[Woodworkers] pricing help

[Roy Shrove via Woodworkers]

Just remember the cardinal rule of pricing...you can always go down (and
make the buyer think they are getting a deal!) but it is damn hard to raise
prices after the fact....

R​

On Sun, Sep 27, 2015 at 10:33 AM, via Woodworkers <
woodworkers at lists.sawdusters.org> wrote:

> Rick & Roger
>
> Thanks for the feedback. I was thinking that somewhere between $50 - $75
> per hour for shop time would be in the ball park, so I agree with Roger on
> that figure. Based on Rick's calculations it looks like $90.00 for both and
> Roger is saying $75-100 each. Unless I'm missing something, I think Roger
> is saying that I should charge twice what Rick is saying?
>
> Thanks
> Gary
>
>
> In a message dated 9/27/2015 9:18:27 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> rgt10 at comcast.net writes:
>
> Gary,  I tend to agree with what Rick has said here.  I'd have no issue at
> all charging anywhere from 75-100 each.  A good way to look at it is the
> value for shop time.  Looking at the profiles, that appears to be about an
> hour job for each or so.  Using a $75/per hour shop rate, puts you firmly
> in that camp.  Just dont devalue your time and effort.  Tell him a price
> and stick with it.
>
> Roger
>
> Gettin set to do my first show with my turnings next weekend.  It's crunch
> week for me and still have a lot to do and get my booth setup and pleasing
> to the eye.
>
> ------------------------------
> *From: *"Rick Allen via Woodworkers" <woodworkers at lists.sawdusters.org>
> *To: *woodworkers at sawdusters.org, Gcw804 at aol.com
> *Sent: *Sunday, September 27, 2015 5:43:25 AM
> *Subject: *Re: [Woodworkers] pricing help
>
> Hi,
>
> Pricing for woodturning.  To make it round I charge diameter times length
> (in your case thickness) rounding each dimension up to the higher whole
> inch.  For you that would be 14 x 2 and 16 x 2.  I then charge $2 for each
> feature.  The profile shown has 5 features (right half of bead, left half
> of bead, bead landing, left cove, right cove).  The features I usually
> charge for are on a diameter 3" or less.  I might charge more than $2 for
> each feature on such a large diameter.
>
> All that said $70 is the price I would be inclined to charge.  I might
> increase that price to $90 by charging $4 per feature because of the
> diameter.
>
> I will often give as much as a 50% discount to close friends.  Family gets
> it for cost.  Folks who think they are friends can get a 20% discount.
>
> Good luck
>
> On Sep 26, 2015, at 9:17 PM, via Woodworkers <
> woodworkers at lists.sawdusters.org> wrote:
>
> I need some help in figuring out how to price a job.
>
> A guy I met on Craigslist.... Wait that doesn't sound right. A guy who had
> a lathe for sale on Craigslist, that I wound up buying, wanted a two part
> column base turned. He supplied the two octagon shaped 1 3/4" Cyprus bases
> and the profiles for what he wanted. The small one finished out at 13 /4"
> at the largest diameter and the large one finished out at 15 1/2" at the
> largest diameter....
>
> I'm not but so proficient at turning, so it took me longer than I thought
> it should.
>
> Attached are a couple of pictures.
>
>
> So help me out here, how much should I charge???
>
> Did I mention that he has also become a friend over the last year?
>
> Thanks
>
> Gary Williams
>
>
>
> <Completed Column Bases.jpg>
>
> <Dave'scolumnbase1.jpg>
>
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