Category Archives: How to
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How to Turn a Knit Hat Stopper
  With the stopper blank in a scroll jaw chuck, bring up the tailstock so [...]
Apr
How to Turn a Bottle Stopper
Making a bottle stopper is quick and easy. It’s a great use of small pieces [...]
Apr
Turning a Pendant
These videos on using the Joyner Off Center Jig were recommended by customers. Scroll to [...]
Attractive Price Tags
Price tags are a necessary item, make them as attractive as possible. Do not use [...]
Say It This Way
If you use my bottle stoppers, feel free to take any wording from my site [...]
Show Work-in-Progress
Show customers your work in progress either by using pictures of progressive steps or have [...]
More Places to Sell Stuff
Many libraries, banks, community centers and visitor centers have monthly displays in their lobby or [...]
Get Some New Ideas
At Craft Fairs, after your booth is set up, walk down and around another isle [...]
Bring that customer back
How many times do you hear “I’ll be back”. This is a “be back” tip: [...]
Hotels – A Selling Opportunity
Hotel gift shops and airport gift shops are an excellent venue as many travelers love [...]
Consider Designer and Retail
If you make bowls, vases, etc., check with fine furniture stores. They have rooms arranged [...]
Exclusives for Specialty Shops
Make an “exclusive” design for each specialty shop. They will promote their very own exclusive [...]
Competitors? Or, not.
Other vendors are not necessarily your competition, you compliment each other. If a customer asks [...]
Think of Vertical Markets
Home builders might like to give their customers a nice salad bowl or wine bottle [...]
Expand Your Visibility
If you have a website, try to link with fellow artists, vendors and collectors. Don’t [...]
New Sales Opportunities
Try gourmet kitchen shops or flower shops that make gift baskets. They can sell your [...]
Simple, Attractive Packaging
For your booth at a show, tie a stopper to a bottle of wine with [...]
Think Like a Customer
This is from an article in Crafts Report. “Make what the customers want to buy.” [...]
Enhance Show Displays
Have an empty wine bottle and vinegar cruet in your show booth so people can [...]
Focus Your Customer
If you do wood stoppers with a wood display stand, paint the stand white. Each [...]
Show the Process
If you work with wood, have a “process” display; a square blank, a partially turned [...]
Will the stoppers fit all bottles?
It is impossible to have one stopper that will fit 100% of bottles. With the [...]
Can I lay the bottle on its side with these stoppers?
If the fit is tight, test it before leaving the bottle on its side over [...]
How should the stoppers be cleaned?
Wipe them off with a soapy dish cloth or just a wet paper towel. If [...]
Which Stopper or Opener for trophies, cabinet knobs, faucet handles, gear shifts, etc.?
If you are not sure of the screw size on your item, take it to [...]
Which stopper style works best for golf or pool balls?
There are 4 or 5 styles that work, the stoppers with the 3/8″ studs and [...]
What is the best size for a stopper blank?
The most common size for a stopper wood blank is 2″ square by 2 1/2″ [...]
Should I glue the stopper into the wood and which glue is best?
This is a personal preference. If the stopper threads into the wood real tight, there [...]
I have trouble with the wood loosening on the mandrel while turning
First remember which woods got loose and use the smaller drill bit when using that [...]