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What did you do in the shop today?
alexandr replied to Mark Ling's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
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What did you do in the shop today?
alexandr replied to Mark Ling's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
YES!!! -
What did you do in the shop today?
alexandr replied to Mark Ling's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
In this room I am only painting. Later I will fix the plywood to the ceiling. -
What did you do in the shop today?
alexandr replied to Mark Ling's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
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What did you do in the shop today?
alexandr replied to Mark Ling's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
I made a wall clock and a TV shelf. The shelf should match the existing furniture in design and color. -
What did you do in the shop today?
alexandr replied to Mark Ling's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
Cool workshop and cool neighbors. -
What did you do in the shop today?
alexandr replied to Mark Ling's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
Hi! This is a rolled pipe. I buy them ready made. There are different diameters. -
What did you do in the shop today?
alexandr replied to Mark Ling's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
Парни, спасибо! The customer is passionate about yachting and fishing. His wish was the presence of a fishing net and a sword. I coped with this task, it was more difficult to find a solution how to connect the fences to each other. The stairs have a very small turning radius. After a long "brainstorming" suggested to make a spear and add some algae. There is a small child in the house, it was necessary to close all the holes. The customer's wife sent a video. 1.MOV -
What did you do in the shop today?
alexandr replied to Mark Ling's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
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What did you do in the shop today?
alexandr replied to Mark Ling's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
As a rule, we make savings in dollars. But since last year, I began to buy bitcoins. A little creepy. (стремно) The workday is over. Delivered a bench to the customer. -
What did you do in the shop today?
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I remember it. Only the economy. -
What did you do in the shop today?
alexandr replied to Mark Ling's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
The economic situation in Russia is extremely unstable. If you count in Russian rubles, my salary is quite decent. But if you count in dollars, then the level of the worker in America. Literally a month ago, the ruble exchange rate against the dollar fell by 40%, literally in 2 days. In 2014, after the capture of the Crimea, it fell 2 times, in the late 90s it dropped 4 times in one evening. But I'm not complaining at all. We're just adjusting to the current situation. -
What did you do in the shop today?
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This is a very painful topic. Unfortunately((((( We agree on a price with the customer. I don't have any calculation formulas. I try not to offend myself, and not to scare the customer away. I don’t pay rent, I have my own workshop, I don’t have hired managers who need to pay salaries. We try not to pay taxes))), only for those payments that go through officially. If workers are hired, they are usually paid piecework. Percentage of the total cost. Installed in the morning. -
35 years ago I bought a completely empty piece of land. Now it is turning into a jungle, the garden lives its own life and looks different every year.
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What did you do in the shop today?
alexandr replied to Mark Ling's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
The wife of a customer's neighbor from Ukraine. Despite the war, we remained on good terms with her. I'll write to her and ask. Спасибо !!! -
What did you do in the shop today?
alexandr replied to Mark Ling's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
For more than 30 years of blacksmithing, I have many regular customers. They give me a lot of work. HI Jer ! Sent last winter to Seattle. In Kenai, the customer hired a truck. I made 4 chandeliers for them, but unfortunately they did not send a photo. It may not have been installed yet. -
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I work directly with clients. I have a group of 32,000 subscribers in a Russian-language social network, 2 websites and advertise in different places. -
What did you do in the shop today?
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HI George !
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Several times a week I pass by this place, but I have not entered the palace for more than 15 years. Palace of Emperor Paul I in Gatchina. Now there is a serious restoration. At the end of the working day "opened" a new restaurant.
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What did you do in the shop today?
alexandr replied to Mark Ling's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
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What did you do in the shop today?
alexandr replied to Mark Ling's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
Thank you ! I'll be sure to show the final result. -
What did you do in the shop today?
alexandr replied to Mark Ling's topic in Blacksmithing, General Discussion
In the spring, I began to make a stair railing. I installed 2 spans. Now they need to be somehow connected to each other. Puzzle, I thought a couple of weeks. I'm moving towards the finish line.