John Wayne quote circa 1932

[newmexico]

This was a fun sign to design and cut.

Vcarved with a v-bit 90 degree at 60 ipm.
West Texas Cedar 24" x 8" x 5/4"
Red Milk Paint.
Pitch Black glaze.
Tandy Leather Star.

Sells around here for $40. Wish we could get $80 but people are too darn cheap around here in El Paso, Tx.

[NormanAlbert]

Hi: Don't feel alone about cheap buyers. Here in Marion County Florida I can only half or less what I've been able to get in Colorado.

[newmexico]

It gets worse in New Mexico. Cheap

[highpockets]

Nice work, thanks for sharing.

Did you machine the distressed edges and cracks also or free hand that?

And we also have cheap buyers in our area of Texas also.

[potzmannwoodshop]

Hi: Don't feel alone about cheap buyers. Here in Marion County Florida I can only half or less what I've been able to get in Colorado.

It gets worse in New Mexico. Cheap

Sells around here for $40. Wish we could get $80 but people are too darn cheap around here in El Paso, Tx.

This is less about your local market that your marketing strategy and product selection. I have 2 different sets of clientele with different needs. The broader group I sell a ton of $20 items to at a Farmers Market, and my commission furniture business, where a $650 chair or a $2000 table is not out of the question. I didn't start there, but had to learn how to price and market my work. I still sell 100's of the $20 items every month, but the commission work really makes things nice.

I try to bill my machine time at $100 an hour, the $20 items take 10min at most per item, then i have a little time to finish them. If it takes longer than 10 min on the machine I dont charge more, because ill sell less of them and have product sitting, ill either find a way to reduce the machine time, or not make the item.

Id rather have a fast nickle than a slow dime

Nice work though

[Papa_Paul]

I like the work. I guess I need to play around with the milk paints a little more.

Costing..Most folks have no idea of the effort that it takes to make some items or the cost of hardwood; but sometimes it is not always the money. A smile,a very sincere thanks and admiration of your work goes a long way.

Again very work.

Paul

[newmexico]

Yes, we machined the edges and wood effects. That helps add a bit of pizazz and pop to the piece. One person thought we had used old barn wood.