March 23, 2008
By: kaleo
Category: Audio
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That’s right ladies and gentlemen, it’s time once again for a fun filled episode. This time I talk about recent travels wonderful exhibitions, great galleries and lots of other good stuff. Don’t forget to keep those questions and comments coming.
March 23rd, 2008 at 2:44 pm
Hey Kaleo. I think you touched on a very interesting point in today’s show: working fast. I think that was the biggest hurdle I needed to get over when I went from hobbyist to pro. I was so used to working a few hours here and a few hours there, that the concept of working ALL DAY was completely foreign. And planning for a full day’s worth of tasks was all new to me. This is part of the reason I had to temporarily go back into the regular 9-5 work force. But the second time around, I started working with a local refinisher and we partnered on a few big jobs. Now THAT was where I learned what could really be accomplished in one day. But it really was a RUDE awakening. Great show man. Keep it up!
marc
March 23rd, 2008 at 4:16 pm
Yeah it’s been a rude awaking getting back here. But I know that speed is going to be the key to making money.
March 26th, 2008 at 9:51 pm
So the question I have is time a function of experience? I do basic projects that seem to take longer than what I have in my head. I recently made a frame for a leather mask that I picked up in Mazatlan. I thought it would be an easy weekend project. It actually took a couple of weeks before it was completed. Ebonizing the wood took at least one weekend by itself.
March 27th, 2008 at 6:08 am
Hey Kaleo:
Glad you are safely home.
The getting things done “fast” comment or efficiently and effectively by that owner is absolutely correct. BUT…….that only pretains to his shop/product line. And if you are inflexible or limited in your manufacturing skill-set then yes you will not be effective in that particular shop. Not everybody can walk into a Custom Shop and get a bench. It’s how you present your skill-set. A woodworker may not be the most effecient drawer builder, but he’s the best cutter.
By the way……….you know that owner who talked of low productivity, he’d be a low producer in your shop just as you’d be less productive in his. It’s more about finding a fit for ones skill-set into the process of a particular shop.
Neil