[Woodworkers] pricing help

[Rick Allen via Woodworkers]

Yes $70 - $90 for the both complete job.  You want to charge a fair price.  If you become accomplished at turning these sort of items you will likely get them done at a $75/hr rate.

I prefer to negotiate a price before I start.  That way everyone knows what they are getting into.  I will usually offer an hourly rate but they never choose that.  Sometimes they try to get it at a lower price.  Some people think everything is negotiable.  I am personally offended by that.  Like they think I am trying to cheat them.  By giving them a price with some sort of logic behind it I come back with, "if you would like to simplify the design we can reduce the price accordingly". They never want to do that.  But they understand that they are being given a thought out price.

> On Sep 27, 2015, at 11:33 AM, Gcw804 at aol.com wrote:
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> Rick & Roger
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> 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?
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> Thanks
> Gary
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> 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.  
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> Roger
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> 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.
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> 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
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> Hi,
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Good luck
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> On Sep 26, 2015, at 9:17 PM, via Woodworkers <woodworkers at lists.sawdusters.org> wrote:
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> I need some help in figuring out how to price a job.
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> 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....
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> I'm not but so proficient at turning, so it took me longer than I thought it should. 
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> Attached are a couple of pictures. 
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> So help me out here, how much should I charge???
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> Did I mention that he has also become a friend over the last year?
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> Thanks
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> Gary Williams
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> <Completed Column Bases.jpg>
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