Posted By MW10 on January 26, 2010
I’ve had pretty good luck selling some items on Ebay. The downside is not knowing if something will sell and then the fees if it does. So, I’m slowly adding a selling capacity to the website through Paypal. I’ve got the Coat Racks set up. Probably do the waste basket next. Hope this works out.
Posted By MW10 on November 22, 2009
Sold a Mission Oak Coat Rack and a Picture Frame today. Also, I’ve been contacted by several people interested in my pieces. I’m doing three small frames for tiles to be delivered this week. Time to buy more wood!
Posted By MW10 on November 5, 2009
I just made a batch of picture frames and listed one on Ebay. I like to give these as wedding gifts to my nieces and nephews. I usually try to frame their wedding invitation. As always, Quartersawn white oak, through tenon construction, and a tung oil finish. Maybe I’ll get lucky and sell a few.
Posted By MW10 on November 2, 2009
I’ve had a little success selling some coat racks on Ebay. I even got an order for a custom larger one. I just need to reach more people. More eyeballs would definitely help.
Posted By MW10 on August 12, 2009
Well I sold my first Mission oak coat rack. It went for the opening bid which was a little disappointing. I’ve put the second one up and raised the opening price a little. I need to try to get more people to look at it. Here’s a link to some pictures: Mission Oak Coat Rack.
The new item number is 130324168726. Take a look!
Posted By MW10 on August 4, 2009
Well, I’m going to try to sell some items on Ebay. Time to see if I can make any money from this hobby and pay for more tools. I decided to start with my Mission oak coat rack. This is my smallest piece, so it’s easy to build and cheaper to ship. The Ebay item number is 130322734460. If this works, I’ll probably try my picture frames next.
Posted By MW10 on July 24, 2009
I recently came across the Lumberjocks website (http://lumberjocks.com) while searching for a router jig. This is a collection of woodworkers and furniture builders who share projects tips and opinions on all things related to wood works. I joined up and was immediately welcomed by many of the members. I could spend quite awhile looking through all of the projects and posts. I hope to submit one of my pieces to their project section. This seems like a great place to learn some new things and see other peoples work.
Posted By MW10 on July 21, 2009
I recently had a discussion with a friend about replacing his mission style outdoor lights. The units he had were cheap replicas that had been there for quite a while. He wanted to replace two outdoor ceiling lights as well as some landscape lighting. As I looked around to see what is available, I found Arroyo Craftsman (http://www.arroyo-craftsman.com), Hubbardton Forge Lighting (http://www.vtforge.com) and Feiss Lighting (http://www.feiss.com).
Arroyo Craftsman hand builds all of their products. They have many different types of interior lighting as well as mission style outdoor lights. They have post mount, wall mount, ceiling mount, and a huge variety of landscape lighting. Some of their pieces look like they’re 80 years old. They can even customize your lights with different finishes and glasses. They’re outdoor ceiling lighting is available in pendant, flush mount, and semi-flush mount. All of their products are classic mission style lights.
Both Hubbardton Forge Lighting and Fiess Lighting have more varieties in their styles. While some of them are not appropriate as mission style lights, they both have lines that would fit well with the arts and crafts motif.
When you don’t see prices on the website, you know these are going to be expensive. I turned the search over to him and I am anxious to see if he finds anything he likes. I’ll keep you posted
Posted By MW10 on July 1, 2009
I’ve been working to get home website, www.missionworks.com, updated and functional. I’m trying to get some pictures and descriptions of the pieces I’ve worked on. It’s taking me longer than I expected, so if you visit, please have some patience. I need to get better pics of the cellarets. Feel free to make any comments or suggestions.
Posted By MW10 on June 29, 2009
Well, I finally got time to set up the new blog. I’m trying to see if I can dig up some of the old posts and bring them over here. For anyone new, this will hopefully be a place where we can talk about all things related to the Arts and Crafts movement. The special emphasis here will be on Craftsman style or Mission furniture. Most of the pieces I build are directly inspired by the work of Gustav Stickley. I hope I get some pictures up here soon and that some of you will share your thoughts with me