Sales

[Bruno of NH]

Friday afternoon and Saturday had my best sales ever at the mill.
Sold 15 red oak slabs 14 white pine slabs and lots of side lumber 8)
I'm getting closer to my goal of leaving the carpentry part time contract. 

[samandothers]

Good for you!  Hope you continue on your path to go full time.

[DPatton]

That's great, I hope your sales continue to improve. Do you sell firewood too?

[Bruno of NH]

Yes I'm selling firewood and I'm going to do bundled camp wood / firewood 

[Peter Drouin]

8) 8) 8) 8) 8)

[WV Sawmiller]

   Congratulations. Rub your lucky rabbits foot and spread the good fortune with the rest of us.

    Do you have to kiln dry the campfire and fireplace wood? Hope it continues to go well for you.

[Bruno of NH]

WV
I don't have a kiln yet
I want to build two one for lumber and one for firewood. 

[Crossroads]

Congratulations! I hope you reach your goals soon

[thecfarm]

That sounds good.   Mighty good!!!!

[YellowHammer]

You da man!  Would you post a picture or two of your slabs?  I'd like to see them!  

[dgdrls]

Nice work Bruno, sounds' like your efforts are starting to pay dividends

D

[Magicman]

I love your persistence Bruno and I wish you the best toward reaching your sawing/lumber goal.   8)

[Bruno of NH]

YH
The slabs I have been selling.
White pine and red oak.

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

Can I borrow a dollar? Pay ya back next Friday.  :D :D :D

[sawmilllawyer]

 8) 8) 8) Way to go !!! Persistence pays off. Good on you. Hope you obtain your goal of leaving the contract carpenter contract and get to where you want to be. Goals are dreams with deadlines and you are well on your way! 

[WV Sawmiller]

Bruno,

   I see the shine on some of those slabs. Is that just water or do you have a finish on your slabs.

   How much finish work do you do on your slabs? KD, air dry or green? Planing, sanding, staining, poly coat, etc? 

   How do you determine your pricing? BF, individual character, species, extra finishing work, etc.?

    I am glad it is working. Did you have a bunch of customers or did you have 1-2 who brought a big truck/trailer. Were they building contractors or private homeowners, hobby woodworkers, etc?

[Southside]

Awesome news Bruno!!!  Keep driving ahead, I think things are really starting to pick up overall.  As far as letting that goat borrow any money - have you seen the photos of his billfold??  He should be the one making loans!!   :D

[Bruno of NH]

WV
The red oak logs where frozen and the frost was melting when I took the picture. 
I sell the slabs green.
I price them by size and quality but with a minimum bdft price.
I sold 13 to one customer from Mass.
The rest to home owners.
On Monday I sold 6 pine slabs to a customer from Cape Cod he says he will buy 100 a year. He rents them out for weddings .
Jim

[Banjo picker]

Very nice slabs there Bruno.  I am thinking about cutting a little wood to stock, but I just don't know if I want to deal with the public that much more or not.  No where to put any right now anyway.  I do have a 40 x 80 metal building laying out there waiting to be put up.  Banjo

[Bruno of NH]

Mr Banjo
I like meeting the customers and showing them around the mill.
2 folks that stopped Saturday were from Brazil and are now US citizens. 
They own a granite countertop company.
It was very interesting talking with them.
They tipped my 3 helper $25 each for helping them load up.
What I like about the mill business is the customers buy it or they dont.
No hassle like in the contracting business. 
I set a price they like it or leave it.

[Banjo picker]

Do your customers make appointments or just show up.  Don't guess that would be a problem if you were there pretty much there all the time.  I do like meeting new people, but I am not ready to be tied down all the time.  Today is my first day at being retired you see.   ;) Banjo

[samandothers]

Banjo Picker
Congratulations on your retirement!  Now everyday is Saturday!

[Bruno of NH]

Mr Banjo
I like them to make appointments if they can
It's easier  that way.

[Tin Horse]

Do your customers make appointments or just show up.  Don't guess that would be a problem if you were there pretty much there all the time.  I do like meeting new people, but I am not ready to be tied down all the time.  Today is my first day at being retired you see.   ;) Banjo

Since retiring a couple of years ago I'm pretty much home all the time. I also go by appointments only. I find it's a change from work and not being around a lot of people anymore. What's good about now is you get to meet a lot of like minded people and new friends. As said they take it or leave it at set price. Some days it's quiet but by the end of the day I might have $100 or more in my pocket. Beats going out to work.
Congratulations on retiring but there's really no such thing. Just a change in a good way. 8)  

[Pjames]

 Congratulations on your retirement banjo picker from a another ms wontabe sawer