@mauraricketts2769 wow, that is one heck of a complement. I love it! Thank you so much. And remember ... "Never rat on your friends, and always your mouth shut."
That’s great!!! My 25 year old son has been making furniture with 2x6 and 2x4’s. He sold a coffee table for $500. I was surprised he could find someone to buy it. Which is great. He started out with making a coffee table and two nightstands for himself and family. A coworker saw it and ordered a coffee table. He wants to buy more furniture. My son explained his pricing to him. He charges him an hourly rate (idk what) and materials. I’ve bought wood on clearance at Home Depot to save $. My son comes out to the country to our house and uses my table saw and a few other tools plus his own Dewalt stuff. Then drives the furniture home in his Honda Civic- I told him he needs a truck lol.
@Lilyofthevalleyrising thank you for sharing. I also do a lot of woodworking and have been debating uploading some of those type of videos here. Sounds like your son is very talented in his design work!
I make leather products as well, but not really getting any buyers (except my sister-in-law, LOL). I have a website, but only a few products. Where's your website? I subscribed to your newsletter (and this channel), but I don't see your products. Guessing you sell locally?
I have sold locally through friends and FB marketplace. I don't keep a website because I don't make enough items right now. I use my time to make videos now, not as many items for sale. The highest demand items I made were belts and custom keychains.
@keithwisner4579 So many people have asked me that. I don't have a video about it, but really should make one. You can go to hobby lobby or michaels and get some scraps or tooling rolls locally. Tandy, Springfield, and Weaver Leather carry some better quality leather, but you will most likely have to shop online. You might also check with your local shoe cobbler to see if they sell scraps or smaller pieces.
@vincentnardozza3191 Thanks for the complement. I found this particular die on Amazon, but it's not there anymore. I've also purchased leather cutting dies off etsy.
Hey Mr. bossman! lol. It seems you are getting a bit more comfortable in front of the camera and its feeling more natural. The information you are giving is really great, and you are doing a good job on being clear and delivering the message really well. There is one aspect that does need some more attention though. Your lighting and possibly even camera settings are a bit off. I think your Kelvin rating on your lighting is set too high. If I had to guess, it looks like your running around 5K color setting on your lights. It is blowing out your complexion and even the color of your clothing. You will get a much better looking image by lowing your Kelvin rating down to somewhere around 3500. You can also adjust ISO and shutter settings on the camera, and do some color grading during post production editing with the video. I think the first step is to work with your lights though. soften them up, warm them up and it will bring more "polish" to your videos. you can even play around with doing indirect lighting, bouncing it off of some sort of reflector to get more even lighting and more depth for you. Keep doing what you are doing though. I think you are on the right path, and you are steadily improving. just keep going, you are entertaining and informative.
@orion7741 I appreciate the advice my friend. I have played around with settings on my mobile phone, which I is to record the video, but there are limited options. I'm currently saving up my youtube revenue for a better camera. The lights in my shop are very bright so I can see my work, this last video I did deflect them so I could get a much more colorful facial image, which did work. Thanks for the advice about the Kelvin rating on the lights, I'm going to get some production lighting soon just for the videos. Would you suggest I invest in the camera or lighting first?
6- Base your price off of your popularity. A basic $20 card holder is much more likely to sell than a $60 one with an extra pocket if little to no people know who you are. If you have a bunch of people who know you and you have work that really stands out, you can charge much more just because of your name. It's why a perfect handmade leather product will be much, much cheaper than a Louis Vuitton product. People see LV as a luxury company, but they just see you as someone semi recognisable who makes handmade leather items.
@Sam-gf1eb You make a very good point. Your reputatuin also contributes to your pricing. Also, I never recommend just picking the price out of a magic hat. I also don't like the idea of setting what other people charge and adjusting your price lower without doing your research. The math is a very important step, you should always know where your margins are.
Thanks for this great, straightforward, no BS intro to setting a price! Plus, you’re the DeNiro of leatherwork. Looking forward to more videos
@mauraricketts2769 wow, that is one heck of a complement. I love it! Thank you so much. And remember ... "Never rat on your friends, and always your mouth shut."
That’s great!!! My 25 year old son has been making furniture with 2x6 and 2x4’s. He sold a coffee table for $500. I was surprised he could find someone to buy it. Which is great.
