Red Letter Day

Yesterday was a real breakthrough day for me. I joined the current world and made a conscious decision to go metric!!!

For anyone reading this you may say SO WHAT!

For me after 20 years of working in the imperial system It was very liberating.

Same time I made another conscious decisions NOT TO DO COMMISSIONS!!!! Any more.

I get really pisses off doing work for people that have no idea what is involved in what I am making for them and can't (or don't) see the value in the hourly rate that I attach to my work.

Any other profession is able to charge $80 - $120 - $250+ per hour and justify it with the amount of study and experience they bring to the services they off er.

Well guess what? I have spend the best part of 30 years of my life learning and perfecting the Profession I have chosen to invest my life energy into and no longer is it going to to given to those that do not appreciate it.!!

From this day on, I will be building, What I want to build, How I want to Build it! and charge what I feel it is worth!!!!

Some may scoff at this show of audacity, it may be seen as puerile or even cockiness, but "IF I DON'T MAKE A STATEMENT FOR MYSELF WHO WILL???"

There may be some anger or even resentment being vented here but it is directed at me for not taking myself and talent seriously in the past.

I am working on and designing a range of Wooden Hand Bags and a unique Wooden Box Hinge.

(i am interest to see how long it takes me to get around to producing something after making these bold statements well perhaps my new friend "THE NET" will prick my conciseness and act as inspiration to motivate me to get it happening quicker that if I never mentioned it.

And if my Kids or Grand kids ever read this yep. Dad (Papa) gets in a holes sometimes as well.

So keep on travelling and we'll all get there at some point.

Cheers

Steve