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Jennie
- Apr 14, 2019
- 5 min
Our Pricing Structure for Client Work
A few months ago we decided to design a couple projects that could be easily repeatable and batched out relatively quickly. This helps keeps costs low for the customer and we wanted to be able to make multiple sales within the same timeframe – resulting in maximum efficiency of our time (I know this is a super common practice since most of us have full time jobs as well as our woodworking side hustles!!). The first piece we decided to design to be “batched” was this farmhouse
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Jennie
- Mar 24, 2019
- 5 min
Modern Plywood Coffee Table (Rockler Plywood Challenge 2018)
….Using only 1 sheet of plywood!! Top View of Modern Plywood Coffee Table Okay, so this modern coffee table is in my top 3 favorite things we’ve ever made. Yes…EVER…like since we bought our first saw and starting building things on our own. This was the first piece we were able to build that wasn’t for a practical purpose, but for the sole purpose of testing our creativity, skills, and eye for design. For those of you who have never heard of the Modern Maker podcast, it’s a p
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Jennie
- Mar 3, 2019
- 4 min
How to Sell a Desk to a Friend
Being in our mid-twenties, quite a few of our friends are starting to go to grad school, which means they’re buying a lot of laptops, books, binders…and DESKS! We’ve built quite a few desks in the past, but this one was by far the most in-depth and was extremely fulfilling because we priced it almost perfectly – from the initial quote to materials and labor, to the price on the final invoice! So let’s give you some background and break down how we did this: Our friend came to
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