Thread: So, How Much Should It Cost?

Yesterday was the best day to find another something to do...

Nice looking knife Bill.....


Terry

At least he didn't ask for his nickle back

Originally Posted by urleebird

It doesn't surprise me that a few of you think I'm only worth $1.39 an hour...

So I'm not that with numbers.

X

Originally Posted by urleebird

Without hesitation, I simply said, "four ninety five".

He paused for only a second with an aprehensive look on his face, and asked if the padded case came with it. I had replied that it did. With the pride of just discovering a gold mine before anyone else got there, he said, "Y'know, I'm not even going to try to talk you down from that price", as he reached into his front pocket...

and pulled out a $5 bill.

Tilting my head and peering over the top of my glasses as I sometimes do, I sighed, and slowly said in an intentional wisper, "No... (then looking all around, then back at him) that's four h u n d r e d and ninety five.

"Oh", he said, as he handed it back and walked off looking for the next treasure for the day.

Clearly another example of why we need to pour a bit of cholorine into the gene pool. Sheesh. I admire your restraint, Bill.

In reply to your questions:

yes I will be using this razor, but obviously not as a daily shaver, more for some of my lazy weekends when I have lots of time to shave and want it to feel really special.

No I would never sell it no matter how many thousands I was offered, I get very sentimental about things, this one will be handed down once I am in the grave with strict instructions that it is not to be sold, but should remain in the family as an heirloom.

I would rather not state what we paid for the razor, but Bill did me a huge favor, and he is correct that I am/was not fimiliar with custom prices. After hearing the mount hours that he put into this razor, I almost feel guilty, but since we couldnt have afforded anything more than we paid, I am glad Bill agreed to create the razor for me.

As far as the design, Bill went over it with me for a while, making SURE this is what I wanted as he was not sure I would like a razor of this size (he is wrong I assure you). The size was my idea that Bill was kind enough to accomodate, but certainly warned me that this razor may be biting off more than I can chew.

As for the steel, I requested stainless.

As far as what it is worth, it is priceless and I will be remembered by future generations of my family partially by the razor. It does sound like Bill surpased my expectations and list of "requirements" and turned this razor into a work of art and a labor of love. I did tell Bill that he could take many creative liberties and I am pretty sure some of the details and craftmanship were Bill's idea, and probably part of the reason projects like this should be priced at the end instead of the beginning, but lucky for me Bill was kind enough to work around my budget

Well only about 806,000 more seconds till I get to open it

Someone might see that blade many years from now, many many years, and think "what the..? thats amazing!" and wonder what caused it to be designed and... actually created.
Not all of the swords created by the masters had purely practical reasons for their production. Some of them do survive as a testament to something else. Really nice work on that one.

Dave

I'm throwing my hat into the ring with those who are relieved you aren't sharing the price. After lurking in a couple of these threads watching it take form, well... it's impossible to really describe just how much a custom handcrafted one-of-a-kind piece like this is worth, and (I hope this doesn't rub anyone the wrong way) almost an insult to hazard a guess without in-depth knowledge of the complete background. Tool acquisition, knowing where to get the raw materials, time spent honing your skills and learning the trade... these are worth so many times over the materials cost, even if a healthy profit is padded into that cost.

I'm exceptionally glad that I happened to have found the forum in time to watch this take place. Christmas morning will make you one very happy camper.