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« on: April 01, 2018, 11:00:46 AM »
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. 
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« Reply #1 on: April 01, 2018, 12:22:46 PM »
Good for you!  Hope you continue on your path to go full time.
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« Reply #2 on: April 01, 2018, 12:48:29 PM »
That’s great, I hope your sales continue to improve. Do you sell firewood too?
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« Reply #3 on: April 01, 2018, 01:28:33 PM »
Yes I'm selling firewood and I'm going to do bundled camp wood / firewood 
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« Reply #4 on: April 01, 2018, 01:36:55 PM »
8) 8) 8) 8) 8)
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« Reply #5 on: April 01, 2018, 01:42:02 PM »
   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.
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« Reply #6 on: April 01, 2018, 02:12:58 PM »
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I don't have a kiln yet
I want to build two one for lumber and one for firewood. 
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« Reply #7 on: April 01, 2018, 02:21:38 PM »
Congratulations! I hope you reach your goals soon
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« Reply #8 on: April 01, 2018, 04:19:13 PM »
That sounds good.   Mighty good!!!!
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« Reply #9 on: April 01, 2018, 06:48:39 PM »
You da man!  Would you post a picture or two of your slabs?  I'd like to see them!  
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« Reply #10 on: April 01, 2018, 07:23:28 PM »
Nice work Bruno, sounds' like your efforts are starting to pay dividends

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« Reply #11 on: April 01, 2018, 07:27:54 PM »
I love your persistence Bruno and I wish you the best toward reaching your sawing/lumber goal.   8)
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« Reply #12 on: April 01, 2018, 07:41:32 PM »
YH
The slabs I have been selling.
White pine and red oak.
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« Reply #13 on: April 01, 2018, 07:59:14 PM »
Can I borrow a dollar? Pay ya back next Friday.  :D :D :D
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« Reply #14 on: April 01, 2018, 08:04:20 PM »
 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! 
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« Reply #15 on: April 01, 2018, 08:55:51 PM »
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?
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« Reply #16 on: April 01, 2018, 09:01:20 PM »
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
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« Reply #17 on: April 02, 2018, 06:06:45 AM »
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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 .
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« Reply #18 on: April 02, 2018, 06:41:50 AM »
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
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« Reply #19 on: April 02, 2018, 07:23:45 AM »
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.
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