Making Mom's Bed
A little about me.....and Rustic Woodworking
Update……
After driving an 18-wheeler for over 27 years, and then working as a fleet manager for a small trucking company for the last three years, I am proud to report that I am officially RETIRED from trucking.
I have BIG plans for Rustic Woodworking, and now I will have time to spend on doing the things I love doing.
Even with driving truck all of those years, and working 45-50 hours a week as fleet manager, I have still, somehow, managed to keep Rustic Woodworking going for over 15 years. I guess it was meant to be!
I can’t wait to get busy at doing all of the woodworking projects I’ve wanted to do for years, making some of my ideas come to life, and start building relationships with other businesses and customers. I plan on broadening my woodworking skills, and hopefully will be able to sell at local craft fairs as well as continuing to sell wood and other products on my websites.
I will also be developing a new website, www.rusticbeads.com, where I will be creating and selling rustic style wood beads, hand-made jewelry organizers, and other unique items pertaining to jewelry crafts.
Thank you for taking the time to read this.
Send me a text, or give me a call! 218-341-4766.
Here's my old "About" stuff.......I'll leave it up here for a little while.......
My name is Sandy Kronberger. I live in Carlton, MN in an old 1929 home that constantly needs fixing. I am the proprietor of Rustic Woodworking. I also started another side-business, Rustic Beads, for the little bits of wood for jewelers.
I drive an 18-Wheeler full-time, so my business is kind-of a side line for now. In a few years after I retire, my Rustic Woodworking business will become a full-time business. It is not easy making all of this work out, trucking, driving all night, getting orders, shipping, and still try to have somewhat of a life and acting like a normal person. I have never been normal. Ever. I love a good challenge. Life's too short to spend it on the couch watching TV, unless you have some really good hot buttered popcorn and a good show. I usually have a radio station going on in the background instead.
I do most of the wood harvesting, cutting, treating and drying myself on my days off from trucking. I have a small shop and am limited to how much wood I can process at a time. Summer time is great because I can store and dry wood outside under the lean-to, but during the winter everything has to get crammed into the heated shop.
I harvest trees that either blow down, fall down, die, or need to be cut because of over-head electrical wires. Some wood is obtained from people who need a tree cut down in their yard. I spent 2 weeks this summer getting 4 basswood trees from a guy's yard from an ad on Craigs List. This year, thanks to the beavers, I counted 5 trees that they chopped down on my property. One big one is ready to drop on the power line. Great fun!
I do not have a steady supplier, and do not offer anything other than what I harvest myself. This may change in the future, but for now I can only process small amounts at a time.
When the wood is cut and dried, that is when I post it for sale on the website. I will not sell or ship wet wood like some other suppliers do, and I certainly describe the species, type, sizes and condition of the products I sell. Satisfaction is guaranteed. If you are unhappy with any of my wood products you can return it for a full refund.
If you would like to contact me regarding wood, please fill out the Wood Inquiry form here.
If you would like to try your hand at building your own log furniture, we sell the E-Z Log Tenon Cutters. These are the only tools we sell. I have tried the other types of tenon cutters, and spent a small fortune. Once I found out about the E-Z Log Tenon Cutters I had to share them. I do not make them. I use them to make log deer, headboards, beds, stands, and have more plans in the works. We love 'em. For more information, click here.
Thanks for taking the time to read this. I'm just a one-person shop, trying to make it go.
Update……
After driving an 18-wheeler for over 27 years, and then working as a fleet manager for a small trucking company for the last three years, I am proud to report that I am officially RETIRED from trucking.
I have BIG plans for Rustic Woodworking, and now I will have time to spend on doing the things I love doing.
Even with driving truck all of those years, and working 45-50 hours a week as fleet manager, I have still, somehow, managed to keep Rustic Woodworking going for over 15 years. I guess it was meant to be!
I can’t wait to get busy at doing all of the woodworking projects I’ve wanted to do for years, making some of my ideas come to life, and start building relationships with other businesses and customers. I plan on broadening my woodworking skills, and hopefully will be able to sell at local craft fairs as well as continuing to sell wood and other products on my websites.
I will also be developing a new website, www.rusticbeads.com, where I will be creating and selling rustic style wood beads, hand-made jewelry organizers, and other unique items pertaining to jewelry crafts.
Thank you for taking the time to read this.
Send me a text, or give me a call! 218-341-4766.
Here's my old "About" stuff.......I'll leave it up here for a little while.......
My name is Sandy Kronberger. I live in Carlton, MN in an old 1929 home that constantly needs fixing. I am the proprietor of Rustic Woodworking. I also started another side-business, Rustic Beads, for the little bits of wood for jewelers.
I drive an 18-Wheeler full-time, so my business is kind-of a side line for now. In a few years after I retire, my Rustic Woodworking business will become a full-time business. It is not easy making all of this work out, trucking, driving all night, getting orders, shipping, and still try to have somewhat of a life and acting like a normal person. I have never been normal. Ever. I love a good challenge. Life's too short to spend it on the couch watching TV, unless you have some really good hot buttered popcorn and a good show. I usually have a radio station going on in the background instead.
I do most of the wood harvesting, cutting, treating and drying myself on my days off from trucking. I have a small shop and am limited to how much wood I can process at a time. Summer time is great because I can store and dry wood outside under the lean-to, but during the winter everything has to get crammed into the heated shop.
I harvest trees that either blow down, fall down, die, or need to be cut because of over-head electrical wires. Some wood is obtained from people who need a tree cut down in their yard. I spent 2 weeks this summer getting 4 basswood trees from a guy's yard from an ad on Craigs List. This year, thanks to the beavers, I counted 5 trees that they chopped down on my property. One big one is ready to drop on the power line. Great fun!
I do not have a steady supplier, and do not offer anything other than what I harvest myself. This may change in the future, but for now I can only process small amounts at a time.
When the wood is cut and dried, that is when I post it for sale on the website. I will not sell or ship wet wood like some other suppliers do, and I certainly describe the species, type, sizes and condition of the products I sell. Satisfaction is guaranteed. If you are unhappy with any of my wood products you can return it for a full refund.
If you would like to contact me regarding wood, please fill out the Wood Inquiry form here.
If you would like to try your hand at building your own log furniture, we sell the E-Z Log Tenon Cutters. These are the only tools we sell. I have tried the other types of tenon cutters, and spent a small fortune. Once I found out about the E-Z Log Tenon Cutters I had to share them. I do not make them. I use them to make log deer, headboards, beds, stands, and have more plans in the works. We love 'em. For more information, click here.
Thanks for taking the time to read this. I'm just a one-person shop, trying to make it go.
