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Post by sachbvn on Jan 12, 2010 23:51:20 GMT -6
A chunk of Cocobolo, and a stainless steel stopper.... $10.80 this guy is charging??? www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=38413326Apparently he makes next to nothing? The thing is.... selling on Etsy - obviously he is out there to "make" some extra money.... THAT makes it hard to compete one sites like that. If you look at his other stuff, it seems to be priced quite a bit higher - making money I'm sure. Just thought it was interesting. Zac |
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Post by Doug B on Jan 13, 2010 5:36:13 GMT -6
Don't try to understand it Zac...he's a Texan ;D
Check out his shipping though...over 8 bucks to ship. Looks like he is making up some on the shipping. Still, no way you can compete with that. Makes it tough for guys like us trying to get a fair price for our stuff.
I wonder what the heck French lacquer is??? Whatever it is, he sure likes to use it on his stoppers and pens.
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Post by sdb777 on Jan 13, 2010 5:39:31 GMT -6
Don't forget the $8.10 for shipping!
You never know, he could have giant gouges on the other side!
What's the difference between the 'french shellac' and 'shellac'?
Scott (it's cold again here) B
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Post by Doug B on Jan 13, 2010 5:40:28 GMT -6
hehehe...we must have been typing at the same time Scott  |
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Post by sdb777 on Jan 13, 2010 5:45:24 GMT -6
hehehe...we must have been typing at the same time Scott Me thinks so too Scott (morning coffee = wonderful) B |
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Post by maverick31 on Jan 13, 2010 6:41:53 GMT -6
Don't try to understand it Zac...he's a Texan ;DCheck out his shipping though...over 8 bucks to ship. Looks like he is making up some on the shipping. Still, no way you can compete with that. Makes it tough for guys like us trying to get a fair price for our stuff. I wonder what the heck French lacquer is??? Whatever it is, he sure likes to use it on his stoppers and pens. Hey I resemble that remark!!!!!!!!!! Hehe, I think the 8bucks for shipping is getting him where he wants to be. He has $5 in the stopper and prbably 9 bucks in the blank if he bought a 12" piece. this stopper cant cost more than 3-4 dollars to ship it. My guess is he is breaking even at best and likly has listed real cheap to build up his street cred on etsy. I have listed a few things on there and it seems pretty hard to sell bottle stoppers on there unless you have a bunch of stuff on there. |
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Post by monty on Jan 13, 2010 8:22:43 GMT -6
I like the description on some of his pens....terms like "hardened gold" and "enhanced gold" fittings.
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Post by TDHofstetter on Jan 13, 2010 8:22:48 GMT -6
Three coats of wax, too - I'd like to know how he accomplishes THAT. Wax applications blend into a single layer, and don't build up - especially if they're applied on the lathe, where friction heat is used to melt the wax on & in. You just don't GET any more than about a 2-mil thickness at most, no matter how many "coats" you apply... and more probably closer to a 0.5-mil thickness.
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Post by Stretch on Jan 13, 2010 9:07:47 GMT -6
Three coats of wax, too - I'd like to know how he accomplishes THAT. Wax applications blend into a single layer, and don't build up - especially if they're applied on the lathe, where friction heat is used to melt the wax on & in. You just don't GET any more than about a 2-mil thickness at most, no matter how many "coats" you apply... and more probably closer to a 0.5-mil thickness. I'm glad you said this Tim. People talking about "coats" of wax, and "wax buildup" make me wanna scream. There is only a certain thickness of wax you can achieve and still have it be a clear finish. "Wax buildup" just means you haven't buffed the wax enough.   ;D |
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Post by sachbvn on Jan 13, 2010 11:39:41 GMT -6
Three coats of wax, too - I'd like to know how he accomplishes THAT. Wax applications blend into a single layer, and don't build up - especially if they're applied on the lathe, where friction heat is used to melt the wax on & in. You just don't GET any more than about a 2-mil thickness at most, no matter how many "coats" you apply... and more probably closer to a 0.5-mil thickness. Tim I was wondering the same thing..... anything with friction that naturally "melts" into the piece, will just blend together with more coats. Can you even get a friction polish to build up any more than a couple coats??? Zac |
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Post by TDHofstetter on Jan 13, 2010 22:05:48 GMT -6
It's possible to get it to build some, whether shellac or wax or a blend, but it always winds up as a single fat coat. To get wax to build, it's gotta' be done cool - like BARELY under its melting point, so it smears but doesn't liquify. Ain't any good reasons to build a wax coat, though - it's not transparent, so the thicker it is the more yellow-milky it looks. Obscures everything if it gets much more than about ten mils thick.
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Post by sawduster on Jan 19, 2010 10:01:27 GMT -6
What's the difference between the 'french shellac' and 'shellac'?No clue what-so-ever about that. Maybe he adds a little oil into the shellac so you don't have to use your own to do a French Polish, or maybe he adds some pumice to aid in filling the grain. No telling, maybe the container has labeling in French. 
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Post by maxwellsmart007 on Jan 19, 2010 10:25:24 GMT -6
Those French bugs are the best - much blonder vomit! Didn't you know that?  |
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Post by sawduster on Jan 19, 2010 11:19:41 GMT -6
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Post by sdb777 on Jan 20, 2010 19:22:15 GMT -6
Alright......... Which one of you guys really lives in Kingsland, TX?
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Post by sawduster on Jan 21, 2010 10:37:08 GMT -6
Alright......... Which one of you guys really lives in Kingsland, TX? Scott (maybe a blue towel floating around) B Not me, though I have been there. ;D In fact, an FM near me runs to Kingsland which is maybe 30-40 miles away. |
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