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08-14-2008, 10:46 AM
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Name: Glenn City: Baskerville State: VA County: Mecklenburg Join Date: Jan 2008 Age: 59 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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After my original post a thought occured to me  This volume of boxes requires a lot of plywood. A recent trip to the BORG for some more ply showed some grossly overpriced stuff with shaky quality. Where are you getting yours and at what kind of price ? For a decent quality and price I would travel to your neck of the woods. Thanks. 
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08-14-2008, 10:49 AM
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Name: Bob City: Hillsborough State: NC County: Orange Join Date: May 2007 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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08-14-2008, 11:32 AM
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Name: Tom City: Raleigh State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 46 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Originally Posted by Canuck  So, Is sixty the final number to be done?
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08-14-2008, 11:35 AM
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Name: Tom City: Raleigh State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 46 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Originally Posted by Glennbear After my original post a thought occured to me This volume of boxes requires a lot of plywood. A recent trip to the BORG for some more ply showed some grossly overpriced stuff with shaky quality. Where are you getting yours and at what kind of price ? For a decent quality and price I would travel to your neck of the woods. Thanks. The customer is supplying the wood and he is trying different stores. Some of it was great, some not so great. I know he is somewhat price driven, so I am sure we won't be using top shelf stuff. In most of the boxes you won't see the wood in the final product. | |
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08-14-2008, 12:05 PM
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Name: Scott City: Cary State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Jul 2007 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Originally Posted by christopheralan Ha! So you are now a professional boxer!  In the Wikipedia defination of professional it states: " A professional sportman or sportwoman is someone who derives income by participating in competitive sports." If you replace sports with wood worker it kinda makes anyone of us who have made and sold our works a professional. .gif "Drogar BigGrin(DBG)")
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08-14-2008, 12:15 PM
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Name: Christopheralan City: Trenton State: NC County: Jones Join Date: Nov 2006 Age: 30 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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"...and in this corner, wearing the toolbelt, Toooooooooolferoooooooone!!!
And in this corner, wearing wood grain, a stack of Plyyyyyyyyyyyyywooooooooooooooood!!!"  | |
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08-14-2008, 12:26 PM
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Name: Bas City: Cary State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Aug 2007 Age: 35 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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OK, time for some wild speculation. Here's what we know:
- For most of the boxes, you won't see the wood. So it will be covered with something. Felt perhaps? Paper? Fabric?
- This is a recurring commission. You only need so much storage, so the boxes are part of the product being sold
- Different size boxes, different size products.
- The product can't be too heavy, since it's 1/2" ply with 1/4" bottoms
- The customer had the good sense to ask Tom to build these things, so he's probably some sort of craftsman, or the creative type.
I say they are gift boxes, that will be covered with fabric to make them look pretty, then filled with delicacies.
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08-14-2008, 12:37 PM
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Name: Geoff City: Lillington State: NC County: Harnett Join Date: Jan 2008 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Originally Posted by NC Scroller In the Wikipedia defination of professional it states: " A professional sportman or sportwoman is someone who derives income by participating in competitive sports." If you replace sports with wood worker it kinda makes anyone of us who have made and sold our works a professional. Scott,
My initial reaction to your thought was....TAX BREAK!!! We each sell a piece to a fellow woodworker which qualifies us as professionals. We can then claim all expenses as deductions! I'm sure this won't work but it was a nice lunch time thought!! .gif "Drogar Laugh(DBG)") | |
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08-14-2008, 01:53 PM
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Name: Tom City: Raleigh State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 46 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Guessing is lots of fun, ain't it. My lips are still sealed , but I promise to tell you all as soon as I can, but it could be a loooooong wait  .
As far as the professional title. I have always told folks the difference between hobby and pro is if you earn your living by it. I am not there yet. I am somewhere between the two. | |
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