Drugstore Cowboy

Absolutely not --
And I have no problem doing so -- on occassion.
I tend to charge on a sliding scale -- the price varies in inverse proportion to how well I know/like the person I am doing it for.

Agree on the word of mouth thing too -- which can be good OR bad.
I made a table as a gift of love to a dear friend.
She had a friend who saw it and HAD to have one.
Didn't really want to -- I had made the one intentionally unique.
But as a favor to my friend I did it -
-- and YES - I made sure to charge THEM enough to cover the materials cost of BOTH tables.

And even making a few variations of a particular piece and killing a summer weekend at the flea market can be fun.

The only thing I can't see myself doing is doing it for a living. I know my craftsmanship is not of the level that I could build and sell one chair and live of the profit for a year (now THAT would be making business FUN).
If I had to get up every morning knowing I HAD to spend x amount of time in the shop - finish x projects whether I wanted to or not - AND get them sold -- or I didnt eat that month. To me that would get old quick.
Like I said though -- that's me -- your mileage may very well vary --
And if it does -- and you can enjoy yourself day in and day out making a living at something you love -- you are TRULY blessed.

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The one who says it can't be done --
Should avoid interrupting
the person doing it.

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karateed

Good post Cowboy,

I think we're getting closer to all agreeing on this topic.

Ed......:-)