don't do nearly that many at once, but I use a line with slip knots tired every so far and bend paperclips to use as hangers.  Works great. I should say that I use mason's twine which is cheap and easy to work with.

I have used fishing line for some longer runs, but it is not as flexible as the twine.

Edited May 27, 2018 by Jim McDonald

[amazingkevin]

BRAVO! Great to hear your success an compatibility with each other!

[wombatie]

Wow you have been busy.  How many will you have by Christmas?  Great work on all of them.

Marg

[kmmcrafts]

On 5/26/2018 at 8:41 AM, daveww1 said:

very nice job, it sure is a lot of ornaments

Thank you, 

[kmmcrafts]

On 5/27/2018 at 4:25 AM, Rob said:

If you hang them you could place a length of guttering underneath to catch the drips and potentially save some Danish oil for re-use.  I got the idea from this video although this guy uses the guttering for applying his finish. 

Rob

This was in my thinking when I was given the idea of hanging them.. since I really not interested in finishing my floor and surrounding areas.. a gutter or drip pan of some sort would be a must have.. 

Thank you for sharing the info

[kmmcrafts]

On 5/27/2018 at 5:53 AM, Woodmaster1 said:

Great job on the ornaments. It would take years not weeks to make that many. Good luck on your sales.

Thank you! you'd be surprised at how fast one can build up some inventory on the ornaments by stack cutting etc..

[kmmcrafts]

On 5/27/2018 at 3:02 PM, Jim McDonald said:

I don't do nearly that many at once, but I use a line with slip knots tired every so far and bend paperclips to use as hangers.  Works great. I should say that I use mason's twine which is cheap and easy to work with.

I have used fishing line for some longer runs, but it is not as flexible as the twine.

Thank you for the tips..

[kmmcrafts]

On 5/29/2018 at 7:32 AM, amazingkevin said:

BRAVO! Great to hear your success an compatibility with each other!

Thank you Kevin

[kmmcrafts]

6 hours ago, wombatie said:

Wow you have been busy.  How many will you have by Christmas?  Great work on all of them.

Marg

Should have around 3500 - 4000 ornaments inventoried by September.. and I also try to keep some of my clocks inventoried too.. keeps me out of trouble during the summer months.. then the winter months busy packing orders and trying to refill sold out items..   

[Marshall Dillon]

Sure have a jump on me , this fall I plan to turn Christmas Ornaments out big time . People have keeping me busy with special orders and behind on my Ornaments . Keep up the great work ! 

[rjweb]

Kevin,

between you and Iggy you all are keeping the economy going strong, keep up the good work, at least you are are out sourcing them to be cut by a foreign country, RJ 

[kmmcrafts]

12 hours ago, Marshall Dillon said:

Sure have a jump on me , this fall I plan to turn Christmas Ornaments out big time . People have keeping me busy with special orders and behind on my Ornaments . Keep up the great work ! 

Thank you!

[kmmcrafts]

5 hours ago, rjweb said:

Kevin,

between you and Iggy you all are keeping the economy going strong, keep up the good work, at least you are are out sourcing them to be cut by a foreign country, RJ 

Yeah I'm not sure we put much of a dent into the economy.. not yet anyway  But I suppose we'll keep on trying.. If I was you all... I'd start stock piling lumber.. won't be too long and we'll have a shortage of Poplar and Cherry..