It is currently 28 Mar 2024, 17:48
tracerman wrote:I should avoid the barleytwists
Rod wrote:Yes I agree - plenty for your client to choose from
Rod
Mike G wrote:I really, really hope you get this job, and I really, really hope that they don't choose the barley twist design.
Great drawings!
TrimTheKing wrote:Number 2 all the way for me
Cheers
Mark
Andyp wrote:Hi Paul, no 1 for me. Scrolls just look right on a fireplace. Barley twist is over the top but I would love to see you make it. No 3 looks too plain unless there is some nice grain and or contrasting woods on show. No 4 also too plain for me.
As for pricing all I can say is it will be way outta my league.
Good luck and I hope you get the job
tracerman wrote:Crikey Paul . I agree with the others , I should avoid the barleytwists unless you are trying to emulate Elizabethan chimneypots ( that's wot springs to mind anyway .....) .
Perhaps if the customer really likes the barleytwists you could try to price yourself out of it . If you underprice it you will get the job . Whereas if you overprice it and they insist at least you are getting good money .
Sorry , just my twopence worth .
Steve
TrimTheKing wrote:tracerman wrote:I should avoid the barleytwists
It'll just be me then…
Mark
tracerman wrote:Paul - from your reply I can tell that you are already aware of your shortcomings . This is a good thing . I was self employed for 12 years and I wish I could go back and start again knowing what I know now . I once read an " old Russian proverb " there are two fools in every market , one asks too little , the other asks too much . Striking the balance is the tricky bit . I also drifted , meandered and procrastinated . Too many cups of tea , too much pondering . When pricing up the materials make sure you include the likely offcuts as well , not just what goes into the finished job , so you know that pile of offcuts has been paid for by the customers . plus the VAT of course , and a percentage on top to cover the cost of sitting down and working it all out , and time if you are collecting the materials , and when helpful souls chip in with advice , try to remember what they mean as well as wot they say . Know the very first thing you are going to do when you arrive in the morning ( apart from putting the kettle on of course ...) . " what you don't do in the morning , you're not going to do ". As we all know ( or will know ) the pricing of each job is crucial and I hope you get a good result on this one .
Watching with interest .
Steve
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