Author Archives: GrecoWoodcrafting
4 Years Down, the Rest of My Life to Go
Today marks 4 years since I founded Greco Woodcrafting. What started out as a toy company has certainly taken some twists and turns. Woodworker David Marks once said in an interview that you never really know where woodworking will take you. At the time, with my company being just a few months old, I laughed [...]
A Shot in the Dark
I was recently accepted to be an artist for the juried art show First Friday in Haddonfield, NJ. I was pretty excited after all of the great things I had heard about the event, but I did have 1 major concern. The show ran from 5-9pm, outdoors. Translation- I needed to figure out a way [...]
50 Caliber Bullet Pen Price Increase
On April 1st I will be increasing the price of my 50 caliber bullet pen from $40 to $45. I am offering the pen for the rest of the month of March at the $40 price with the option to lock in even if I sell through my current on-hand inventory. I have 1 bullet [...]
Selling a Pen as 01110000 01100101 01101110
I was struck tonight by the irony of my art. Pens, used for hundreds of years in various forms to write on paper, parchment, etc…, being written about and sold digitally. Of course my pens sell much better in person. When people can hold them, feel them, and see firsthand the functional piece of art [...]
Behind the Scenes: Pen Tool
I’ve decided to start doing some behind the scenes entries to give my readers a better idea of what goes into making a pen. Since I just got a new toy, er, tool earlier this week I thought I’d start there. The bodies of my pens are made on a lathe where the material spins [...]
New Pen Line!
As promised, Greco Woodcrafting now has a new line of pens! Called my ‘introductory’ line, these are meant to be an affordable option for people who are new to using a handcrafted pen and might be hesitant to spend too much on trying one out (I certainly never want any customer to have buyer’s remorse). [...]
Slow Down: Cliches at Work
I like to push myself. I enjoy trying new things in my shop and seeing what works. Sometimes I’m surprised that a particular idea worked, other times I’m surprised it didn’t. But trying new ideas is vital to growing as an artist. For the past week I’ve been working on a new idea. It’s big. [...]
Greco Woodcrafting at Riverwinds
Having your own website is interesting. Of course there’s the obvious, you get to display and sell your products or services, but there’s more to it than that. There’s also the spam you receive from people promising to increase your Google rankings, or other such nonsense. Don’t get me wrong, increasing my search ranking is [...]
January is Rough
I’m not a big fan of January. It has a lot of great things, don’t get me wrong. Of course there’s the start of a new year, my daughter’s birthday and getting to do indoor activities together as a family. But creatively speaking, I really don’t like it. There’s the cleanup from the Holidays, the [...]
Do You Get the Picture?
As many of you know, I’ve been working diligently to improve the quality of my pictures. I knew the photos I was taking of my pens were nowhere near as good as the pens themselves, so I really tried to push my little point and shoot to its limits. Eventually I had to accept defeat, [...]
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