
Originally Posted by
Mender of Weasels
As to people and prices there is a proverb that says there are only 2 blacksmiths that ever went to hell, one hit cold iron, the other didn't charge enough. In the years that I did the show circuit I found that if I got tired of something not selling, raise the price it will sell before the day was out.
Value is something that people do not understand any more. Value is not price it is utility and quality, something has no value if it does not serve the puropse it was bought for, or breaks or becomes unusable before the job is done.
Weasel :ootd:
It's funny, almost every craftsman you ever talk to will agree and every non-craftsman look at you like you're crazy if you're asking a fair price.
My old motto is "If you value (price) your work low, others will value it low, as well."
DWFII--Traditionalist and Auld Crabbit
In the Highlands of Central Oregon
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