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I build furniture now[0], but I occasionally hack up code for myself[1]. [0] https://longwalkwoodworking.com https://longwalkwoodworking.com [1] https://github
by mauvehaus 5y ago
I build furniture now[0], but I occasionally hack up code for myself[1].
[0] https://longwalkwoodworking.com https://longwalkwoodworking.com
[1] https://github.com/longwalkwoodworking https://github.com/longwalkwoodworking
- eropple 5y agoI like your work. Thanks for sharing.
- mauvehaus 5y agoThanks!
- 2bitlobster 5y agoWow for the chandelier
- mauvehaus 5y agoThank you!
- JKCalhoun 5y agoVery cool. I assume you are able to make a living selling your pieces? They seem pricey to me but then again you're not in the business to outsell IKEA. Is shipping a problem or do your customers generally arrange to pick up the pieces themselves?
- mauvehaus 5y agoThanks! Let's say I'm (actually, not Silicon Valley) profitable, growing, and making a meaningful contribution to our household income. Not quite "making a living" on my own, but I feel good about this year and going forward. I'm definitely targeting people in the post-IKEA parts of their lives, but sometimes the value prop is as simple as "you can't get a decent book shelf for a kid's room". I built some for a customer whose daughter destroyed a set of cheap ones. That's a very different bookshelf than if a lawyer wants a set for their office, obviously, but not everything I do is high-end either. Shipping is interesting. After a bad experience with a carrier whose trucks are a familiar sight in the US, I no longer ship anything I can't box the hell out of via non-specialist carrier. Some stuff I deliver, some stuff goes by carriers that specialize in art-type stuff. LTL would likely be an option for some stuff as well. Pickup is an option as well, of course.