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New England Builders' Ball!

10/3/2016

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photo: © Wil Matthews
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Waxwing Bag Co. had a successful first outing at the New England Builders' Ball in Thompson, CT on Friday, September 30th. It was a big push to get ready and very exciting to present my work to visitors. Its been a long-time desire of mine to "Attend the Ball" and this year finally felt like the right time and I'm glad I did.

​I used Nancy's Tom Machack bicycle as the model display and had a nice set of duel-colored panniers on the front low riders, a new waxed handlebar bag that joined the bike with a custom Dock-ItTM decaleur. On the back of the bike I mounted a smaller set of rear touring panniers in blue with brown leather trim. Additionally, I had an assortment of handlebar bags and various other types for display on the table. Oh yeah, I also had some nifty carved signs a pal of mine created with a CNC machine, adding a nice professional look to my signage.
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To my delight I was positioned between Peter Weigle on my right and Brian Chapman on my left, both amazing constructeurs whose work I admire and take great inspiration from.

It was fun chatting with curious onlookers and discussing the finer points of bag construction and the like. A bunch of folks took my card and a few expressed interest in possible projects, which is largely what I expected.  Looking ahead to next year I would love to have, say, three bikes, each kitted out with their own specific set of bags--improving upon the little-of-everything approach this year.

It was a great evening and I look forward to being back next year!
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    D. Cain

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  • Home
  • Bags
    • Road, Tour, and Dirt >
      • Handlebar Bags >
        • Waxwing Handlebar Bag
        • Mini Front Bag
        • Ancien Front Bag
        • Medium Rackless
        • Waxwing Rover
        • Porteur
        • Demi-Porteur
        • Waxwing-Weigle Sportif
        • Demi-Baguette
        • Handlebar bag extras
      • Saddle Bags >
        • Standard Saddlebag
        • Longflap Saddlebag
        • Small Saddlebag
        • Seat Wedge
      • Panniers >
        • Classic Panniers
        • Roll-Top Panniers
        • Camping Panniers
        • Waxwing 'Anythings Bag
      • Porteurs >
        • Demi Porteur
        • Porteur
    • Bike Packing >
      • Frame & Top Tube Bags >
        • Frame Bag: Half Bag
        • Frame Bag: Full Frame
        • Waxwing Top Tube Bag
      • Grab Bags
      • 'Anythings bags
      • Panniers
    • In stock-ready to ship
    • The Ordering Process
    • Color and Fabric Options
    • Bag Size and Attachment
  • Equipment
    • RaClips
    • Dock-It™ >
      • Shop Dock-It™
      • www.dockittm.com
    • Racks & Decaleurs
    • Handlebar bag extras
  • Accessories
    • Reflectors
    • Tool Roll
    • Leather Mudflaps
    • Mudflaps
    • Waxwing Bag Co Patch
    • Waxwing Gift Certificate
    • Elastic
  • Blog
  • Contact
  • About
    • Meet the maker!
    • Waxwing in the News
    • Services
  • Owner Gallery