Blademade Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 (edited) Hi everybody! I run a small woodworking business (blademade) in Ottawa, Canada and specialize in made-to-order high quality record ledges to display vinyl records. I thought I’d share my work on this forum incase anybody is interested in upgrading their setup! thanks for looking, and I’d be happy to answer any questions you might have! Here is my website: https://blademade.square.site/product/vinyl-record-collection-display-ledge/2?cs=true&cst=custom Cal Edited October 31, 2021 by Blademade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Hundred Fifty-Two Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 Humor me on your margins. $2 of material for $90. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blademade Posted November 1, 2021 Author Share Posted November 1, 2021 11 hours ago, Tidal Wave said: Humor me on your margins. $2 of material for $90. Thanks for the message Tidal Wave, I’d be happy to offer some background on my pricing. My prices include shipping (usually $25-$60) and the amount of material to make the ledges factors less into the price as the labour, although as an example, a milled board foot of Walnut is now around $10 per board foot, so not insignificant. I also need to “find” continuous knot free sections in rough lumber, so my yield on a rough piece of lumber is never 100%, I always have losses from the process of breaking down boards to usable size. Whether the ledge is a 14” single all the way up to the 5 record ledges (72” long) they each require the same milling, keyhole slot mounts, and finishing processes (3 coats of oil, sanded and buffed between coats). Even less-known details like milling the ledges on all 4 sides once, and letting them sit a few days for the internal stresses to release (warping/twisting) , before final milling to ensure straighter ledges is a step that is required for quality work. I never mind going into detail about the process of making and pricing woodworking because people would be very surprised how small the margins (around 30%) actually are once material, machine upkeep, consumables, labour , shipping and income taxes are factored in. Unfortunately there is a reason we don’t see much in the way of quality woodworking around anymore. Cal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Hundred Fifty-Two Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 Seems odd to charge everyone the same price if shipping varies $25-$60. You are potentially costing yourself $35 of profit based on where the person purchasing it lives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danyc Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 Those look really nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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