[Woodcarver] Question of the day

[Ramsey]

>  1) How many of us try to generate a steady flow of income from your

>  carving and carving related activities? This would include everything from

>  a few dollars up. Yes or no is ok but expand your answer if you like.


   For the last 38 years, all of my income has come from carving. 
Things are a bit slow but I'm actually enjoying the more relaxed 
pace.  It's usually either, plenty of money and no time off, or time 
off and not enough money.  It's rarely just right.  Past recessions 
have been very good times for me.  I'm lucky and thankful to have 
wealthy clients that are less affected by the economy.   I'm feeling 
it more this time but enough commissions keep rolling in to make ends 
meet.  I'm also lucky to have a patron who always has a list of 
carvings she wants me to do.  Shes's so nice and patient that I can 
do projects for her to fill in spaces in my schedule.


>  2) Next question, related to our struggling economy, do you put that money

>  generated from carving back into carving related purchases or use it to

>  live on?


I'm more careful about purchases but I'm still always looking for 
that new tool that will make my job go faster and easier.  It becomes 
an investment rather than an expense.


-- 
Ron Ramsey
http://www.carvedbyramsey.com