greasemonkeyredneck Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 I think yesterday's show was a huge success considering the weather. I talked with well over a thousand people, handed out twice that many cards, and generally just had a ball. Next time though I'm going to take one of my scrollsaw with me. Even though this particular event doesn't have electricity and doesn't allow generators, I want it there just to show people what a scrollsaw is. It surprized me that for the ones who didn't know, even after studying my chicken scratch drawing, they couldn't visualize how a scrollsaw works. Maybe I'll get time before the next show to build that treadle saw I've been wanting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WoodJunky Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 Good to hear the show was a huge success for you. definately a good idea for you to show people what a scrollsaw is. When I have talked to people it is like talking in a different language when you mention that you use a scrollsaw and explain what it does and how it works Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirNationalGuardMom Posted April 19, 2009 Report Share Posted April 19, 2009 Glad you had a good turn out. Linda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted April 20, 2009 Report Share Posted April 20, 2009 Congrats on the success. Hopefully a few more commissions will come in. That's a good idea about bringing a scroll saw with you. Especially for fretwork, people assume it is done with lasers and not something a a simple tool in the hands of a craftsman. I think if people understand the process, they appreciate the final product that much more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christina Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 Glad you had such a great time. And bringing a saw is a great idea.............a good chance to educate everyone and maybe peak some interest in future scrollers! Christina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 Glad to hear you had a great success with the show. I have one next mounth Hope I have a little. I am thinking about takeing a saw but not sure if I will have the room. I am shareing the booth with a friend that does qiulting. Got any hints or does and donts I should know. This is my first show in two years. Mac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greasemonkeyredneck Posted April 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 Glad to hear you had a great success with the show. I have one next mounth Hope I have a little. I am thinking about takeing a saw but not sure if I will have the room. I am shareing the booth with a friend that does qiulting. Got any hints or does and donts I should know. This is my first show in two years. Mac If your show is anything like the one I done, I have one important suggestion. If you have a tent you'll be under, find a way to block three sides. I carried the screen sides with me because of potential weather. However, before the day was out it also came in handy as a way to direct the flow of traffic into one side of the tent. Before I put the screen up, I had people coming at all sides too fast for me to keep an eye on my woodwork. This created problems especially when kids were present. Let's face it, these days, some people just don't watch their kids as well as they should. This was my first show as far as scrolling goes. I had a ball. I talked to I don't know how many people. I got more compliments than I thought I could ever get in one day. To top it all off, there is a guy named Paul Ott here in Mississippi that does various commentary type shows on TV. They want to contact me in a few weeks about doing a segment for an upcoming Paul Ott special about the dying of certain crafts related art in the south. So I'm looking forward to that. Long story short, be ready to explain to people about scrolling. OH! And the one draw back I have is people who swear that your work must have been done with a lazer. I found a way around that one. I intentionally leave what I call fuzzies on the insides of some of my clocks. It's just a way to further show that they are handcrafted. Lazers don't leave fuzzies. One more point of interest. One guy asked if my work was cut with a water jet. Has anyone ever heard of such? It seems to me that cutting wood with water would ruin the wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The MediaBoy Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 One more point of interest. One guy asked if my work was cut with a water jet. Has anyone ever heard of such? It seems to me that cutting wood with water would ruin the wood. Yeah Grease, I've heard of and seen a water jet. But only used to cut metal, never for wood. If you'ver ever watched those guys from Orange County Choppers on TV (sorry, the name of the show escapes me) they use a water jet to cut out custom designed metal pieces. I was at an Arts & Crafts festival about 3 weeks ago, and like you the traffic and interest was high. Unfortunately the sales were slow. On Sunday just for sport I started keeping track of the wow, awesome, beautiful, unique, you are so talented, and oh my God statements on a piece of paper. At the end of the six hour day I had 73 of these statements and one "Holy Crap!" from a woman who just couldn't believe that one of my scenes was cut from wood (over 1,200 cuts). All the compliments do wonders for your ego, but unfortunately only about 1 in every 10 of them ever turns into a sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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