You are multiplying the hourly rate as if it were a fixed salary, while also forgetting about taxes etc. I don't know a single craftsman that works 8-9 hours a

You are multiplying the hourly rate as if it were a fixed salary, while also forgetting about taxes etc. I don't know a single craftsman that works 8-9 hours a day, 5-6 days a week on "chargeable hours" - most craftsman can realistically work perhaps half that on full-concentration crafts, not only because of the attention and detail required, but also because there are so many other things to do in a single day for a solo craftsman in todays craft market - customer enquiries, marketing, shipping, etc. 100 years ago the Japanese swordsman was not inundated with much other than making swords. Today it's much different.