[Woodcarver] Whotchacorv'n??

[Merrilee Johnson]

Good Evening Joe!
    You aren't really retiring are you?  At least not for a long time 
right??  Although that would mean that you could travel more!:)  Good luck 
getting your mantels done.  The sample you showed us in Evart was beautiful! 
  I'm sure they guy will love it!
Merrilee





>Hi Jan,

>

>The flowers and grain look great. I love the paint job too.

>

>I've been squeezing in a quick mantel order on sugar pine while waiting for 

>my black walnut blanks to get glued up for the last 2 mantel to finish the 

>order from the guy in New York. He's ordered a total of 5 mantels. Those 

>last two have to ship before July 20th. I'm going to be working late some 

>nights but those 2 mantels are over $7K so it is worth the extra effort. 

>Another order just popped on a $5.2K mantel for a customer in Colorado. 

>That one is a rush job too so I hope to be working on it at the Country 

>Thunder show in Wisconsin July 18 through 22nd if I can talk the guy, who's 

>hiring me, into letting me work on my own thing. I'm down to 3 mantels in 

>stock and I'm trying to build my mantel inventory for upcoming shows or I 

>won't have anything to sell. This past few months the business has been 

>crazy. It sure is a blessing from God. Maybe the economy is beginning to 

>come back? It would be nice to finish up the year in the black before I 

>retire.

>

>I'm getting good at building plywood shipping crates for the mantels.

>

>Sharon and I can't wait to see you and Thea here at the GOW in September.

>

>Joe Dillett

>The Carving Shop

>645 E. LaSalle St. Suite 3

>Somonauk, IL. 60552

>

>(815) 498-9290 phone

>(815) 498-9249 fax

>http://www.thecarvingshop.net [business web site]

>http://www.carvingmagazine.com ['Ask Joe' column]

>http://community.webshots.com/user/joe_dillett

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