Summary: <a href="https://360woodworking.com/app/uploads/2017/07/Blog_Image_242.jpg"></a>In this episode of 360 with 360WoodWorking, Chad Muterspaw from CRLumber.com shares his path to becoming a lumber retailer. He decided early on that he wasn’t going to turn his hobby (woodworking) into a business, so he started selling lumber as a business. Learn how advertising on a popular woodworking television show helped turn the corner, and discover what he found to be the most difficult aspect of getting his business off the ground.<br> Join 360 Woodworking every Thursday for a lively discussion on everything from tools to techniques to wood selection (and more). Glen talks with various guests about all things woodworking and some things that are slightly off topic. But the conversation is always information packed and lots of fun.<br> If you have topics you’d like covered in future episodes, click <a href="mailto:360@360woodworking.com">here</a> to send 360woodworking an email.<br> Customers Show Trends<br> After deciding to sell lumber to other woodworkers, Chad Muterspaw, a woodworking in his own right, set about building a business. Today he sells both at his yard and to woodworkers all over the country via the Internet. Just like any other businessman, Chad learns from his customers. One hot area in woodworking today is natural-edge slabs. CRLumber.com, along with domestic and exotic hardwoods, cuts slabs on site using a bandsaw or chainsaw mill. Plus, they dry their own slabs in one of two small kilns built for that single purpose.<br> If you haven’t joined 360WoodWorking already, <a href="http://360woodworking.com?add-to-cart=18263">click here</a> to get even more great woodworking information. You can even give the gift of woodworking knowledge to someone you know, by <a href="http://360woodworking.com?add-to-cart=18263">clicking here</a>.<br>
