I went to Tamarack in the West Virginia turnpike today for the jury process to be accepted to sell there. I kept seeing people come out upset for being turned down. One guy that I had talked to earlier that made cutting boards got called in. He had some nice looking cutting boards from what I could see but I didn’t see them close up. He came out mad and cussing. I heard him tell another guy he got turned down because the juror found some pin holes in some of his boards. First thing I thought was this isn’t good, this guy is looking everything over with a microscope, and he did. That’s when I started to get nervous. I was the last one to get called in. We introduced ourselves and shook hands. The first thing out of his mouth was ”well the curiosity is over, you are definitely in.” You can imagine the huge sigh of relief. He said some of my pieces had so much detail that he should be able to find a flaw or two. He said he looked them over and over and couldn’t find one flaw out of ten pieces. Told me my work was amazing several times. I left on cloud 9. Now I need an appointment to meet with the buyer. I met her today also and that was positive but they don’t buy on jury day.

You always impress. Glad you made it in.

Absolutely well deserved, Rusty! Your work is magnificent!!!