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My dad sometimes talks about ow my grandfather used to have a picture framing business after he retired. Very rarely made anything past the bills, but he was on
by jedimastert 5y ago
My dad sometimes talks about ow my grandfather used to have a picture framing business after he retired. Very rarely made anything past the bills, but he was on government pension and just needed to get out of the house. This reminds me of that.
We still have some things that he framed (certificate of family name origin, some pictures and the like). It instantly bring classiness level up a ton, but man is it expensive.
- Loughla 5y ago>It instantly bring classiness level up a ton, but man is it expensive. We have the final sale bill from when the family farm was auctioned off. I thought it would be neat to frame it for my dad, as a memento (it was a retirement, not a loss). Holy shit is custom framing expensive. I was shocked, SHOCKED I TELL YOU, to hear that it was going to be ~$300 for the right glass and frame that size. I decided then that my woodworking needed to focus on framing if I ever wanted to make money. (and cutting boards/charcuterie boards)
- jedimastert 5y agoI really am fascinated by the premium. The work itself is a little specialized by not particularly difficult (especially now in the age of miter saws and widely available glass-cutting equipment). Maybe it's just the cost of materials? I assume most places don't make the more interesting frame designs in-house, but rather just order a catalog to have on hand, so that's money, but it's still rather surprising
- denton-scratch 5y agoFraming a picture properly seems to be horrifically expensive. A good-quality print costing EU50 (e.g.) costs EU150 to frame - if you're lucky.