He started out with making a coffee table and two nightstands for himself and family. A coworker saw it and ordered a coffee table. He wants to buy more furniture.
My son explained his pricing to him. He charges him an hourly rate (idk what) and materials. I’ve bought wood on clearance at Home Depot to save $.
My son comes out to the country to our house and uses my table saw and a few other tools plus his own Dewalt stuff. Then drives the furniture home in his Honda Civic- I told him he needs a truck lol.
@Lilyofthevalleyrising thank you for sharing. I also do a lot of woodworking and have been debating uploading some of those type of videos here. Sounds like your son is very talented in his design work!
Thanks for the logical info.
@CarolynaLovely Thank you very much, I appreciate it.
Great advice! Thx again 😎👍
@ariela.8706 thank you very much! 😃
I make leather products as well, but not really getting any buyers (except my sister-in-law, LOL). I have a website, but only a few products.
Where's your website? I subscribed to your newsletter (and this channel), but I don't see your products. Guessing you sell locally?
I have sold locally through friends and FB marketplace. I don't keep a website because I don't make enough items right now. I use my time to make videos now, not as many items for sale.
The highest demand items I made were belts and custom keychains.
I love your videos. Thank you. Is there a video on where to get the leather pieces? I couldn't find one.
@keithwisner4579 So many people have asked me that. I don't have a video about it, but really should make one. You can go to hobby lobby or michaels and get some scraps or tooling rolls locally. Tandy, Springfield, and Weaver Leather carry some better quality leather, but you will most likely have to shop online. You might also check with your local shoe cobbler to see if they sell scraps or smaller pieces.
@@bigstacksshop Thank you for the fast, informative reply!
Do i look like Don Gonzales?..... 😂 That was great. Hes a great maker
@jamessimpson9385 Thank you, he is one of my favorite leather crafters on TH-cam.
@@bigstacksshop same here.
great videos, where do you get die cuts for only $10? thanks vinyy
@vincentnardozza3191 Thanks for the complement. I found this particular die on Amazon, but it's not there anymore. I've also purchased leather cutting dies off etsy.
Don’t forget utilities, workspace (rent), and taxes
@Dubtuk002 This is true. I don't add rent and utiliry costs in there because I have to pay them anyway. And taxes do suck 🤣🤣🤣
Hey Mr. bossman! lol. It seems you are getting a bit more comfortable in front of the camera and its feeling more natural. The information you are giving is really great, and you are doing a good job on being clear and delivering the message really well. There is one aspect that does need some more attention though. Your lighting and possibly even camera settings are a bit off. I think your Kelvin rating on your lighting is set too high. If I had to guess, it looks like your running around 5K color setting on your lights. It is blowing out your complexion and even the color of your clothing. You will get a much better looking image by lowing your Kelvin rating down to somewhere around 3500. You can also adjust ISO and shutter settings on the camera, and do some color grading during post production editing with the video. I think the first step is to work with your lights though. soften them up, warm them up and it will bring more "polish" to your videos. you can even play around with doing indirect lighting, bouncing it off of some sort of reflector to get more even lighting and more depth for you. Keep doing what you are doing though. I think you are on the right path, and you are steadily improving. just keep going, you are entertaining and informative.
@orion7741 I appreciate the advice my friend. I have played around with settings on my mobile phone, which I is to record the video, but there are limited options. I'm currently saving up my youtube revenue for a better camera. The lights in my shop are very bright so I can see my work, this last video I did deflect them so I could get a much more colorful facial image, which did work. Thanks for the advice about the Kelvin rating on the lights, I'm going to get some production lighting soon just for the videos. Would you suggest I invest in the camera or lighting first?
6- Base your price off of your popularity. A basic $20 card holder is much more likely to sell than a $60 one with an extra pocket if little to no people know who you are. If you have a bunch of people who know you and you have work that really stands out, you can charge much more just because of your name. It's why a perfect handmade leather product will be much, much cheaper than a Louis Vuitton product. People see LV as a luxury company, but they just see you as someone semi recognisable who makes handmade leather items.
@Sam-gf1eb You make a very good point. Your reputatuin also contributes to your pricing. Also, I never recommend just picking the price out of a magic hat. I also don't like the idea of setting what other people charge and adjusting your price lower without doing your research. The math is a very important step, you should always know where your margins are.