Two more! :)

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I made two huting knives 4x13 stainless steel, wallnut hahdles. Here is my gallery: Hope you enjoy it.

http://picasaweb.google.com/knifemaniac0/NewKnives

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Thanks, Louis. :)
I had to see Johney stout DVD to learn how to hollow grind. To all the beginers in this art - read, ask, learn and most of all - work. I am very glad that I start making knives. It is a great hobby.

And now I have question about someting. How you guys puting a price on a knives you are making? I wonder how much my work costs. (Tricky question, sorry:D)
 
a general equation for hand made goods is as follows

T=time spent working on item in hours
W=Wage, pay per hour
O=Over head, cost to cover bills, equipment etc
M= Material cost

Whole sale = ((T*W)+M+O)*1.2
Retail= Whole sale * 1.4 or ((T*W)+M+O)*1.68

wage is a hard thing to figure out because you dont want to short your self but everyone else wants you to. over head is also hard to figure out some times because the more knives you sell the more over head you have to cover but the more ways you can split it.

-matt
 
Pricing, is one of the hardest aspects of knife making. There is no fast and hard rule; when it comes to putting, your skilled labor, on the block.

Two things to ask yourself are, how skilled am I.

How many people want to purchase, what I make.

In the end, this is what pricing boils down to.
 
matt has it pretty well summed up. I use 1.3 for wholesale (that is the industry standard in jewelery).I use 1.75-2.0 for retail on knives.

Nice knives,BTW.
Stacy
 
^^ very good to know seeing as i make chainmaille jewelry from precious metals and am probably going into some jewelry making when i get my degree

-matt
 
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