Friends,
I had another a looooong week. It was a good week, but it was rough. So, if you will hit the ‘READ MORE’ button, I’ll share it with you.
LAST WEEK
If you were looking for an UPDATE last week, all I can say is (and in my very best Obi-Wan imitation):
“Last week is not the week you are looking for. It never happened. You can move along.”
THE WEEK IN REVIEW
This week, I managed to make, package and ship a dealer order that amounted to 2/3 of a normal month’s work. I also managed to ship about 25% of the sale orders. Normally, this would be impressive enough, but the power went out Monday — twice! Which cost me half a day of casting. A-n-d, on top of all of this, I finished several more masters while making progress on a few others.
At the same time — on the domestic front — I finished laying the stones for BB’s new front walk. I get the back 1/3 of our property mowed for the first time since hurricane Michael. I spent several hours Wednesday with the technician who came to give us a slight internet upgrade, and that evening in a Hebrew language class. A-n-d I did all of this while trying to keep a 4-month old holy terror of a schnauzer puppy from eating the house and shop (she now has free reign of the shop and is abusing every second of it).
OUTSTANDING ORDERS
I struggled to get the orders out this week. I had a large dealer order that came in last week and had to be shipped first. Then, you folks flooded me with sale orders (THANK YOU SO MUCH!). I did my best, but many of those sale orders still need to be shipped. I will start on them first thing Monday morning — oldest first!
NEW RELEASE
I managed to push out a few more M-18 goodies today. Considering everything else I had going on, I am amazed I got that done. There will be more next week (the masters are already finished).
ON THE BENCH
The following are all still on my bench and making progress.
— A set of light guards made closer to scale (re-working these so they assemble easier)
— Medium size footman loops (finished — 3-5 new styles and sizes!)
— Tools with cast-in straps and footman loops (Re-working these so they are easier to remove from the casting gates)
— 1-piece canvas mantle cover (working)
-– Foul weather hoods, erected and collapsed (working)
As soon as all of these are on the market, I am going to pivot to the M-18 interior and return to the IBG 7TP.
ON KARL’S BENCH
I spoke to Karl last week. At that time, he told me he was just about ready to ask me how I want to cast the new CCKW cab masters. Usually, this means Karl is almost finished with the master. So, fingers crossed…
THE SHOP
The shop is in a bit better condition, but still needs work.
THE OFFICE
The office is also a full-on disaster, and it continues to contribute to slowing me down.
ME AND MY WORLD
I posted that JOE’S CORNER piece this past week. Now, I am whipped. So, if you will excuse me, I need to sleep for several days: next week is shaping up to be just as busy.
THAT IS ALL
Well, that’s all I have for everyone this week. Until next time, you stay safe and try to build something (preferably something using TMD resin).
–Joe
IT’S PASSOVER! HE IS RISEN! 🙂