[Woodcarver] contents: Woodcarver Digest, Vol 1639, Issue 3

[Casey Willson]

This brings up an interesting question about money made from carving and
carving related activities.

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.

*I've just started and over the past 18 months or so have generated about
$300 from carving. I'm rather proud of that for a rank beginner. LOL
I pretty much have to get the carving buyers to come to me or sell via
friend recommendations. I'm thinking of maybe putting some things on ETSY
when I get something non-commissioned done.*

2) Next question, related to our struggling economy, do you put that money
generated from carving back into caving related purchases or use it to live
on?
*Any money generated from carving has to go back into my bank account to
replace the approx. $2000 I spent setting up with tools and space! Obviously
we already had a lot of tools I can use from our other activities or it
would have been a lot more.
And my tools do not include many I've heard you guys talk about since they
are tools that would be really difficult for me to use.
I have basic knives and basic gouges, files and rasps (I use these a lot)
and some great power carving tools. Since I bought most in miniature sizes I
guess I should start carving miniatures instead of walking sticks. LOL
Casey
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