tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702992912065040751.post7311776728662379288..comments2023-10-31T07:11:57.831-04:00Comments on Skiving Off: Toyboxes and the Free Market EconomyJeff Skiverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05193511181361305951noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702992912065040751.post-49288538996555478492008-03-13T12:19:00.000-04:002008-03-13T12:19:00.000-04:00On second thought, she might require a cash deposi...On second thought, she might require a cash deposit to loan it to a yankee.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702992912065040751.post-12023973529251903942008-03-13T12:13:00.000-04:002008-03-13T12:13:00.000-04:00Jeff,If Chris comes to Louisville, KY to pick it u...Jeff,<BR/>If Chris comes to Louisville, KY to pick it up, and promises to return it when he's done, I'm sure she'd loan it to him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702992912065040751.post-16295504408185277342008-03-12T23:06:00.000-04:002008-03-12T23:06:00.000-04:00Jason,My friend Chris wants to know if he can borr...Jason,<BR/><BR/>My friend Chris wants to know if he can borrow the cradle. With the money he saves on a cradle, he can buy a painted MDF toybox from a big box toy store....Jeff Skiverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05193511181361305951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702992912065040751.post-52703627429317861922008-03-11T17:00:00.000-04:002008-03-11T17:00:00.000-04:00I understand your reasoning but I have to tell you...I understand your reasoning but I have to tell you something from my own experience. Fourteen years ago I made a pretty nice maple cradle and gave it to some good friends of mine for their first child. It's the hanging basket type, and I overdid it. 1 1/2" x 8" wide sides that the basket swings from. 1" maple dowels with turned knobs for the pivot pins. Turned maple rungs on the basket. It weighs a ton. Well that piece became an instant heirloom. They've raised their own four children in it. I borrowed it for my youngest child's first few months. And I know of at least 6 other couples who have used it. I will never regret making that piece, and I get a kick everytime Carla tells me she's loaned it out to another baby's parents. And amazingly, through all those homes and going in and out of storage, there is hardly a mark on it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702992912065040751.post-80126555625668824122008-03-10T09:20:00.000-04:002008-03-10T09:20:00.000-04:00When I agree to a commissioned work, I give the cu...When I agree to a commissioned work, I give the customer hard date deadlines - it's the only way to keep myself on track and not let the project get pushed off.<BR/><BR/>It's the same for a part-time job I have doing editing/proofreading. I tell my boss he HAS to give me hard deadlines or else I'll always have something more pressing come up.<BR/><BR/>I haven't figured out how to handle similar situations in my personal life, but so far that works well for me in my semi-professional hobbyist life.Ethanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10762615024207105680noreply@blogger.com