alexandr

22 hours ago, Frosty said:

 

13 hours ago, Frosty said:

пожалуйста.

I HOPE that means you're welcome.

Frosty The Lucky.

YES!!! 

In this room I am only painting.  Later I will fix the plywood to the ceiling.

20 hours ago, Frosty said:

I love the wall clock

Jer, спасибо! 

Insulated the remainder of the roof and ceiling in the paint brushes.

The greenhouse has been empty for several years. Found a use for it this year.

I made a wall clock and a TV shelf. The shelf should match the existing furniture in design and color.

5 hours ago, Rojo Pedro said:

I did my first real forging in my new shop.

Cool workshop and cool neighbors.

20 hours ago, Hefty said:

Alex, do you cold-twist the spiral into the pole of the spear the same way you do your square bar twists? It looks great!

Jono.

Hi! 

This is a rolled pipe.  I buy them ready made.  There are different diameters.

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.

Guys, thanks for your ratings.
Finished another project today. Connected 2 railings on the stairs.

10 minutes ago, jlpservicesinc said:

Our inflation rate is pretty high right now, so the dollar will not buy as much as it used to either. 

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.

9 minutes ago, JHCC said:

Just a reminder that political discussion is not allowed on IFI

I remember it. Only the economy.

8 minutes ago, jlpservicesinc said:

I am always curious as to what the wage is for a given item or work..   Really I'm just interested in what people do and how they make a living. 

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.

On 7/23/2023 at 5:57 PM, Frosty said:

It's no surprise you remain on good terms with acquaintances and friends in and from Ukraine, it isn't the people causing the war.

This is a very painful topic. Unfortunately(((((

On 7/23/2023 at 4:27 AM, jlpservicesinc said:

If you don't mind me asking..  what do you charge per hour or shop rate?  

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.

9 minutes ago, Frosty said:

I wish I knew more people living in Kenai. There is a lot of monied folk living in the area and importing custom forged chandeliers from Russia owns serious bragging rights, Who would get around. Maybe there is a local home and garden type magazine in Kenai. Hmmmm.

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.

24 minutes ago, bluerooster said:

You sir, do some exceptional work.  I really enjoy looking at your pictures. 

Спасибо !!!

23 hours ago, gewoon ik said:

Ah yes with that big of a reach, there is always somebody ordering something.

For more than 30 years of blacksmithing, I have many regular customers. They give me a lot of work.

20 hours ago, Frosty said:

You shipped a large commission to Alaska, was it last year Alex?

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.

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.

A bunch of little work.

3 hours ago, George N. M. said:

Alexandr, they look ready to supervise you and make sure that you are doing everything correctly.

HI George !

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.

Garden work.Unfortunately, the translator does not convey the context.

15 minutes ago, LarryFahnoe said:

but will look forward to seeing your photos of the completed project!

Thank you ! I'll be sure to show  the final result.

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.