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Rustic Shows
Gatherings and
Art Shows
that are rustic friendly
Lake Home Shows
The Berkshires Arts Festival
Ski Butternut
Great Barrington, MA
July 4, 5, 6
Lakeside Living Expo
on
Lake Winnipesaukee
in New Hampshire
Books
Making Gypsy Willow Furniture by Bim Willow®
(paper back)
Books by
Dan Mack
So You Want to be a Rustic Furniture Maker?
Tips of the Trade by
Bim Willow®
a free E-book
Groups
Twig Furniture Group
Canadian Rustic Furniture Group
Workshops
Do you teach?
Think big
Frequently asked questions
- Is Bim Willow your real name?
- It is my surreal name. My name at birth was Lawrence Elmer Schackow. Bim is short for Bimbo and Willow for Willow trees. I worked as a mime/clown for many years supplementing my income with willow furniture. In 1985 I established Willow Works and started building willow furniture fulltime. A clown is what I am a furniture maker is what I do. If you Laugh at me laugh or laugh with me, it is good medicine.
- How much does it cost?
- To be put on the list is free.
- To host a page on this or other related sites is free.
- If you do not have a website and would like a gallery page off this site I am asking $25.00 per page for set up. This defrays my cost of the server and my phone bills and a little for my time.
- What about E-Mail?
- You can have yourname@www.rusticfurnituremakers.com, www.willownetwork.com or www.rusticnetwork.com this account can be on my server or relayed to your current e-mail address. This is also Free.
- How do you make money?
- This site is more of a hobby and a passion of mine. I do make some money from Google ads. I make my main income working with my hands building furniture and sculpting. How you can help Buy my books.
- Can I advertise on this site
- Not at this time But perhaps in the near future
- Do people make sales off having a website?
- Yes and no. A web site is a great tool for showing your work. Like having a world wide brochure. If you want to make sales off the internet I suggest having your own domain, promoting it on the net, a shopping cart, credit card availability and a way to package and ship. Internet sales are not going away, and I believe they will only increase over time.
- What are the advantages of being on this list?
- Being on this list helps make your work more visible. With the multiple links it will rank higher on the search engines. For the key words Rustic furniture makers I am # one on both Google and Yahoo
- It will give the consumer a chance to buy direct.
- It gives us a chance to organize shows by makers and place to talk shop.
- Promotes our industry.
- What do I need to get started?
- Go to Registration and fill out information about yourself.
- If you need a page send 5 to 10 pictures per page. These can be sent e-mail or snail mail. I suggest adding a phone# , address, picture of yourself, and of your work along with anything else you want to say. Remember Kiss (keep it simple )
- Send Check ( if applicable) and information to
- Bim Willow 125 60th ST. Grand Junction MI. 49056
- phone# 1-269-253-4306