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Is the economy getting better? Nope, not based on sales. Nor folks talking. Nor vendors being more upbeat. I’m talking about looking out the windows at 2nd Street Market in Dayton.  One nice thing about the location (for me, that is ) is that it’s right next to two main line railroads: The CSX [...]

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I finally made it back to 2nd Street Market today.  I had intended to go there once a month, but haven’t been able to fit it in since March.  It was moderately successful, and I took an order for a couple of animal puzzles as well.  Both puzzles are finished, except for the oil curing [...]

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After taking most of March off, we did the 2nd Street Market in Dayton today. This was a good chance to try out the new mobile tables. I brought out 3 of the tables, and 6 animal puzzle crates.
Here is a picture of the table with the backboard:
The backboard is definitely not finished! I plan [...]

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I did the Second Street Market in Dayton for the first time in 2009.  As expected, sales were very light. However, a few folks indicated they might purchase some items later.  My plan is to try to get to the market about once per month.  This time was mainly to let the folks know I’m [...]

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I did the last event of the year 2008, a spot at 2nd Street Market. This was the best showing yet there. Though not a great haul, it was a decent showing. I’m getting ready for a little trip, so this post will be short.
Bookmarks died today, only 10% of the value (they’ve [...]

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This was my third time at the 2nd Street Market, a “farmer’s market” type venue.  Didn’t do too bad this time, with a few folks coming by specifically to purchase something.  Results were a little different this time though, especially compared to the other shows this year.  Animal puzzles still made about half of revenue, [...]

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Just a quick post here.  I finally got a picture of my space at the 2nd Street Market in Dayton.  It’s a small, 8×8 space, so I have to make it pretty compact.  The register and empty boxes are stored behind the animal puzzle display.  The shelves make a nice spot to store bags/etc. as [...]

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It’s been a while since the last post.  We’ve had (& still are having) the parents over, so not really much has happened on the saw.  We did hook up one of the 220V drops in the garage and fired up the large planer (the one I got when a sawmill operator retired and was [...]

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Today I had a small place at a “farmer’s market” type place called “Second Street Market” in Dayton. It’s a farmer’s market, but also has several craft vendors. It was a nasty day today (35 degrees, rain/snow all day long), so I’m surprised anybody showed up. I wouldn’t have come! Anyway, I didn’t sell much, [...]

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A couple of shows got confirmed today: Holly Days at Fairbrook Elementary (Beavercreek, OH) just sent me their confirmation.  That show is a friday-saturday show, on 5-6 December 2008.  The other is not actually a show: The “2nd Street Market” in Dayton approved me having a space at their market.  I’ll be out in the [...]

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