[Woodworking] cutting board of many colors

[carlton_fritz]

Originally Posted by DAB

Final pictures:

top, with finish applied and buffed out:



side view:



bottom with juice groove (did i mention i hate doing juice grooves?):



another view of the bottom:



bowl i did while i waited for glue to dry one day. Ambrosia maple, with red oak plugs on the bottom:



side view of bowl:



cutting board and bowl together:



will let the finish soak in overnight, and then pack it up and get it sent tomorrow. gonna be big, gonna be heavy. won't fit in a flat rate box.

i'm guessing $30 postage.



hope you like it.

Beautiful. How much do you charge for something like that? *I ask without reading the entire thread*

[carlton_fritz]

Originally Posted by DAB

do you want a pacman board? i could do it. drill a hole with a forstner bit, glue in a matching disk....

I bet you could sell it to TBBT. *The Big Bang Theory*

[carlton_fritz]

Originally Posted by DAB

hand made things take time. time to plan, time to do, time to finish. and they are rarely as perfect as factory made things which are cranked out on a daily basis, with quantity being the first consideration.

Mrs. DAB enjoys doing needle work, including counted cross stitch. she's very good at it. she buys patterns from several people who have nice designs. she can spend up to 100 hours over the course of a month or two (while watching football in winter) working on a single piece. the materials run maybe $30-50 for the entire piece. then we get them framed, another $150-250. want to hazard a guess what people would pay for such a thing?

here's one she did last winter:



individual stitches.....thousands of them.....

she did another one a few years ago, gift to my mom, it had over 2500 little beads, in addition to the needle work. took an entire winter to do.

$20

[DAB]

Originally Posted by carlton_fritz

Beautiful. How much do you charge for something like that? *I ask without reading the entire thread*

If I was at a craft show, I'd ask $500 for the pair. That leaves a little room to haggle.

[DAB]

Originally Posted by Sea Six

Not a chance.

Guess Cyber will have to wait.

Meanie.

[73sbVert]

Originally Posted by DAB

hand made things take time. time to plan, time to do, time to finish. and they are rarely as perfect as factory made things which are cranked out on a daily basis, with quantity being the first consideration.

Mrs. DAB enjoys doing needle work, including counted cross stitch. she's very good at it. she buys patterns from several people who have nice designs. she can spend up to 100 hours over the course of a month or two (while watching football in winter) working on a single piece. the materials run maybe $30-50 for the entire piece. then we get them framed, another $150-250. want to hazard a guess what people would pay for such a thing?

here's one she did last winter:



individual stitches.....thousands of them.....

she did another one a few years ago, gift to my mom, it had over 2500 little beads, in addition to the needle work. took an entire winter to do.

That is stunning!! to Mrs. DAB!!

[carlton_fritz]

Originally Posted by DAB

If I was at a craft show, I'd ask $500 for the pair. That leaves a little room to haggle.

I was wondering about the board. Mom died in 2002. I have nobody left worthy of me spending that much.

[DAB]

Originally Posted by carlton_fritz

I was wondering about the board. Mom died in 2002. I have nobody left worthy of me spending that much.

For you, a 12x12 or so board: about $100.

[carlton_fritz]

Originally Posted by DAB

For you, a 12x12 or so board: about $100.

Excellent! I will PM you when ready. Just please don't make it $100 worth of an ugly joke at my expense.

[DAB]

Originally Posted by carlton_fritz

Excellent! I will PM you when ready. Just please don't make it $100 worth of an ugly joke at my expense.

I'll hook you up.

And we are finally home. Good week in Wyoming. Back to the shop this week.