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slim_boy_fat
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Screwdriver
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Yes but in fairness, it's not badly made, looks quite tidy. It's a reasonable chunk of decent wood, there are matching items and it's right there in front of Joe Public.
You may discover it's quite difficult to make ONE of those tables, finish it and find a buyer all for £70.
You may discover it's quite difficult to make ONE of those tables, finish it and find a buyer all for £70.
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but more to the point was the welding any good 
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ok ive butchered my bench and ordered some scaffold planks, rite where do i find a numpty willing to give me £60 for a casher.
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I think its 70mm and actually £400 according to thread title, a bargain
...off down to the workshop to make errrrrrr do something 
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I think its 70mm and actually £400 according to thread title, a bargain
What? HOW MUCH!!!
Clearly my brain didn't allow that to even register...
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Years ago,we made some legs for a small " artisan " company that made furniture nearby. We charged them what we would charge anyone else for the same, was only around £150.
I was curious , so looked up their website. They were selling the table ( the top was made from what looked like driftwood) for £3K !!!
He came back a few weeks later and asked if we could do some steels for an orangery they were pricing up. After looking at their drawings, I came to the conclusion that it was just a conservatory.
So i asked him, whats the difference between a conservatory and an orangery then mate ? He winked at me and said " about £10 grand mate"
If you can attract the right clientele, you can certainly make a lot of money !!
I was curious , so looked up their website. They were selling the table ( the top was made from what looked like driftwood) for £3K !!!
He came back a few weeks later and asked if we could do some steels for an orangery they were pricing up. After looking at their drawings, I came to the conclusion that it was just a conservatory.
So i asked him, whats the difference between a conservatory and an orangery then mate ? He winked at me and said " about £10 grand mate"
If you can attract the right clientele, you can certainly make a lot of money !!
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If you make anything that is not the norm and stick a stupid price on it there is always a chance someone with more money than sense will come along and buy it.
There are actually some who will claim 'I really like that but it's too cheap'.
I remember one lady who was a nightmare with her level of snobbery wanting a garden gate, she treated us like commoners, no cuppa offered or anything, so I drew a design for her she liked...eventually.
I told her I could make the £200 version or the deluxe £375 version, she chose the £375....that pleased me because it was the same gate as the £200 one
snobbery can be expensive and gain nothing at times.
There are actually some who will claim 'I really like that but it's too cheap'.
I remember one lady who was a nightmare with her level of snobbery wanting a garden gate, she treated us like commoners, no cuppa offered or anything, so I drew a design for her she liked...eventually.
I told her I could make the £200 version or the deluxe £375 version, she chose the £375....that pleased me because it was the same gate as the £200 one
snobbery can be expensive and gain nothing at times.
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but more to the point was the welding any good
Don't know all ground down badly
slim_boy_fat
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Without even asking what the difference was? [well, increased price aside]
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Nope, never asked a thing.
It's the only time I have ever done such a trick because I like to treat people right but she was rude, arrogant and really did treat us as if we were something she had wiped off her shoe.
I was wondering where the 70 quid came in...lolWhat? HOW MUCH!!!
Clearly my brain didn't allow that to even register...
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Why no overhang. Looks crap without it.
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I've made quite a bit of this kind of stuff for an exhibition company, that price is not really out of the way for that kind of table,
These are some I made a while ago, bit different style but the "rustic unfinished" look seems to be in fashion at the moment, these had tops made from reclaimed scaffold boards, metalwork was waxed or clear laquered, and sold for just slightly less than the one above.
These are some I made a while ago, bit different style but the "rustic unfinished" look seems to be in fashion at the moment, these had tops made from reclaimed scaffold boards, metalwork was waxed or clear laquered, and sold for just slightly less than the one above.
