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I don't say it enough - Thank you

I don't say it enough to my customers but I owe you a huge thank you. Thank you for allowing me to do what I love to do more than anything else. Thank you for allowing me to have a flexible schedule. Let's be honest, do you really care if I'm out of bed and in my shop working on your order of mills at 9 am? No, probably not. Do you care if I'm working on them at 1 am? No, probably not. It's not top of your mind but you probably do care that I got to see my oldest daughter's field hockey games or tennis matches or my youngest push herself in a cross-country ski race or softball game. In the long run, by being able to see our daughters do these things you've helped me be a better father, husband and wood turner. I'm more focused on what's at hand and how could that not make me better. 

I get to meet great people at shows and through on-line correspondence. The pieces that I make get to see parts of the world that I can only hope to see one day. I get to be a part of your lives and most of us have never met in person. You spend hours agonizing over getting someone the perfect gift for their wedding, maybe it's for Christmas or Hanukkah or maybe it's for that special someone's birthday and it turns out to be something that I get to share in too. I get to make that gift for your loved one. 

Sometimes I even hear back from you or the loved one on the receiving end of your generosity. I get feedback from people like JS in Minnesota who shared this about a set of mini-grinders that she bought: "I bought these as a gift for my mom for Christmas. Not only was she thrilled with them, she let me know they were her favorite present of the year!". 

JF from Pennsylvania wrote and told me this: "Kim, Words cannot express how much I love the grinders, your presentation and your craft! The pieces are so beautiful...true statement pieces on my counter top. Thank you for taking great care in shipping and just all of the finishing touches. I know what to order for future wedding gifts! Thanks again and keep on turning!!!!!"

That's pretty heady stuff for a guy working in his basement shop, deep in the woods of Maine. Thank you for sharing how the pieces that I've made affect you or the lucky recipients of your gift giving.

But most of all, thank you for taking a chance on me and please keep sharing your stories and photos. 

New YouTube channel for Dailey Woodworking

"Humpty after the fall"

Just like Humpty Dumpty I may have fallen down and hit my head. I have a new YouTube channel dedicated just to Dailey Woodworking. Over the next year, I hope to post videos that show the uniqueness of my products and some of those products being made. Right now I have two videos on the channel, one shows a variety of my products and the other is the turning of the inside of a bowl. You can check out the channel here. Please become a subscriber to the channel, as well. 

November winner of our giveaway

Drum roll, please. The winner of our November giveaway was Jeanne T. from Turner, Maine. Jeanne won the cookies and cream pizza cuttah that you can see pictured above. Congratulations Jeanne!

Our pizza cuttahs make great gifts for the pizza lover in your life. Click here to see the pizza cutters that we offer. 

Stay tuned and in a few days, we will be announcing our December giveaway. 

New Ferris mini-grinders added to the store

I've just uploaded a new color combination to our Ferris mini-grinder page; Blue and Natural or maybe they should be called blue and white. Either way, they are beautiful and would look great in your home. 

This color combination starts out as 1/16 inch birch veneer that has been dyed and glued together. For these mini-grinders, there are two layers of blue and two layers of natural (white) repeating over and over. 

The Ferris mini-grinders feature a ceramic grinding mechanism that will grind either salt or pepper and the size of the grind is adjusted by the knob on the top. Another great feature is the black and chrome tops that make it easier to tell them apart on your table or counter. The compact size makes them easy to take outside to your picnic table or to your tailgate party. 

The blue and natural Ferris mini-grinder set will please even the most difficult to shop for people on your list (mother-in-laws) or maybe it's time to just reward yourself for all of your hard work that you've put in this year.