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[Stirring Moose]

Another hand engraved aluminium bracelet. First attempt at double sided work, in this case Celtic knotwork on the outer face and Gaelic text on the inside.





As ever, would be interested to hear what you guys think. One further question if anyone feels able to tackle it (quite understand if you'd rather steer clear); does anyone have any idea what such a thing might be worth on the open market? All my work so far, while I've still got my engraving "L-plates" on, has been for friends so very much mate's rates. I know I've got to get quicker and more confident before I'll see any kind of sensible hourly rate but any ideas or suggestions appreciated.

S.M.

[ShinyLauren]

Very cool - your engraving is so neat and precise!

I've no clue on pricing I'm afraid, that's the bit I hate the most.

[Stirring Moose]

Thanks Think maybe the neatness may trace back to the fact I am basically an engineer rather than an artist. Either that or I'm just a bit pernickity and really should get out more!

S.M.

[Dennis]

Pricing has been discussed at great length on this forum, but our search box is notoriously difficult to use, so try various phrases on Google.
My first attempt brought up this: https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=ho...BMzH8gfg7YKQCA

Dennis.

[EmmaC]

Really nice work again I can't advise on pricing, only to say don't undersell yourself, proper hand engraved items are scarce.

[Keia]

I do love your work, it's right up my street.
I think pricing can be quite a personal affair where you need to ask yourself, "what was the cost of my materials used? How many hours did I spend making it? How will I feel if asked to make another - Will I roll my eyes and think ughhh, or will I skip happily to my bench?"
If you want to showcase your work in galleries you'll need to factor their 30% (30 - 40% ish) into your price also, and I'd probably do that as early as possible as I've just learnt to my cost. I've had to adjust all my prices to make sure I can still make a profit after the galleries have taken their cut, and that means making sure my prices on my website match the prices the galleries are selling my stuff for, so that we're not in competition with each other

Best of luck with everything & I hope you get some good sales soon. Don't price yourself too low, you clearly have skills =D