Gotta Raise My Prices!!!

[Ed Reiss]

There is a turner in my corner of the world that thinks his wood actually stands head and shoulders above the crowd...I know what my opinion is, what about you mob?
What your looking at here is an item that he wants to fetch $195 for
I think he's off his nut!!!





Description

This is a bowl unlike anything I've ever made before. It is made of bradford pear. First of all a bowl is usually made from across the grain rather than into the grain, but I've always wanted to make a bowl that was bark all the way around the outside! Second, I've never hidden the grain of the wood entirely before, but I love the contrast of the red pait against the light colored wood and the rough bark.
This is a beautiful one of a kind piece of art that will accent your favorite room or your dining room table! A dear friend suggested using this piece as a jar candle holder too (like a yankee candle). Good idea!
This bowl measures about 5 inches in diameter by about 4 inches tall. It has been finished with polyurethane on the raw wood. The bark has been left alone.

[jefferson]

Ed,

I think you're being too harsh. I'm sure the price is $1.95.

[Ed Reiss]

Jeff, If you think that piece is bad, you should see the others

[chambezio]

Ed
"Tell him he's dreamin"

[bobsreturn2003]

lets face it he is miles ahead if he sells one?

[orificiam]

Maybe He Likes it so much He does'nt want to sell it.
Cheers Tony.

[Texian]

It's quite a nice log with a painted hole in it. Probably should have sprayed some lacquer or varnish or something on the bark though. Maybe a decimal point issue. $19.50?

[Frank&Earnest]

All this sanctimonious outrage is rather misplaced if he actually sells it, isn't it?

If he does, I would not mind going fishing in the same spot...

[rsser]

I wouldn't pay his price, no. But the broader market isn't well educated about quality in this domain.

Not here anyway.

[Ad de Crom]

Maybe he is Picasso.
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[Groggy]

The US is a better market when it comes to recognising good work. With the depressed market I think he would find it hard to sell, but with the right buyer...maybe.

Of course, if he does sell it, that means everyone else has undervalued their stuff

[Kev Y.]

If he has hit on a niche market good luck to him, However I would be very disappointed if SWMBO or one of the female children came home with that object..

It does open up the area of garden refuse recycling

Also I hope the timber is DRY, imagine what your reaction would be if after forking out $$$$$ the thing suffered from end grain splitting!

[Frank&Earnest]

By following the links, we can find that:

- he does not have a niche market, is trying to flog it on the net
- his other work is conventional and not outrageously priced, if the quality is good
- he says the magic words: Price is always negotiable. Just ask or make an offer!

Looks like he has raised a flag to see who salutes. It's all part of the American dream, isn't it? Give him a go!

I am doing a bit of informal research on prices and expectations of woodturners and at the moment it appears that price tends to stabilise around what the market will bear in a certain location and quality tends to be adequate for the price, with wider variance. Nothing surprising, really.

[Evan Pavlidis]

A log block with a dugout....hmmmmmm. It's going to crack for sure.
Is this artistic or is it his first attempt? I know, very minimalist....he's dreaming.

But then stranger things have happened like andy warhol "art"; if anyone calls it art.

Evan

[NeilS]

It's only worth what someone is prepared to pay.

In art/craft there's no such thing as intrinsic value.

It has no value until sold.

How long he has to wait until sold, if ever, might be painful!

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