Daily Update November 17, 2009

Daily Update for November 17, 2009


You can watch us build this live from our Current Projects page at wwbeds and poggyskids.com Also at the site photographs are posted each day of our work.

To see when your project will be built, check out our Customer Status link.

This is a platform bed that was completed in October 2009. It has a 15 ¾”h drawer unit for storage, a panel headboard, and a small frame for the platform. The finish on it is a simple Danish Oil to keep that natural look.

Here is the raw footage of the build (sorry about video quality still using backup computer):
Hutchison Drawer Cut/rip
Sanding
Hutchison Sanding/Pocketing
Hutchison Drawer Pre-Assembly
Hutchison drawer build

You can watch us build this live from our Current Projects page at wwbeds and poggyskids.com Also at the site photographs are posted each day of our work.

Write-up at Woodshop News

Woodshop News, a national trade magazine called and wanted to interview me. They had some interest in my live video feed. Their digital version of their magazine is just out and the story was posted on their website. It's a short but to the point article about the camera system and how it is used for both marketing and with customer relations.

Check it out at Woodshop News.

Get a peek into my shop at wwbeds.com

New Showroom Cam

We have now added a Showroom cam to our live video feed. We put this camera in our showroom area for when there is no activity in the shop, which is common on Saturdays. This will also be helpful to us when we're all needed in the shop and have to abandoned the showroom. We can keep an eye on who comes in.

For now the camera will be on the same feed, which means that you'll only see one image at a time and will still be controlled by my "tool belt remote". In the near future I plan on have a Showroom feed of it's own. I'll then be able to run them side-by-side so our customers can see what's going on in the shop and showroom. I will also have picture-in-a-picture capabilities. Stay tuned for more updates.

You can watch us live from our Current Projects page at wwbeds and poggyskids.com Also at the site photographs are posted each day of our work.

Gone Live

Over the years I've been keeping my customers informed on what I've been working on by my "Current Projects" page. I post picture there and then give a little description of what I'm doing. That is if I had the time. Sometimes I would go a few days without posting any pictures, but would always catch up.

I have always wanted to show a live video of the shop, but didn't think that was possible. Until now. I've found a way to get our security camera onto our site. This is great because I can first, give my customers something fun to do.... See if you can find you furniture. It's a "Where's Waldo" type of thing. It also allows me to monitor the activity when I'm in the office or my day off. And especially it allows me to prove that I really get to work at 6:00, sometimes earlier. I'll have to move my nap time from the work bench to somewhere off camera. Not to mention removing the sawdust from my head (if you know what I mean).

It may not be the most beneficial thing, but you have to admit. It is really cool. Maybe the customers can't make out if I'm working on their furniture or something else. Even when I upgrade the camera. I'll try to keep note on the page and I'll keep up the photos. Speaking of photos did you see my new helper.

I plan on upgrading the camera system. I am using a wireless system now, which has a lot of interference. I'd like to hard wire the camera and add good quality audio. Now that would be a show. We have our own word to songs and our own dance moves too.

Let me know how you like it. Is this something that only I'm excited about? I'd like to know so send me some feedback.