March 2019
I figured that a good eight months or so between updates was long enough, so here goes.....
Orders have been pretty steady over the last few months, with custom builds dominating the picture. I am currently working on two of the largest
builds I have ever done....a 45 tray wide format cabinet with legs which will have a total capcity of about 1,800 coins, and a five drawer slab cabinet
which will be able to hold a total of 300 slabs. Both of these cabinets are for the same collector. I also have another larger cabinet on legs underway, as
well as two other builds for larger format cabinets.
So I have plenty to keep me busy for the next couple of months. But if you're interested in a standard sized cabinet, I have a couple on hand just
requiring the trays be configured as you would need.
November 2019
Well, Summer has "officially" ended here in Texas. So instead of working in my "shop" (aka, garage) with temperatures approaching 100F, I can
now enjoy more comfortable temperatures in the 50s and 60s...until the inevitable cold snaps come, where it will only be in the 30s or maybe 40s
in the shop.
As for cabinets, custom builds continue to dominate orders. As a matter of fact, I haver only sold a single "standard" cabinet in 2019....everything
else has been custom requests....including three I'm currently working on.
March 2020
There is a purported ancient Chinese curse along the lines of.... "May you live in interesting times."
We certainly are doing just that right now! Travel, if not flat out forbidden is certainly ill advised. Schools are shut down, along with restaurants,
movie theaters, malls, gyms, and almost every other type of non-essential business. Store shelves are bare of certain items we usually take
for granted....I still don't understand the point of hoarding toilet paper. Sporting events and in some cases entire sport seasons have been
postponed or even cancelled. And many of us are currently under "shelter in place" or similar restrictions from our governments.
One thing that can provide a momentary escape from reality, even if just for a little while, is spending some time with your coins. If you have
the luxury of having a private office or other space to go into and shut the door, reacquainting yourself with your coins can be a rewarding and
more importantly, a relaxing activity. Turn off the lights in the room and just use a desk lamp to examine them again. And if you need to do it
around the kitchen table with the kids and dogs running all around, it can still certainly help.
Or maybe it's a good time to get your collection records up to date. I have entries from over two years ago that I need to finish entering...and I
doubt I'm the only one who does.
This might also be a good time to catch up on some hobby related reading. I personally have about 10 books on a wide range of topics I have
not yet read, not to mention another half dozen newsletters, etc. from groups to which I belong.
And if this is the time for you to finally purchase a cabinet to house you collection, I have a small number of completed cabinets available, and I
have several nice mahogany boards on hand for custom builds.
There's also a supposed ancient Persian saying that we all need to remember right now.... "And this too shall pass."
Stay safe and healthy.
January 2021
Well, 2020 certainly was "different".
My comment back in March about collectors hopefully taking time to reaquaint themselves with their collections seems
to have come true. At one point I had eight cabinets either in the works, or on order waiting to be started. And as I
write this at the very end of December, I have another five orders either underway or on order for early 2021. I sold
all the finished cabinets I had on hand, and many of the other orders were for cabinets with various combinations of
different drawer styles.
One piece of less welcome news is that effective January 1st, I must increase shipping charges slightly. But for those
orders already received, I will honor the charges in place at the time of order.
Here is wishing you all a very happy....and not nearly as chaotic.....2021 !
