It’s not as big a loss as it looks, because now I have leftover supplies, which will help me talk myself into doing this all over again with a new project!

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  • Justifier@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 days ago

    Last time I diy’d it was triple the cost

    I got tools to do other things with after the fact, developed a personal connection with the things I made. The second version didn’t break and was substantially under the original projected costs, but the total was over triple

    However, if you want things made to last instead of things to ship these days, the tools and materials of say a decent dining table can easily be under the cost of the product

    $500 in lumber, $1,500 for a table saw, $700 for a helical thickness reducer, $700 for a helical planer, $300 for a biscuit joiner, and ~$500 in varius clamps, glues, screws, and materials puts the project at the ~$4,000 mark, which is the starting point for many decent good dining tables (without shipping/delivery)

    • wjrii@lemmy.world
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      4 days ago

      You forgot the additional $3000 and five years to do enough projects to gain the skills to make a table your loved ones will allow in the house. 🤣

      • Justifier@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        4 days ago

        Idk when your competition is $2,000 mdf with 10 hinges to fit into a 6"×35" box even your finger painting first try has the potential to be a treasured family piece if it can hold up a turkey and table cloth these days

        • surewhynotlem@lemmy.world
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          4 days ago

          The competition is go to a thrift store and buy a good one that someone threw out because it was their Nana’s. $100.