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Shelly
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MY DH is in AM-NY TODAY!!!!
Pick up an AM-NY and look on page 12. Its my hubby!!
Custom carpenter nails his niche
2005 Alan Moshe left the technology industry for a career that offered more hands-on satisfaction -- literally.
The 31-year-old founded AlanCraft, a small-scale carpentry business with a workshop on Long Island and projects in New York City. Moshe, who arrived 10 years ago from Isreal, said he's been busy beyond his expectations. "I did not think I would do this full time," he said.
But in two short years, Moshe has contracted more than 200 projects primarily in Manhattan, from basic to complex, building bookcases to designing restaurants like the upscale Mediterranean eatery Ma Befana on Houston Street.
A majority of his clients, Moshe said, are homeowners looking to tailor-fit the small space in their apartments with custom-made storage pieces. Interestingly, the most common project this season is making covers to hide radiators, said Moshe, which he charges anywhere from $400 to $5,000.
"Some are elaborate and made out of fancy types of wood. Some people like leather."
Compared to his previous job at a tech start-up, Moshe's annual revenues, he estimates, are up a healthy 50 percent. I've been working nonstop," he said "At any given time … I work on six to eight projects."
What is also fueling the demand is the frustration of living in limited quarters in New York. "Especially in Manhattan, people have very small apartments and weird spaces … you definitely have to have something custom made to fit [their] needs."
He says what mostly helps book projects are word-of-mouth marketing, relationships with architects and designers, as well as growing traffic at his Web site alancraft.com.
Moshe also credits his fast adoption to the current supply/demand economics that finds carpenters, like him, in short supply. He says despite the seemingly high request for carpentry services here, carpenters are sometimes reluctant to work in New York, particularly Manhattan, due to the grief of parking, permits and insurance.
In the future he hopes to shift his focus away from radiator covers and onto bigger, more elaborate projects with commercial clients like Ma Befana.
"It's more creative," said Moshe. Not to mention, "it's also bigger pay day."
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MsSissy
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Re: MY DH is in AM-NY TODAY!!!!
That's awesome!!!!
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Bxgell2
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Re: MY DH is in AM-NY TODAY!!!!
OMG, Michelle, that is SO freakin' cool! You must be sooooooooo proud! I sent the article to DH to "inspire" him  
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ziamaria
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Re: MY DH is in AM-NY TODAY!!!!
congrats!! that's a fantastic opportunity to be publicized in such a way!!! good luck with this promising endeavor!
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| Posted 6/4/07 9:16 AM |
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sunflowerjesss
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Re: MY DH is in AM-NY TODAY!!!!
Congrats to his day of fame!!  
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| Posted 6/4/07 9:22 AM |
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Lisa
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Re: MY DH is in AM-NY TODAY!!!!
I am so proud to have one of his "works or art" in our home!!
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Shelly
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Re: MY DH is in AM-NY TODAY!!!!
Posted by Lisa
I am so proud to have one of his "works or art" in our home!!
awwww 
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SweetestOfPeas
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luvsun27
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Re: MY DH is in AM-NY TODAY!!!!
Wow...that's great
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| Posted 6/4/07 9:56 AM |
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CaseyGirl
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Re: MY DH is in AM-NY TODAY!!!!
Awesome!
I miss AM-NY now that I don't work in the city 
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Booklady1017
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Re: MY DH is in AM-NY TODAY!!!!
That's great!!!
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Jax430
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Re: MY DH is in AM-NY TODAY!!!!
That's awesome!!!
Anyone else notice that "Israel" is spelled wrong?!
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Kissy331
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JenniferEver
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Re: MY DH is in AM-NY TODAY!!!!
That's awesome! He's really making a name for himself!
Does he do custom closests? If so, I have a challenge for him!
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Shelly
She's 7!!!
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Re: MY DH is in AM-NY TODAY!!!!
Posted by JenniferEver
That's awesome! He's really making a name for himself!
Does he do custom closests? If so, I have a challenge for him!
He does!! He is doing one right now for someone. You can drop him an e-mail. His address is on his website Alancraft
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Shelly
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Posted by Jax430
That's awesome!!!
Anyone else notice that "Israel" is spelled wrong?!
I did!!!  As long as they spelled his website correctly though, I'll forgive them.
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dandr10199
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Re: MY DH is in AM-NY TODAY!!!!
CONGRATS!!! What a great article!
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evnme
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Re: MY DH is in AM-NY TODAY!!!!
very cool!
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Shelly
She's 7!!!
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Re: MY DH is in AM-NY TODAY!!!!
Thanks everyone! I am so proud of him!
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Mom-2-Liam
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Re: MY DH is in AM-NY TODAY!!!!
How cool is that! Congrats to him!
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kerrycec03
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Re: MY DH is in AM-NY TODAY!!!!
too cool!
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Tany
Becoming a different woman
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Re: MY DH is in AM-NY TODAY!!!!
Yeah Shelly !!!
Your husband is very handsome.
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Shelly
She's 7!!!
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Posted by Tany
Yeah Shelly !!!
Your husband is very handsome.
Thank you! I think so (he is the one in the gray shirt)
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Ambersmom
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Re: MY DH is in AM-NY TODAY!!!!
Very cool!!
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BellaRock
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Re: MY DH is in AM-NY TODAY!!!!
That is so cool.
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