NEW store features

Ok so we launched a new online store a little bit ago. The new store has some cool features now. One of the important ones is that when filling out an account you can choose the "Account Type", this will allow you to choose your club or organization (if you have had one setup). If you do not have an arrangement with us simply have an officer contact us and we can work out a deal!

A couple of other new features now on our store is Gift Registry, so you can set this up easy and let people know what you REALLY want! Along with this is an "Email Friend" button on every product. See something we have that your bud may like? Click it and send him a link with an image!

We also have a mailing list (which currently only I am subscribed to....let's change that! The only time emails are sent is maybe once a month and any significant change to the product or price!

Overall the new store is cleaner and easier to navigate, we hope you like it!

Well there are some changes as of late. First and foremost was the Logo Plates. If you follow us on Facebook at all you have seen this, if not check out the page or visit the store to see.

Speaking of store we are revamping the entire store! More options, Better Members Area, hell a completely different store all together. Stay tuned for more info!

New Lids

So we are always trying to improve what we are doing and most of which is behind the scenes with jigs and material to speed up the process. The latest mission is to take a material typically used for outdoor signs and make a lid out of it!
 So the material is Polyethylene sandwiched between two thin layers of aluminum. It's lightweight and strong and comes in so many different colors that it will blow your mind....even wood grain (depending on availability from manf of course).
  Right now we have a bending jig made that makes a killer clean bend. Our challenge is to find the right sealer and the cut of the corners to make it as clean as possible but we are close!

Some of the colors are:

 

   If this performs like we think it will it may even be possible to etch on it which will essentially remove the paint and expose the Aluminum below...should be a cool look, if not we have a weatherproof Team Cordwood Decal that looks killer! Stay Tuned!

UPDATE!!!
Ok so we finally had some samples etched and man are they gonna be cool! Here are a couple pics I just took of what we tried!

 

04/27/2015

The final product!!! We are opting for the single pass laser etch, gives it a golden hue.

***UPDATE***

\Due to the cost f this product being volatile we have discontinued the use of it. While this may be a temporary issue the bottom line is keeping costs down. As it is labor intensive we have chosen to go a different route and pass the savings on to you.

The Musky Huntress Project

So occasionally I get some jobs that are pretty cool. Bri Herman, A Female Muskie Fishing personality (many of you may already know of her) has a Facebook® community page called the Musky Huntress. With over 3.5K likes this site is no joke (since Muskie Fishing is not a broad topic). Well in a conversation with Ms. Herman we decided to make a Musky Huntress Esox Box. Complete with Pink DOT Tape and pink handle straps. The box will also be emblazoned with the Musky Huntress Logo making it unique and hopefully very popular with our Female compatriots. So be watching not only on the Team Cordwood Facebook® page but Bri's page as well!

Final Product...Bling and all!

The PFS on the Verge!!!

So we have been modifying the PFS [formerly known as the Cordwood Caddy]. The key in building any of these things we build is to get a system down for size and assembly...tinkering if you will. Well we are on the verge of what I believe to be one of the best additions to the fishing industry to date. "Bob, you say, There are already caddy's out there!". You would be correct, however there is a very short list of split designs on the market out there. While we feel that any addition of any caddy is essential to those that fish with a butt seat, ours has some great features we think everyone may like. We are tirelessly working on improving this system to make it useful to all fishermen of any species. From the dimensions to the accessories we have tried and failed, stumbled and fell flat on our face all the while improving this system along the way and we are so close to having it. The dimension are good the accessories stellar now it's just down to building a half dozen to get the process refined. We have already built 2 prototypes with great success which mean that YOU, are about ready to see something very cool...very soon!

A little shop maintenance

So we have been doing a little housekeeping. Amongst other things we spent probably an inordinate amount of time on building our tablesaw sled. I say inordinate because between sickness, injury,and a large order we also had a shaper malfunction and a bandsaw apocalypse!
  Once we worked out those issues (no small feat in itself ), in our infinite wisdom we have 3 other projects that have been held off too long and are hindering our progress. None of these things will stop us....if anything when finished we will be more efficient and produce products quicker...which is cool!
  You can't buy a sled like we made. We even considered manufacturing the sled for others but once we took a breath we realized it would cost about $150 in material and $3000.00 on engineering cost...lol, thus the thought quickly expired. Again we are not brought down by the recent events and minor setbacks, it's something everyone that manufactures products probably experiences.... I am just dumb enough to say it in public!

Rollie & Helen's Here We Come!

So, back in November of 2014 Team Cordwood set out on an adventure to Minocqua Wi. to visit Rollie & Helen's Musky Shop. Turned out to be a great visit as we are now stocking the 24slot and 20slot Esox Box in their store. Complete with a cool R&H Musky Shop Etching on the front. Not only that but some of the boxes have a FREE Lure inside compliments of Muskie Metal Lures . There is a whole bunch going on and I will talk about it in future posts but suffice it to say Team Cordwood is gaining momentum.

From the 2015 R&H Catalog!!!