Cleft oak gates

[Bart]

Quality gates crafty weasel and Cracker

[ronnyrocket]

Nice and clean look to it. I suppose that it is worth more in certain parts of the country than in others.

[Big J]

Beautiful gates there lads! It might just be me, but £125 doesn't seem like that much for a gate like that.....

[Cracker]

Beautiful gates there lads! It might just be me, but £125 doesn't seem like that much for a gate like that.....

 

Thanks.

Well, from a 40" oak log to finished gate takes 4 - 5 hours. I'd not feel right about asking more and they sell at that price.

My wife would agree with you though:biggrin:

[Gray git]

My experiance says that wotever you charge the wife will think you are selling yourself short but if its something she wonts that someone els has made it will be to expensive! nice gates by the way lads. county shows are the place to sell things like that as so many people get to look at wot you have and the chances are some of these people will have the money to just get wot they wont and not worry about cost.

[the crafty weasel]

and worth every penny mate,,well made and look lovely.

 

I quite agree. How do you cut the blind mortices in the uprights?

[Cracker]

I quite agree. How do you cut the blind mortices in the uprights?

 

Use a 3/4" auger on a brace and bit to cut three holes touching each other, then use a chisel to clean it up.

[Paul Barton]

Those are both very nice looking gates. When I have built my dream home in the country I'll buy some of those from you....

[Cracker]

My experiance says that wotever you charge the wife will think you are selling yourself short but if its something she wonts that someone els has made it will be to expensive! nice gates by the way lads. county shows are the place to sell things like that as so many people get to look at wot you have and the chances are some of these people will have the money to just get wot they wont and not worry about cost.

 

I'm sure you're right.

 

I've thought about county shows but there's two problems. One is the cost of the pitch. The other is the time of year. County show season overlaps my busy time. Basically, I'd like to have stock of gates and other products ready to sell, but I'm always doing orders. Yes, I know what the solution is, but I like working alone.

[Gray git]

Try some local village shows as they will often let you have a pitch in exchange for demos or a donation to the raffel and those who dont spend on the day will remember you or tell friends about this bloke who started with a log and made a gate.

As for time most are on a sat and not whole days so wont take up the whole wend.

Just 1 or 2 examples of wot you make a demo of wot you do, a few picks and a open order book.