Post #76125 by tikitony on Sat, Feb 14, 2004 2:03 PM

I think every carver struggles with pricing, and I'm kind of glad the $100/foot mark was set, because I could gauge what to charge. That said, I have a few of my older tikis still lying around, and I could never charge $100 per foot, because I know I'd never pay that much. I kind of think like Basement Kahuna, would I buy it for this price? I'm one cheap bastard too, so I tend to set my price at $80/foot as a generic price, but often lower or raise depending on complexity of the design or log. Sometimes logs weigh so darn much that you have to figure in handling as a price. Also, the time it took to husk off all the frawns/ or bark. When it comes down to it, we're not making that much per hour, like Monkeyman said. If you want to buy tikis for the cheapest possible price, hit me up when its coldest out, since nobody buys tikis when it rains. Supply in demand. I was giving them away at the Rose Bowl in December. I think most carvers will work with you too, especially when they're not busy with orders.