Fly Tying Station Build

[seanhawk907 0]

Man, I thought my design was pretty good but this one is wicked nice! Now I'm going to have to rethink mine...

lol, thanks! My new Stonfo vise should be in next week and ill get to use this set up for the first time. Going to tie some steelhead intruders to fill the box for next year.

[seanhawk907 0]

Got my vise all mounted up. Man this vise is nice! This is the first fly I have tied in almost 4 years, excited to get my boxes full for my move back to Alaska in May.

[DFoster 0]

Nice work sir!

[chugbug27 0]

Really nice setup there

[Jcb68 0]

seanhawk907 That is an Awesome table!!!

I hope this is not too rude, if you were going to sell that table how much would you ask for a selling price?

I to have made a table and I am thinking of making a few more and selling them at my local tackle shop but have no idea what would be a attractive price.

Thank you And again awesome work

[seanhawk907 0]

seanhawk907 That is an Awesome table!!!

I hope this is not too rude, if you were going to sell that table how much would you ask for a selling price?

I to have made a table and I am thinking of making a few more and selling them at my local tackle shop but have no idea what would be a attractive price.

Thank you And again awesome work

 

It really depends, I built this with all leftover material. I haven't figured out a price for the wood or my time but if I was putting it up for sale I would ask around $300. But I didn't batch this style out. If I were to offer these for sale I would tweak the design and batch a few out at a time to lower the labor involved.

[Jcb68 0]

 

seanhawk907 That is an Awesome table!!!

I hope this is not too rude, if you were going to sell that table how much would you ask for a selling price?

I to have made a table and I am thinking of making a few more and selling them at my local tackle shop but have no idea what would be a attractive price.

Thank you And again awesome work

 

It really depends, I built this with all leftover material. I haven't figured out a price for the wood or my time but if I was putting it up for sale I would ask around $300. But I didn't batch this style out. If I were to offer these for sale I would tweak the design and batch a few out at a time to lower the labor involved.

 

Thank you For the response That helps.

[mikechell 0]

 

... have no idea what would be a attractive price.

... if I was putting it up for sale I would ask around $300.

No offense to your skills, that is a nice tying station. But that kind of price tag is why I am glad I can build something similar myself.

[Poopdeck 0]

Hence the problem with trying to compete with mass purchasing and the production line. I think if you want to attempt to sell them to a fly shop you would have to come in around 50 to 75 bucks so they could sell them for 75 to a 100 bucks. Let's face it, fly shops don't have a large expanse of space to display tying desks selling for double or triple what the average person would pay before deciding to build it themselves. Internet sales would be the best way to find the very few people willing to make a purchase at those prices.

[rstaight 0]

Evan though you have a very nice tying desk, Poopdeck makes a valid point. Not only may a small shop be short on space they may also be short on funds to add such an item to their inventory.

 

I would offer them through your website. If you really want them in shops you may need to put them there on consignment and give the shop owner a small percentage for allowing the floor space.

 

If I was a shop owner that would be the best way for me. That way if they don't move I'm not out the cost.

[chugbug27 0]

Oasis sells theirs for $300. This one looks nicer to me.

[seanhawk907 0]

Hence the problem with trying to compete with mass purchasing and the production line. I think if you want to attempt to sell them to a fly shop you would have to come in around 50 to 75 bucks so they could sell them for 75 to a 100 bucks. Let's face it, fly shops don't have a large expanse of space to display tying desks selling for double or triple what the average person would pay before deciding to build it themselves. Internet sales would be the best way to find the very few people willing to make a purchase at those prices.

You would never find anyone selling a tying station with walnut or any quality hardwood for $50-$75.... that wouldn't even cover a 1/2 of the material cost. This is the reason I would never put these up for sale, people don't understand the material cost or the labor hours to build one, not to mention all the tools needed to make it a quality piece. It's a good thing this is my hobby lol

[seanhawk907 0]

 

 

... have no idea what would be a attractive price.

... if I was putting it up for sale I would ask around $300.

No offense to your skills, that is a nice tying station. But that kind of price tag is why I am glad I can build something similar myself.

 

None taken, Given my tools used on this build...CNC machine, jointer, planer, table saw, drill press, HVLP system etc + my time and materials I would never sell these for what I believe they would be worth.

[seanhawk907 0]

 

 

... have no idea what would be a attractive price.

... if I was putting it up for sale I would ask around $300.

No offense to your skills, that is a nice tying station. But that kind of price tag is why I am glad I can build something similar myself.

 

Also building it myself cost me over $10,000 given my tools in my shop lol, dammit should have purchased the Oasis bench.

[Poopdeck 0]

 

Hence the problem with trying to compete with mass purchasing and the production line. I think if you want to attempt to sell them to a fly shop you would have to come in around 50 to 75 bucks so they could sell them for 75 to a 100 bucks. Let's face it, fly shops don't have a large expanse of space to display tying desks selling for double or triple what the average person would pay before deciding to build it themselves. Internet sales would be the best way to find the very few people willing to make a purchase at those prices.

 

You would never find anyone selling a tying station with walnut or any quality hardwood for $50-$75.... that wouldn't even cover a 1/2 of the material cost. This is the reason I would never put these up for sale, people don't understand the material cost or the labor hours to build one, not to mention all the tools needed to make it a quality piece. It's a good thing this is my hobby lol

Never said you would. I said one would have to come in much cheaper to sell to fly shops, or, saying it another way, use cheaper material. i know walnut to be between 7 and 8 bucks a bf, cherry is around 6, maple around 4 or 5 and hickory, cedar, poplar between. 2 and 4. There's also furniture grade hardwood plywood that could be used on the deck to really cut building costs. A nice piece of void free 7 ply hardwood plywood (150 to 200 per sheet) with hardwood walnut tops could absolutely be made for right around 50 bucks and half that for cheaper woods and cheaper plywood. Not saying yours could be made for that but, a quality piece could still be made for less cost that will appeal to many more buyers. I've been an amateur hobbyist woodworker for many decades. I know full well the cost of wood and the time involved. I also know it's very very difficult to make money off of woodworking projects because your limited to what the majority of people would realistically pay for a tying desk. This is why I'm only an amateur hobbyist woodworker as well. I am a little envious that you have a CNC machine in your shop.

 

You built a beautiful desk and it's worth every bit of 300 bucks and there are those few who would not bat an eye at that price. My response was more to jcb68's inquiry into the possibility of making them to sell at wholesale prices to fly shops who would have to sell at an attractive retail price with the goal of making a profit. in which case they would have to be quality made at a much cheaper build cost.