Well I said I didnt want to hijack this thread but its obviously gone in another direction!
So I am going to chime in with my opinion.
I attended the Rodcrafter's seminar in March in Allentown,PA. While there I was told a story of a rod builder saying that any builder that doesnt charge 3 X's the retail cost of materials is a so called..........."Rod Whore".......??
Well that puts even a affordable blank like alot of guys favorite....
the Batson 1088 at $what????? $250-$275??
This rod can be built with decent fuji components for under $200 by a bunch of builders whose work is just as good as any.(MikeCC, CS, etc.........)
If you have to pay that much for a rod in NY its worth the ride to MA or RI to get one built!!
Now on the other hand if the artwork on the rod is something along the line of a 4 or 8 axis chevron or diamond or some complex weave then yes you deserve to get paid for your work.
But thats not what most surf rods are!
Sell 10 rods at a $75-$100 profit sure beats selling a few at $200 profit in my opinion. Why you ask? The more of your work out there the more potential clients will see it!!
Just my $.02
Russ
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