[Woodcarver] Living the Carvers Dream

[Lynn Diel]

Carver Bob
Way to go Dude!
Congratulations and enjoy the carving and the people.

Lynn Diel 
Columbia

--- Bob Campanaro <re2camp at aol.com> wrote:

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> Hi folks,
> 
> Just a bit dribble from me:
> 
> 
> I started carving about 2 years ago and immediately
> fell in love.   I
> also began to dream...  I began to dream of making a
> living as a wood
> carver.  Perhaps living in a nice log cabin in
> Vermont, opening up a
> small shop and becoming sort of my own tourist
> attraction.  Yeah, 'Hi
> ya'll! Welcome to Carver Bobs!'
> 
> Well circumstances have allowed me to move from
> Connecticut to Vermont
> and to spend most of my time carving.  No, I don't
> have the log cabin,
> yet!  But I did put up a small screen tent by the
> roadside in the front
> yard, made myself a couple of signs, and attempted
> to sell some of my
> carvings.  So now each day, weather permitting, I
> take my carvings,
> tools, paints, radio, coffee, books, ect. and carry
> them out to my
> little 'roadside stand' and do my thing.
> 
> And guess what?  I'm selling carvings!!  Mostly
> small santa's and
> snowmen for $10-$20 dollars but WOW!  To have a
> couple stop by who are
> from Texas and buy $50 of 'my stuff' is an amazing
> thrill.  Are my
> carvings prize winning quality?  Absolutely not! 
> From what I seen out
> there they are average at best.  Some I'm very
> pleased
> with, even surprised at, and others are just Ok. 
> Well to be honest,
> everyone of them has one or more flaws that I would
> fix or do
> differently. But...
> 
> Today is going to be a beautiful day!  Low 70s and
> plenty of sunshine.
> I'm about to gather up my tools and head outside to
> 'set up shop'.  I'll
> probably spend all day out there just carving
> without anyone stopping at
> all, which is the norm or perhaps I'll make a $3
> trinket sale.  But then
> again perhaps today is the day someone will drop by
> and purchase that
> santa with the $85 price tag on it!
> 
> Have I become my own tourist attraction?  Who
> Cares!!!!!!!!   I'm
> carving and living the carver's dream!
> 
> 
> Carver Bob
> re2camp at aol.com
> Stowe, VT
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --
> Bob Campanaro
> recamp2 at verizon.net
> Stowe, VT
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> 
> 
> Bob Campanaro
> re2camp at aol.com
> Stowe, VT
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Lynn E. Diel
Columbia, MO
Website: http://carvers-creek.com