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I had to recently cut down my mega-cutting table. Not only was it too big for my work space but it also required too much force. I welded the parts I cut off into a 12 bar cutter. I've been asked if I would make these in the past so I'm offering this one up for the cost of shipping (Sorry but...

My wife used to be a cabinet maker. As our pig family expanded, she built them this wonderful home :D It matches book cases which are on the other side of the room. Doors for the front are not yet complete.... Thanks for looking!

I don't normally make candles but I got a couple orders for them... I've made them before in a pot on the stove but this is time consuming and always ends up making a mess. I looked for a wax melter but they're a little pricier than I can justify for making so few candles. On ebay I saw...

From the perspective of the casual observer it's easy to think that I'm more of an equipment manufacturer than soapmaker :D After recently supersizing my loaf size I knew I had to make a contraption to cut the "mother loaf" into individual loaves. Here's what I came up with... what is in my...

If you're a teenge boy who loves anime then this ad is for you.... otherwise you'll just scratch your head like I did :D Either way, it's definitely the oddest soap "commercial" you'll ever see! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUjh4DE8 ... r_embedded

Pouring each batch into numerous molds has been getting burdensome, especially with increasing batch size. This was a test run intended to work out the kinks. It yielded 200 bars of clove, which are now drying 8) Using HDPE film stuck to a wooden mold didn't release as well as I had...

I have a craft store who wants to sell my soaps.... but they want a display. I had an idea in my head anyway so it wasn't hard to build. This is just a prototype made of plywood, the one actually going to the store will be made of solid board. What do you think? Compliments are nice but...

I just came into a large supply of adhesive-backed HDPE film. It's like wax paper but has adhesive on one side and should last forever. It's rated for 300*F and is compatible with most materials (including lye). It's the perfect stuff for lining a mold. If you paypal $5 to wilsonssoap...

I've been putting together a list of soap related quotes for my soon-to-be website. Here's a few of my favorites. “I am constantly amazed when I talk to young people to learn how much they know about sex and how little about soap.” Billie Burke “Wash four distinct and separate times...

I've gradually been working on increasing my bar soaps batch size. I started with 50, then 100, then multiple batches of 100 in a day. I bought a kettle capable of 1,000 but my mold capacity isn't there so I made a smaller kettle with a 200 bar capacity. I recently began making the same...

I'm taking a business class at community college. I'm writing my first business plan.... which caused me to ask my few friends who have successful businesses about there business plans. None have one. I have to write it as a plan for a restaurant but I'm looking forward to writing another...

I just made a 40 pound batch of lavender (EO, 40/42)... had to shut the doors and run to the store... when I got back the shop smelled so strongly of lavender is was hard to bare. I do however feel better than I have in days. I'm not sure if it's because of the lavender, that this is the first...

I've been selling since Christmas and in the past 2 weeks I've had several firsts. Nothing major, just strange... I got paid for a $10 order with a check. I had no problem accepting it, I just thought it was odd. 2 people in the course of a week gave me a tip. I'm just a guy at a table...

I've been working my butt off for a long time at soapmaking. I recall at some point someone here posted that "80% of business is just showing up". It doesn't matter how good your plans are, your marketing campaign or even your product..... if you don't simply make the product and get it onto...

Someone I know from another forum recently did a photo shoot of my soaps. Below is just a sample, many more will be coming later this week. Her name is Louise St.Romain of Fast Cat Studio. It was great working with her and I can't wait to hand the images off to the person doing my graphic...

I was at a craft fair tonight and had a well educated, middle aged man brought up the expression "as ugly as homemade soap". I never heard it before but thought it was hysterical. From an early 1900's perspective I can completely understand it. Has anyone else hard this?

I didn't take the pic so don't blaim me :D Any input or comments you have are welcome. Thank you.

~75 vendors per day and $100 per day table fee. I paid the $200 for both days. In the end I had $380 in sales.... which after taxes and materials doesn't leave much profit. I'm a pretty friendly guy so I walked around and talked to the people next to me, not many of which were the same...

I have my first big craft fair coming up this weekend and figured a nice sign was in order. 7 hours with a tiny brush, and this is what I have to show for it :D

My GF (wife to be) and me recently bought our first home. 1200 square feet of living space, a big 1 car garage and a basement. For a week after closing it was/is non-stop cleaning, painting and minor repairs. Now with all the big stuff done, I've been focusing on getting my soapworks up and...