[Jewelry making - Article 00545] - Re: [Orchid] Pricing those custom waxes

[Neilthejeweler]

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>     You'd be amazed in retail how many folks get it. A $750 wax is an
>     8 hour day doing one wax. 

    I don't do many waxes, I'm not good at it. I have trouble seeing
    contours and proportions in dull wax. I do much better directly in
    metal. 

    But regarding retail price of a custom job (really, does the
    customer care how you arrived at it?), for something 'from scratch' I
    get 1-2000 usually. Once I was asked to duplicate a Swiss made
    baguette ring that historically kept losing diamonds despite the
    maker's attempt to correct it. Price was about 4K including a 15
    pointer. Might sound like a lot to charge until one considers that my
    version never lost a stone because it was built like a brick house,
    no shortcuts or crossed fingers like the original (nice look badly
    executed...and no it wasn't infringement). My point here is that if
    you address and cure the client's needs or wants in a way that cannot
    be surpassed...you will get the work and you will get your price. 

    Ofcourse that does take time.

 
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