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N'awlins77 · Mar 13, 2016

Here are my two latest free handed signs.

The first one is a little quicky I put together for my Sister's dog, who I just made a kennel table for.

The second is just an idea I got, and may, at some point, make a few more to sell. The blank is select pine. I attempted to do a sketch, wood burning, of a fisherman in a boat, with his line out. Wood burning is definitely not my forte'. Then I tried to burn it with a small flame, and make it a silhouette, and that looked even worse. LOL So I cut that out (thus the blue "lake), and then traced a fish onto a piece of 1/8" oak and cut it out with my scroll saw. Painted it silver, then drew the fish details with a fine point marker. Then glued it into the "lake". Painted the letters and border black, sanded and sprayed with clear coat.

Question to those who have experience in selling your signs and been around the market with signs. What do you think I could sell these for? The Gone Fishin' sign, that is?

cocobolo1 · Mar 13, 2016

It's one of those things that depends on your market.

To help yourself, you should determine what your material costs are and then add in your time. If you can get that price for it you've done well.

N'awlins77 · Mar 13, 2016

What do most charge an hour? I mean, the company I work for (metal machine repair, I.E. Lathe's, mills, saws) charge 125 and hr. I don't think I'd sell much at that rate!! LOL So what do most of you woodworkers, charge per hour. And what I'll have to do, is make a few more, maybe 5 or 6 at a time and keep track of my time, and divide it by how many signs.

cocobolo1 · Mar 13, 2016

Since this is really a hobby type income, you're the one who needs to decide what you need. $10 or $40? Only you have that answer.

RainMan 2.0 · Mar 13, 2016

Nice work . Not sure why yer mad . J/k

N'awlins77 · Mar 14, 2016

LOL, yea I saw that! I went back to edit, but you can only change the message, not the title!! ;o/

Gaffboat · Mar 13, 2016

Etsy has a bunch of Gone Fishing signs with routed ones selling from about $15 to $45. As Keith said, you're the only one who knows what your time is worth. I would caution you not to sell too low because you are making hand-crafted one-of-a-kind items. I also think that if you can personalize it you can charge a much higher price for very little extra work. Do you have a venue where you will be selling your signs?

N'awlins77 · Mar 14, 2016

Not really Oliver! My wife's cousin makes these fancy wreaths and she goes around and gets into these craft festivals (you know how we have festivals for everything, around here!!) I was thinking of maybe giving her a few to sell. And let her keep a few dollars for herself, for her trouble!

honesttjohn · Mar 13, 2016

Guarantee you won't get what you think you should. That's one reason I quit doing craft shows (even as a hobby) a long time ago. Just wasn't worth it.

HJ

hawkeye10 · Mar 13, 2016

I do woodworking as a hobby not to make money. If your serious about making money then it's a job. ""Your choice""

N'awlins77 · Mar 14, 2016

Well I'm not looking to get rich, just make a little extra money to keep the wood supply up!! :wink:

Frankj3 · Mar 15, 2016

Lee, I calculate the square footage of my board.....length X width. Then divide that by 144 ( which is the square inches in a square foot). Multiply the square foot by how much you wanna charge. I charge $35/sg ft minimum. The more detailed the board, the more per square foot I charge.

That's the formula Eric Rhoten works with. Check out "Oldave 100" on Youtube and search his videos for pricing.

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