Why I Don’t Saw Much This Time Of Year

[kmmcrafts]

Packing orders in the nice warm house. About half done with the overnight orders in the top box. Bottom box is yesterday’s orders. Then I get to pack the boxes that contain larger items like clocks etc. So during the holidays I spend most my time packing orders or making custom / personalized requests orders. Usually turn those away the 1st of December. I have a dozen to make now so that’ll take me up to the delivery deadline. Many folks will order even though they won’t get it until after the new year. Then I spend a large part of January doing bookkeeping for tax season. Mid January- February I get to go back to production cutting and starting to restock next years sales.

[jbrowning]

Sounds like you're too busy to even get into trouble Kevin.

Jim

[Hudson River Rick]

Hey Kevin, would you mind sharing information on where you get your padded envelopes?

 Looks like you had a great holiday season.

Thanks foe sharing.

 

Rick

[OCtoolguy]

Just curious Kevin, do you ever take the time to actually cut or make something that you just want to do for yourself? I know you have all kinds of experience with the different saws, woods etc but I never see anything that you make just for the fun of making it. Something not for sale. 

[kmmcrafts]

5 hours ago, Hudson River Rick said:

Hey Kevin, would you mind sharing information on where you get your padded envelopes?

 Looks like you had a great holiday season.

Thanks foe sharing.

 

Rick

The last few 1000 of them I bought from a recycle place on eBay.. but they went out of business I think.. I try to use recycled and earth friendly packing supplies when I can. I just bought a sample pack of some Kraft paper ones.. as I'm not super fond of the poly ones.. shipping labels don't stick real well to the poly ones.. I buy packing peanuts from Staples that are a by product of wheat I think it was.. anyway they melt once they're wet.. and I had a hard time keeping my dog from eating them.    Anyway I'm looking into a place that makes / sells biodegradable cushion mailers.. I might try a sample.. Meanwhile I just bought 500 of them from this seller and they seem to be decent.. just that they're poly and I'm trying to find a better source.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/373087821222?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&var=641873188375&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649

[kmmcrafts]

24 minutes ago, OCtoolguy said:

Just curious Kevin, do you ever take the time to actually cut or make something that you just want to do for yourself? I know you have all kinds of experience with the different saws, woods etc but I never see anything that you make just for the fun of making it. Something not for sale. 

Sure I make campfires out of scraps and ooops projects every summer  and from those scraps come homemade smores 

Okay on a more serious note, yes but it has been about a year or so.. But to be quite honest.. I really like cutting the car clocks.. I have no place or use for 100 different car makes and models so.. it's fun to make new designs etc.. Some of them I've taken down off the web because I got tired of making the same one a 100 times, LOL.. If sales are slow I sometimes will make a few batches and send an alert out on social media that I have them back in stock.. they usually sell within a couple weeks..

[timelett]

Glad you're staying busy with the business, I am really enjoying the saw,making some Christmas ornaments.