Big Announcement!
When I started The BoardSMITH in January 1005, I had no idea where the ride would take me. I believed the full-time job I had wouldnt last much longer due to some internal company workings and I didnt want to be taken completely by surprise if the job ended suddenly. It did end on May 31, 2005, not a suddenly as I had expected, but it still ended. By that time I was too young for Social Security, too young to be a Walmart greeter and too old to get another good high paying job.
I started The BoardSMITH when I looked around for something to use the woodworking equipment I already had and settled on cutting boards because the ones I saw on line for sale looked amateurish and poorly made. So I started to create my design and by the time the job ended I was already working late at night and all weekends to fill the orders. Now, 10 years later, I have customers in every state in the USA, every Canadian province and 32 foreign countries. Not too shabby for a part-time start in a back yard shop.
With all this background stated, here is the heart of the announcement. I am selling The BoardSMITH. The contracts will be signed on February 2, 2015 and the new owner will take over effective March 1, 2015. The new owner has a background in woodworking and business and is more than willing to learn and make the boards even better. I plan to stay on for at least 60 days to help with the training and transition. Until the time of the ownership transfer, nothing will change. After the transfer of ownership, nothing is expected to change and the new owner wants to operate it as I have with few changes.
The next question is why? Without going into fine details, I believe I am more needed at home for health reasons now than at the shop and worked on the decision to either close or sell for many months. This wasnt an easy decision and one that required a lot of soul searching. I wanted to sell rather than close for a number of reasons but primarily didnt want the company I raised to simply disappear after all that hard work.
For any who have orders in the shop now, they will be completed and shipped out as quickly as possible. Orders will continue to be taken and shipped throughout the transition period as if nothing was going to change. So please be assured your order will be filled and shipped.
To all my friends and customers I have met along the way, I offer my sincerest thanks for your support and trust. You made the journey worthwhile. I realize there are some who have a different opinion of me and for them I also offer my thanks. They helped me to change things for the better and make the operation better.
