This is an interesting discussion. I’m still relatively new at turning. Since I work mostly with “free” wood, I don’t need to recover materials cost. Since it’s what I do for relaxation I don’t need to consider my time. It could be like catch and release fishing (turn and burn?)
I heard somewhere that an artist should never sell seconds, which kind of fits with Mark’s rules, but not sure any of my pieces fully meet that standard. So do I burn what I have and make better ones? If I sell them, how do I price them? Needs to be high enough to not devalue the craft, but not top dollar either.
I have never sold a piece, but would not mind getting some “applause”.
I heard somewhere that an artist should never sell seconds, which kind of fits with Mark’s rules, but not sure any of my pieces fully meet that standard. So do I burn what I have and make better ones? If I sell them, how do I price them? Needs to be high enough to not devalue the craft, but not top dollar either.
I have never sold a piece, but would not mind getting some “applause”.