First of all, I want to thank everybody for an excellent year in 2010... I learned a lot along the way and hopefully made a few people happy...

2011 should bring a lot of changes in the Waxing Moon Woodshop....

What started out as a backyard shop in a shed a year or so ago has become a 1200 square foot woodshop in a commercial zone... And, I have been busy.

Busy to the point that I have decided to partner up with a local woodworker named Jay Buchholz.... Jay has 20+ years experience as an interior trim carpenter and cabinet maker. Interior trim in Charleston is nothing to sneeze at.... as exacting standards must be followed to keep the historical significance in tact. Jay has worked on many historical homes.

I plan on giving my notice at my day job within the next month as well so that Jay & I can focus on taking care of the business of cigar storage...

We will soon be able to take on the many requests for wine cooler trays and drawers. I have agreed to a couple of builds so Jay can get his brain wrapped around them and then we will develop pricing and publish the pricing on my website.... We're a couple of weeks away from opening the flood gates on that....

For the time being, I will continue to focus on the desk top humidors and a lot of the hardwood detail work that we do... and Jay will focus on the Foot Locker, trays & he also plans on coming up with a cabinet or two....

It's going to be an exciting year at Waxing Moon and we are serious about doing what needs to be done.... We may even hire somebody if the tray thing gets going - like we think it will....

Wish us luck - as 2011 will be "the year"!

Here's a picture of Jay... resawing a piece of wood on the bandsaw. He's a quiet fellow and all about getting it done.... and he knows his stuff.... Exactly what I need to expand Waxing Moon Wood.....

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Best wishes for your new venture! Stepping out of your comfort zone and making a big change can have huge payoffs.
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Best of luck Ed! Hoping everything works just right for you!

Hopefully I'll be a customer later this year if all goes well!!
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Hoping it's all you want it to be my friend and then some.:-)
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Good luck!!!
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Best of luck brother... there is nothing like working for yourself and following your dream.
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Best of luck Ed!! :-)
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Good luck.
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Best of luck Ed, hope everything falls in place for you. I have seen at a lot of your work I would love to own.
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^ what he said :-)

looks like you make some great stuff, and hopefully ill be able to own something of it this year.
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Good luck brother, sounds like you have a well laid plane.
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Good luck Ed! I'll definitely look forward to seeing twice as much humidor pictures. :-)
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Ed best wishes! A big change I am sure you are ready to take on. Your vision and craftsmanship are impeccable and I look forward to what you guys come up with. Maybe even some Charleston facade on some of your desktops.
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Oh wow, what a great year this will be for you, to bad you didn't have the shop in wisconsin, I'd work for sticks part time.....
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Good luck to you both.

Is that a shopsmith in the back of that picture? I grew up helping my dad use one of those on various projects.
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Congrats Ed! Its been awesome to see you evolve from your humble beginnings till now. Best of luck and happy new year buddy!
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Good luck. Glad to see when someone's hobby that they love can turn into their career.
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