mikemcnerney
Posts: 35
Joined: 2012-07-19
Location: Ottawa, On
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For the most part I work full time by myself but I don't do more than 2 to 4 custom veneer jobs a year. I am 64 years old & slowing down to a 20 hour week. One of the main things I have observed is that what people call wood, is what I call color. They want cherry wood stained to a color they like. When I show them samples of other woods they may ooo & awe, but don't go with it. This seems to be especially true with architects who seem to love various shades of gray, I've done some; and interior designers who are coordinating wall color, granite, floor material, and fabrics. For my own personal stuff I start with the wood of course & get everything else to work from there.
I have done my most challenging veneer/ vac bag work in the last 5 years so I'm not dead yet. But most of it is for myself.
At times I wanted to have a showroom similar to those marble/granite joints with the worlds veneers glued up & with a perfect musical instrument quality finish, (including the buffing). That probably won't be happening.
Both Daryl & this forum have been very important to me so thank you all.
The other forum I frequent is the official luthiers forum & believe me, there are many, many questions that can & have been asked there over & over.
It too goes through slower periods that people have talked about.
I don't know if there are any firm conclusions that can be drawn from that?
I do notice for my self there are lots of post & I don't even look at because it is probably something I don't need help with & someone else has already posted advice.
thanks for starting this Don
Mike McNerney, ottawa
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