...workin' you booty off. Holy cannoli! Life has been extremely busy and a lot has gone on. For those of you that may have missed the post July 19 on LA Backbeat's facebook page, I'll repost it here....
For everyone keeping up, I'm getting back into it. A bad batch of raw material that only produced half usable stock set operations back a bit. Business is slow but good and I do have some stock available. A new small batch of material has been acquired and production is coming back. I'm told by my wood distributor that this will be the last for a bit and I'm looking for new suppliers of quality hickory. I do have some bois d'arc in limited supply coming into the shop and also have some folks helping me with supply of bitternut and hognut pecan along with a supply of sweet pecan. This will be all from central and southern Louisiana and May not be available until the fall. It's been a slow build and I'm fine with it. Thanks everyone for the support in this endeavor. I truly appreciate it. Have a great weekend!
That bad batch of wood that should have made about 1300+ drumsticks made a bunch of bananas! It stung pretty good and the supplier telling me that hickory was getting hard to find left me feeling uneasy. I got a tip to call a wood supplier in Illinois. I made the call, but it will cost as much in shipping than what the wood is worth. I'll keep looking for closer suppliers. However, I may buy a truck and go get a load of good hickory. The truck would pay for itself over time. Also I could buy some other machinery when I find a good deal on it and go pick it up. Hmmm...
Maybe I'll buy something like this....
For everyone keeping up, I'm getting back into it. A bad batch of raw material that only produced half usable stock set operations back a bit. Business is slow but good and I do have some stock available. A new small batch of material has been acquired and production is coming back. I'm told by my wood distributor that this will be the last for a bit and I'm looking for new suppliers of quality hickory. I do have some bois d'arc in limited supply coming into the shop and also have some folks helping me with supply of bitternut and hognut pecan along with a supply of sweet pecan. This will be all from central and southern Louisiana and May not be available until the fall. It's been a slow build and I'm fine with it. Thanks everyone for the support in this endeavor. I truly appreciate it. Have a great weekend!
That bad batch of wood that should have made about 1300+ drumsticks made a bunch of bananas! It stung pretty good and the supplier telling me that hickory was getting hard to find left me feeling uneasy. I got a tip to call a wood supplier in Illinois. I made the call, but it will cost as much in shipping than what the wood is worth. I'll keep looking for closer suppliers. However, I may buy a truck and go get a load of good hickory. The truck would pay for itself over time. Also I could buy some other machinery when I find a good deal on it and go pick it up. Hmmm...
Maybe I'll buy something like this....
...after all, something like this gets as good or better fuel mileage as a 3/4 ton truck and a 5th wheel trailer. AND, it costs less than the truck and trailer combined. I'll have to sleep on it... for a few days. It's definitely worth thinking about and I need a truck. The old work van can only haul so much wood.
I've been staying busy, believe me!! I've got a few irons in the fire at the moment. I'm definitely hustlin' to catch up on some stick stock to get me to the next batch of wood...wherever I may find it. Hopefully it doesn't cost a lot so I can continue to pass the savings along to you.
Early day tomorrow so I'm takin' my hat off.
Thanks Dan...you know who you are.
'til later,
Frank
I've been staying busy, believe me!! I've got a few irons in the fire at the moment. I'm definitely hustlin' to catch up on some stick stock to get me to the next batch of wood...wherever I may find it. Hopefully it doesn't cost a lot so I can continue to pass the savings along to you.
Early day tomorrow so I'm takin' my hat off.
Thanks Dan...you know who you are.
'til later,
Frank
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