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Re:I no longer build software by eatbitseveryday on Monday September 21, 2020 @10:06AM (#24543617)
What made you interested in woodworking? My father retired a short while ago (though not from software) and took up woodworking.

How do you price items?

How do you handle shipping, or is the work all local?

Re:I no longer build software by mauvehaus on Monday September 21, 2020 @10:36PM (#24550340)
Oh man. Shipping. Have I got a horror story about that. Let's just say that the chandelier pictured on my website is the first of two that I built. I crated it and sent it to a show in the care of a well-known shipping company (you've seen their trucks if you live in the US). And then I had to build a second one for the show.

I'm told that shipping via specialist companies that routinely handle art and high end furniture is a much better experience for all parties.

I'm trying to keep jobs within a reasonable drive or the pieces small enough that I can double box and peanut them without driving the cost for the dimensional weight through the roof.