I "Carve Out" Independence, Satisfaction, and a Respectable Living

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Remember, too, that sign-carving is a highly seasonal business. Most of your sales will occur between September and Christmas, while the rest of the year can be pretty lean if you're counting on a steady income.

Of course you probably won't be able to keep pace with the flurry of orders that come in just before Christmas, so you should use the slow off-months as a "breather" season in which you can leisurely build up a large stock of decorative plaques and other "standard" items. You can also make your own Christmas presents far in advance during the slack part of the year . . . or just spend the time carving for your own enjoyment.

OPPORTUNITY FOR ADVANCEMENT

Once you're "established" as a sign maker in your area, you may find that business is so good you actually have money left over at the end of each month. (It's possible!) If so, you might want to reinvest your earnings in optional equipment and supplies (power tools, for instance). Eventually, you may accumulate the experience and capital necessary to start a large, commercial sign operation such as—again—the one described by Robert Wade in MOTHER NOS. 36, 37, and 38.

I can't guarantee that you'll carve out profits by making and selling small signs the way I do . . . but the potential is certainly there. And if there's a more relaxing, soul-satisfying way to earn a living, I don't know of it!

If you have any questions about the small sign-carving business described in this article, author Jim Watson says he'll be happy to give you a personal answer. For courtesy's sake, though, be sure to enclose $2.00 with any query sent to Mr. Watson . . . to partially cover his expense in sending you a reply. The address: 1103 17th Ave., Menomonie, Wis. 59751.—MOTHER.

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