A “Sample Board”

Earlier today I posted on Twitter (over several tweets) a question about how to demonstrate a couple of things: what kind of wood and finishes we have along with what kind of puzzles we make.

Actually, to start with, I was just thinking about how to show the wood and the finishes. Then Adam (@AdamKingStudio, worth a follow) suggested that I combine them. That sounds good to me, but I do have a concern.

I wonder how confusing it might be to potential customers? Right now I have 6 different puzzles with 3 more being prototyped. So far we’ve used about 8 different woods with 3 different finishes.

So, you can have puzzle C with wood F and finish A.

I don’t know. I’ve still not made up my mind on how to do it. Especially since most all of the puzzles can also be made with 2 or 3 different kinds of wood. I think it would be beneficial for a customer to get a hands on and be able to see the woods next to each other.

I’ll definitely need so have samples of all the puzzles, that’s a given. I’m just tempted to have the samples all be in one wood and then have the wood samples in 3/4″ square sticks a few inches long.

Please share your thoughts and suggestions – I certainly appreciate all your help.