Figure out an hourly rate - if you need help on that one, find out what your local garage charges per hour for servicing your car.
Why not your barrister? Or your dentist? Or your dog walker? It's largely irrelevant what other people charge.
Figure out an hourly rate - if you need help on that one, find out what your local garage charges per hour for servicing your car.
Do your own research by looking on selling sites such as Etsy to get an idea of the going rate.Hi guys I need your help/advice, since the girls at work found out I make pots/bowls etc on the lathe and seen a couple of pieces I've made as retirement and birthday gifts they have all been pestering me about when I will be selling my works, there are 2 issues here, the first is that I currently only have 6 pieces ready that are (in my opinion) good enough to sell but that's my problem to deal with, what I need help with is what to price the pieces at as I've been told by a friend that I always undervalue my work and time.
View attachment 123727View attachment 123728spalted birch box
Plain birch bowl/pot
Sycamore box with pine finial
Oak pot
Spalted birch dish
Oak pot
I've added a ruler to the picture to give you an idea of sizes, they are all sanded to 320 and finished with Briwax furniture wax polish. I'm going to take these in next week along with any more I make this week.
I really appreciate your advice
Figure out an hourly rate - if you need help on that one, find out what your local garage charges per hour for servicing your car.
In the press a day or two ago -Or what you'd like as a salary if you were doing it for a living, and divide that by 2000 to get an hourly rate. It's close enough.
In the press a day or two ago -
In a survey last week for Raja Workplace, participants said their perfect job would offer a four-day week on £44,000, with a 17-minute commute, free hot drinks, “duvet” days on request and six weeks’ holiday a year.
might be difficult selling basing prices on those figures.
My local garage charges over £75 per hour, I'll live with that.Why not your barrister? Or your dentist? Or your dog walker? It's largely irrelevant what other people charge.
The local auto electrician uprated his computer several years ago. £25,000. You could buy a few lathes for that.My local garage charges over £75 per hour, I'll live with that.
I was suggesting a comparative hourly rate for a skilled trades person. Choose one to suit your ego!Why not your barrister? Or your dentist? Or your dog walker? It's largely irrelevant what other people charge.
Firstly, lovely work. Might be worth having a look on Etsy or similar. Difficult one as I assume your not getting the timber for free, same with finish, sandpaper electric etc. If your making them just for the love of it at least the cost of another blank and a couple of hours labour ?Hi guys I need your help/advice, since the girls at work found out I make pots/bowls etc on the lathe and seen a couple of pieces I've made as retirement and birthday gifts they have all been pestering me about when I will be selling my works, there are 2 issues here, the first is that I currently only have 6 pieces ready that are (in my opinion) good enough to sell but that's my problem to deal with, what I need help with is what to price the pieces at as I've been told by a friend that I always undervalue my work and time.
View attachment 123727View attachment 123728spalted birch box
Plain birch bowl/pot
Sycamore box with pine finial
Oak pot
Spalted birch dish
Oak pot
I've added a ruler to the picture to give you an idea of sizes, they are all sanded to 320 and finished with Briwax furniture wax polish. I'm going to take these in next week along with any more I make this week.
I really appreciate your advice
At the minute I have mountains of wood from trees felled around my school grounds ( I'm a live on site caretaker in a primary school) my only cost so far has been sanding mesh, any money I make will almost be entirely profit.Firstly, lovely work. Might be worth having a look on Etsy or similar. Difficult one as I assume your not getting the timber for free, same with finish, sandpaper electric etc. If your making them just for the love of it at least the cost of another blank and a couple of hours labour ?
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