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Subject:Re: BZ shelf - anyone making and sellin' em?
From:Tom Buese
Date:Mon, 7 Jan 2008 17:57:55 -0700

On Jan 7, 2008, at 5:42 PM, Jake de Villiers wrote:

> And if you're only charging that little, it sure as hell won't be a
> profit centre!

Materials are less than $10, so my labor/profit would be the rest?  I
might have a friend w/ a large cabinet shop cut them out on a
computerized router table if the price was right.

BZ
>
>
> Heck, I have all the necessary skills and tools ( I used to make
> furniture for a living after all) but if you're giving them away
> for $30.00 I'll buy one.   :)
>
> On Jan 7, 2008 4:31 PM, Tom Buese <tombuese@comcast.net> wrote:
> On Jan 7, 2008, at 4:50 PM, Richard Golen wrote:
>
> > Good evening!
> >
> >
> > My lack of ability with wood, carpentry, etc., are legendary in
> these
> > parts....I'd like to install a BZ shelf in my 87 Westy (once I
> get it
> > running correctly again...), however, if I make one myself, it will
> > look more like a piece of primitive art rather than a shelf. Is
> > anyone making and selling the shelves?
>
> I suppose I could crank some out(I mean create some fine pieces of
> furniture) in my shop, if there was enough interest to make a minimum
> 5-10?  Mine are 3/4" Baltic Birch ply, sanded, w/ 2 coats of water
> based polyurethane finish. price would depend on how many I make, but
> probably $30-50 each w/ all hardware included.
>
> Mr. BZ-honestly, I wasn't planning on making this into a profit center
>
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> >
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> --
> Jake
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