How to price a handmade table?

[Gaeland]

Your first projects will take a lot longer than ones made by an experienced furniture maker. A table may take you a month to make where an experienced furniture maker could make it in a few days. The quality of the finished table will also be different for a beginner and a professional furniture maker. So, you are stuck with making your first pieces for friends or relatives or taking them to local craft shows, flee markets, or church raffles. Keep your eyes open for any event where you can display your work. Local libraries, community centers, hospitals, and government centers sometimes display local artwork. You could set up a display of your work at a grocery store parking lot if you ask the owner. If your town has a local webpage or Facebook sharing page, you could display your work there. It can get problematic if you try to use Craigslist or E-bay due to shipping costs and damage issues and collecting the money.

You can make your own business cards and fliers. Hang the fliers in stores and restaurants in your area. If you have money to advertise, you can place an ad in the paper or on the radio.

To find out what a fair price is for your table or project, look on E-bay or other sites for custom made tables. Until you get famous you will be among the ranks of starving artists who make a meager wage for their efforts. If you do excellent work, your reputation will go before you and you will become famous. Enjoy your talent. That is the main thing. Put your heart and soul into every piece. That is what makes the project "glow" and show "life".