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Should You Publish Your Prices?
Coming from an ancestral history of Pennsylvania Dutch charimakers, I loved this article!
I enjoyed reading your article especially the part about replying to a price request. I wonder if another approach would be to figure out your own shop rate and use that as a base for your pricing. I made a riven oak box without a till with carved front and sides and it came to be about 560 bucks using my shop rate. Instead of using nails I dovetailed the sides which took a lot longer. But I wont sell it because it was a gift to a friend. I was curious on how long it would take. I suppose if I did this for a living it wouldn't take as long. But anyway do you use a basic shop rate?
Thank you so much for this article, Christopher. This is something I've struggled with and I really like your approach. It's both down to earth and honest.