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Jan Pietenpauw retired!?!
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<blockquote data-quote="Sasquatch" data-source="post: 152441" data-attributes="member: 509"><p>All it needs is enough fools. :lol: </p><p></p><p></p><p>Here's a reference point. I'm a fully skilled woodworker with a fully tooled shop. I've had to buy a few little gadgets for pipemaking, like a sandblast cabinet, and some lathe attachments. But I've done lots of carving and have lots of skill and lots of tools. And if I work very hard, I can now make one totally mediocre pipe in a day. Let's say I have done really well, and sell it for 200.00 bucks. $30.00 is briar, 5-10.00 for stem materials, possible metal work.... add another couple bucks for sandpaper, stain, etc, and maybe factor in shipping... It's pretty likely that I am actually making maybe $150.00 on that pipe. So that's pretty low money for having all those tools and trying to have a shop with things like... well, electricity, for example. </p><p></p><p>And that's a good day. That's if the pipe sells. That's if the briar isn't garbagey half way down. That's if I DON'T screw up the stem a few times. </p><p></p><p>Making a bit of money by pipemaking is not real hard. But making ENOUGH money, making your living on pipes, is really, really tough.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sasquatch, post: 152441, member: 509"] All it needs is enough fools. :lol: Here's a reference point. I'm a fully skilled woodworker with a fully tooled shop. I've had to buy a few little gadgets for pipemaking, like a sandblast cabinet, and some lathe attachments. But I've done lots of carving and have lots of skill and lots of tools. And if I work very hard, I can now make one totally mediocre pipe in a day. Let's say I have done really well, and sell it for 200.00 bucks. $30.00 is briar, 5-10.00 for stem materials, possible metal work.... add another couple bucks for sandpaper, stain, etc, and maybe factor in shipping... It's pretty likely that I am actually making maybe $150.00 on that pipe. So that's pretty low money for having all those tools and trying to have a shop with things like... well, electricity, for example. And that's a good day. That's if the pipe sells. That's if the briar isn't garbagey half way down. That's if I DON'T screw up the stem a few times. Making a bit of money by pipemaking is not real hard. But making ENOUGH money, making your living on pipes, is really, really tough. [/QUOTE]
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