how much to charge

[terryknight]

Hey everyone - there is a friend of my father's who wants some locust he has milled into 4x6s for some project he is working on. he asked me if i would be willing to do it and what i would charge. Of course i'll do it i get to play with my saws and mill, but what should i charge. he wants 10 5 ft long 4x6s. i believe he will be bringing me 5 10+ ft logs. i'm going to do it but what is it worth if anything?

 

[qbilder]

I wouldn't charge a dime. A friend of my father will be treated as a friend of mine. There's nothing wrong with doing good deeds and taking care of your fellow man, without requiring monetary compensation. You'll be a good man for doing so, and that fellow will forever be eager to repay you and/or your father any chance he gets. If nothing else, you'll make your father look good for raising such a great son.

 

[terryknight]

thanks i agree with you

maybe i should say - he wants to pay me and won't accept "don't worry about it"

 

[PhilB]

Maybe gas, oil, chain/sawblade wear expenses and let him know you love to mill.

 

[MSgtBob66]

Yours and his favorite adult beverage...

And drink it together when you finish the job!

 

[WidowMaker1]

just tell him to bring the fuel and beer

 

[Gravedigger]

I can do beer gas oil wear and tear if you want to cut up a cherry log

 

[Dave Boyt]

Got any use for some locust boards? I'll often cut on shares just to have a little unusual lumber to play with. That way everyone feels good about it, and he isn't out much, if any money. If your dad's friend is a woodworker, can you barter for a piece of furniture? I have bartered with a woodworker friend of mine for a coffee table, and another who does outstanding woodturning for a bowl.

 

[terryknight]

well i brought in the two small logs he had to use for practice runs after he gave me measurements 6.5" x 11" x 6'. i was way off the first time around. well this stuff is dry, dry, dry, and hard, so fricking hard. one log was too small o even bother with the other one i made my first cut and made a boo boo made my second cut and it turned out nice, except for a stupid hole. i don't know if he'll like it or not. i cut it a little too thick so i could come back and try and clean up the mistake i made on the top cut.

got a little dirty

luckily i think the rest of the logs are greener and won't be so hard to cut

 

[Mac88]

We cut on shares sometimes. Trade boards for logs. Trade firewood for logs too.

 

[mikeb1079]

yikes. those look challenging for sure. old dry and crooked will test your mettle! :help:
good on ya though for helping a brother out!

 

[sachsmo]

I would never work myself or me saws that hard for money.

I will do it for beer (sometimes)

 

[terryknight]

see the four steps? i don't quite see them yet either. but hopefully these will cut easier than the super dry feels like concrete logs i have already cut