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yamatetsu:
"Elephants & bears in rocking chairs"

Roughly 14cm x 15cm x 18mm

Found these while looking for scroll saw patterns. Each one took about an hour of sawing through 18mm wood and two hours of sanding.
Fun fact: The wood they're made of is the scrapwood they're standing on, after a lot of sanding and two coats of linseed oil.

Zebidee:
You absolutely can sell those. Maybe try Etsy?

yamatetsu:

--- Quote from: Zebidee on December 13, 2022, 05:55:28 pm ---You absolutely can sell those. Maybe try Etsy?

--- End quote ---

Someone already does, the elephants go for a bit more than 24 euros. I can't match that. 3 hours of work (one of that sawing through 18mm thick wood by hand with a very fine blade) + cost for materials is worth more than 24 euros to me.

Zebidee:
Where I am, the standard wage is around $1 to $1.50 per hour, so it still sounds competitive. Especially for something you can do whenever it is convenient.

At least then your hard work would get better appreciation than it does in your attic (and you would have some money in your hobby account).

yamatetsu:
In Germany the minimum wage is 12 euros before taxes, the cost of living is relatively high, for example a loaf of bread costs ca. 4 euros at the moment, with prices still climbing. So going less than 24 euros for 3 hours of work plus the hassle of packing & shipping is not that competitive.

Edit: Selling via a platform also adds costs, Etsy takes a small percentage of the price, I think.

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