TheWoodlandForge

Hello, Woodland here. 1. My shop rate is $10 per hour in upstate S.C. 2. At this time I feel that my rate is definitely worth it for the customer but not so for me. 3. Compared to others around me I am in the lower range, I have met some glassmakers that are under $5 per hour. 4. At this point in time I am at the upper hobby tier approaching part time smith. I've been at this since 2017-2018 but I didn't start selling my wares until late 2018 to early 2019. I am definitely more customer oriented than I probably should be in the fact that I want to keep my prices very low. I do a lot of small items such as hooks, Keychain ornament, jewelry, and bottle openers. I also do a few more complex things such as customer forged knives, hatchet, and tool/item restorations. My main place I sell at are craft fairs but I have been told that easy is a great place to sell. One of my main concerns is that of lost/stolen items on during shipping, which is why I preferred to keep it local. My suggestion would be to start your prices at about $10 per hour once you are good enough to sell and move on from there. With my skillset I could probably get closer to $15 per hour but like I mentioned earlier I preferr to really stay near rock bottom to benefit the customer more than myself. Hope this helps someone out there, God bless.