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Originally Posted by Velvet
I’m on the waiting list too, and I know what you mean. I think some people’s expectation are different than what this workshop is designed to do. (There is only one Villagetinker in TV…. ) From my very short introduction to the wood workshop I understood that volunteers introduce you to the machines after a mandatory safety program. People work on their own projects, such as making wooden toys, carved canes for vets etc so personal hobbies. Not home building or cabinet making or furniture designing. Although I don’t know if any one does that. I plan to make picture frames for my oil paintings myself. It does not seem to be a commercial workplace where you would bring something large in to fix.
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Frames, as much of an art as painting. So many options. You can buy refinished moldings and cut them on a miter saw. You can buy wood and make your own moldings. You can create hand carved frames. You can learn to do gold leaf.
Like most things there is a vast difference between a hobby and a commercial operation. A hand carved gold leaf frame. No one would pay you what it is worth. What is costs in hours of labor. Real gold leaf, since it is so thin is, of course more expensive than it was when gold was $35 an oz but it is not as expensive as most would think.