Mike Marlow wrote:

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This is where the distinction between hobbyist and production shop beco=
me
operative. For a large percentage of hobbyists, $100 for an hour or tw=
o of
work that is not so different from what they do every night for free, i=
s a
pretty good deal. For a production shop, it's a whole different issue.=
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Agreed

The
hobbyist will often feel he learned something from the exercise, or fee=
l
good about having done a paying job, or maybe expand his/her skills by
trying something they've never done before. =20

Agreed

But - the important point is,
the hobbyist is by definition, not in it for profit. He's in it for th=
e fun
of it. Any pay he receives is gravy to him. Losing proposition? Yeah=
,
maybe, by a measured standard, but if hobbyists were to measure their
profitability, we'd all have to quit our hobby.
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Agreed. Knitting it is. :-)



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Will R.
Jewel Boxes and Wood Art
http://woodwork.pmccl.com
The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those=20
who have not got it.=94 George Bernard Shaw