"SonomaProducts.com" wrote:
On Monday, October 1, 2012 5:11:18 PM UTC-7, Swingman wrote:
"SonomaProducts.com" wrote: I spend hours getting
my Stickley reproduction designs as exact as possible, measuring from
eBay photos and Stickley catlogs. I did a run of very small round
tables, in Cherry (not classic). Something you might use as a plant
stand. I exercise exacting detail. I did an oil finish (tried and
true) that took a few weeks to complete. I give one to a dear friend for
his birthday. His wife says "Hey great, we can use it as a stool in
the shower!" I help them understand maybe it won't hold up to the use
in a wet environment. Now a few weeks later I get an email. "Hey I
want to give one of your stools to a friend. Do you have another one?
Could you whack an inch off of the legs and add some adjusters to the
bottom in-case they have an uneven floor?" Maybe I can get him
something from Ikea. He won't know the difference. :-( Welcome to the
world of discerning craftsmen operating in an increasingly fickle
culture. To make a living at it, you must give the customer what they
want, and not reason why ... whack away, Bubba! -- www.ewoodshop.com

I don't build-to-suit. I build what I love and if people want to buy it that is nice.

Great, when it works. Good luck to you, and hold tight to that day job ....

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