Popular Post Gene Howe Posted November 18, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted November 18, 2017 Chris' rant is right on. https://www.popularwoodworking.com/woodworking-blogs/chris-schwarz-blog/words-woodworking-make-barf HARO50, John Morris, HandyDan and 3 others 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAB Posted November 18, 2017 Report Share Posted November 18, 2017 i just design and make stuff. if you like it, great, if not, then it's not for you. i let my work speak for itself. more than once, i've made something, and the recipient got it and remarked that it's "too nice to use". just use it. that's why i made it. i don't do art. my stuff is functional. it does something. Cal, p_toad, lew and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted November 18, 2017 Report Share Posted November 18, 2017 The comments are as funny as the article! HARO50, Grandpadave52, Gene Howe and 1 other 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandpadave52 Posted November 19, 2017 Report Share Posted November 19, 2017 8 hours ago, lew said: The comments are as funny as the article! Yep!! HARO50 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Howe Posted November 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2017 (edited) Some of those fNcy fellas having hissy fit. Edited November 19, 2017 by Gene Howe Grandpadave52, Cal and HARO50 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandpadave52 Posted November 19, 2017 Report Share Posted November 19, 2017 Even Chris got his knickers in a twist with a couple. HARO50, Gene Howe and Cal 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Howe Posted November 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2017 I don't think Chris takes any BS from anybody. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al B Posted November 19, 2017 Report Share Posted November 19, 2017 If your work is exceptional, others will tell you so. No need to promote yourself with adjectives. Funny read Grandpadave52 and Gene Howe 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted November 19, 2017 Report Share Posted November 19, 2017 So... @Grandpadave52... I have to ask... do you wear a powdered wig in the shop?!? <> Purveyor of fine junk, tossed treasures and refined rust <> Dave Cal Gene Howe, HandyDan and HARO50 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Howe Posted November 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2017 5 minutes ago, clhyer said: So... @Grandpadave52... I have to ask... do you wear a powdered wig in the shop?!? <> Purveyor of fine junk, tossed treasures and refined rust <> Dave Cal Good one, Cal. Grandpadave52 and HARO50 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted November 19, 2017 Report Share Posted November 19, 2017 1 hour ago, clhyer said: So... @Grandpadave52... I have to ask... do you wear a powdered wig in the shop?!? <> Purveyor of fine junk, tossed treasures and refined rust <> Dave Cal I should have asked... perchance thou wearest a powdered wig... HARO50, Gene Howe and Grandpadave52 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Howe Posted November 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2017 47 minutes ago, clhyer said: I should have asked... perchance thou wearest a powdered wig... Yes. Your flowery prose doth class up the joint. HARO50, Grandpadave52 and Cal 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Cliff Posted November 19, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted November 19, 2017 The part he missed entirely is that part where one takes a gook hard look at the customer base there are a whole lot of people who are inclined to spend a few dollars more for all the fancy lad crap. If a boutique and fancy phrases and a little bespoke french helps separate the fools from their coin - - well I won't quarrel with it. Grandpadave52, Gene Howe, John Morris and 2 others 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Morris Posted November 19, 2017 Report Share Posted November 19, 2017 11 minutes ago, Cliff said: The part he missed entirely is that part where one takes a gook hard look at the customer base EXACTLY!!!!!!!! Marketing can play a big role in your customers desire to buy, or not to buy. Chris's article while funny, he did leave out variables, I do agree that woodworkers can be pretty self adsorbed and egotistical, but I would never slam a guy for hanging out a shingle on his store front and putting "Purveyor" or "Woodsmith" on his sign. Those terms hearken back to an era of quality, and great craftsmanship. And that woodworker wants to communicate with the passersby, that they should enter the shop and have a look around. Depending on the community the shop is in, those words may make the difference in ok sales, or great sales. Also, "Hand Made". You bet, in a time of our existence where almost everything is machined and processed, you want that potential customer to know, that the items you display in your booth, or storefront, are indeed made by the person selling them, not imported from China. But I get it, I enjoyed the article, and I understood where he is coming from. Cal, Grandpadave52 and HARO50 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Howe Posted November 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2017 Yeah, I guess it would be better than "My Wood Stuff". Glad I don't have to make such weighty decisions. HARO50, Cal, Grandpadave52 and 1 other 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Morris Posted November 19, 2017 Report Share Posted November 19, 2017 Just now, Gene Howe said: Yeah, I guess it would be better than "My Wood Stuff". Glad I don't have to make such weighty decisions. Depends where your at Gene, I think My Wood Stuff would do quite well in some areas, whereas other terms would fail completely. Personally, being the minimalist I am these days, "My Wood Stuff" sounds nice, I like it. HARO50 and Cal 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Howe Posted November 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2017 John, you probably have an inkling of where I'm at. No matter the wording of a sign, nobody would see it. HARO50, Cal and Grandpadave52 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Posted November 19, 2017 Report Share Posted November 19, 2017 52 minutes ago, John Morris said: "Hand Made". HARO50, Cal, John Morris and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieL Posted November 19, 2017 Report Share Posted November 19, 2017 (edited) ( Christopher Schwarz writes : This person is a pompous wee-wee head with a fake underbite and who walks like they are carrying a corncob without using their hands. ) His article is a little to Trumpish for me. Edited November 19, 2017 by CharlieL Cal and HARO50 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandpadave52 Posted November 19, 2017 Report Share Posted November 19, 2017 4 hours ago, clhyer said: I should have asked... perchance thou wearest a powdered wig... May I asketh thy reasoneth for thine afore mentioned enquiry Does thou wisheth to purve articles such as this? 4 hours ago, Gene Howe said: Yes. Your flowery prose doth class up the joint. Cal and HARO50 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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