"I would rather give something away, than to have somebody pay me half of what it's worth". That is a great attitude to have, as it demonstrates your principles. The piece is better off being in the hands of someone who appreciates the craft, instead of being sold to someone who doesn't have respect for the value. Great content, keep it up!

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

Justin Hazelton I appreciate you Justin. Thanks for watching!

@Forgedthroughfireapparel

4 жыл бұрын

Justin Hazelton couldn’t have said it better. 👍🏻

@64puma64

4 жыл бұрын

This has been my working philosophy for 15 years. And I’ve loved telling this to people who try to low-ball me.

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

64puma64 wow that’s pretty crazy for me to think others have been sharing this belief. Also surprised when people get mad at me for it in the comments.

@64puma64

4 жыл бұрын

William Douglas Co. More specifically, I tell people I’d rather give my work to someone who loves it but can’t afford it than to sell it to someone who undervalues it. You are making work to last generations. People should value your investment in the craft accordingly.

It’s great when I stumble across new channels that are exactly what I was looking for and didn’t know it.

@jorjhackett5261

4 жыл бұрын

dude I totally agree

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

jorj Hackett we love that you stumbled across us too!!

Started out same way 30 years ago. Kept my full time job and built during the evenings and weekends. Took 3 years to get going and now I routinely have a 8 month waiting list. Lots of great advice in your video and a subject you don't often see addressed. I still give away small items which results in calls later asking if I can build this or that. I batch make these items and keep them in stock. My clients are typical ones who want to add one of a kind items to their home. And they can afford them. I have had several tire kickers also and that's part of the business. Yes, I don't try and compete with IKEA. Want Euro knock down furniture have at it. The price I quote is the price you pay. One piece last year resulted in 5 other sales and 3 more months work. Keep up the great channel and good luck at what you are doing.

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

JD Dupuy thanks JD! It’s great to get such positive feedback from someone as seasoned as yourself. We appreciate your feedback and support

"Our craft is not valued, in the eyes of the consumer, as it should be." Truer words have never been spoken.

@WilliamDouglasCo

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏🏼

Your explanation of entry start prices is spot on, this is the most important message to any new woodworking business, we cant keep undercutting each other, competition is healthy but the more we drop prices the more out of touch the customers get with the reality of how much thing really cost. Thanks man, respect.

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

branden jones WELL SAID. Respect.

@lazygardens

4 жыл бұрын

That beginner @20/hour is going to have a hard time raising them later.

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

Lazy Gardens exactly

@shofarsogood7504

4 жыл бұрын

Simply getting started I've come to respect prices more. Even trying to be honest with my self I found out how out of touch I was. I.e. Build item that old self would have wanted to pay 40$ for. New self comes to realize it cost 40$ just to buy the material....

I was just here for the truck. Imagine my surprise when I found exactly what I needed to hear

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

It’s destiny

Love the channel, man. Objective truth about the biz, but passionate. Appreciate what you're doing here! Respect!

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

Matthew Upchurch thank you 🙏🏼 I appreciate you taking the time to watch.

I really like the jeep

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

sconrady123 1978 Jeep j20. 😉 my favorite truck I’ve owned

@sconrady123

4 жыл бұрын

@@WilliamDouglasCo it looks great and looks like it took a long time to get it done

@joshheitzenroder365

4 жыл бұрын

If I offer you half will you give it to me? 😁 That is a beautiful J-20

I knew that I recognized that mountain. I too am furniture maker on the side and I live in Arcadia as well. What a small world and I loved your advice. I started a handyman business (llc) in order to gain relationships, tools and I've built many cabinets/furniture for them and I am slowly growing my shop as well. I worked for free too in order to grow my client base and it really did propel me into having multiple calls per day from strictly referrals. I haven't even needed a website, just nextdoor and facebook. Your work is fantastic and I appreciate the advice

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

A Danesi that’s really awesome to hear. I love hearing that other people have found success in the same thing I have. It’s funny because a lot of people challenge “what worked for me”

@Yunkzilla

4 жыл бұрын

Hey, I'm looking for a handyman to work on some doors in central phoenix. If you're interested let me know how I can contact you.

So true!! That 10% referral fee is totally worth it. I’ve been working in the Atlanta market for almost 30 years and because of those protected relationships I’ve never spent a penny on advertising. Relationships are worth more than advertising any day.

@WilliamDouglasCo

3 жыл бұрын

It’s really a solid move!

I’m a woodworker with ADD....I thrive in jumping around and always having something different, challenging,meaningful,and fun...If anyone else feels the same way I vote go into antique restoration... Missing chair leg one day,missing trim,new table top here,color change there.... I’ve gotten a lot of “we want a piece that matches this one identical” work as long as the piece is not carved to the moon and back it’s awesome cause 1 it pays well,and 2 you got 3D foolproof blueprints...just do what the other piece tells you to... “and jot it all down so you can make it a 3rd or 4th time if you want in the future😉” (I call this legally stealing furniture) Plus,if you like buying tools and fixing them up...you are in luck. Cause you never ever...ever stop depending on how diverse you are.

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

Right on man ✊🏻

Keep this up bro, you're gonna be wood whisperer tier here some day. You're a breath of fresh air in the youtube woodworker community.

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Steve. That’s exactly what we wanted to be.

You are amazing! I am you right now. I work full time as a bartender. I have recently lined up enough work for three months to drop down to two days a week bartending. Thank you for the inspiration!

@andy1517

4 жыл бұрын

Andysworkshop.online

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

Right on Andrew that’s awesome to hear! Follow your passion and do what you love

My ex father in law gave me the best advice on developing a sellable pieces. He said build the first piece and give it away, build the second piece for yourself but the third piece and every piece after you can sell. By the third one you know how to build it and build it well without time or material wasted.

Very solid advice. No portfolio means no work, but building a portfolio by doing work too cheaply means once you get the work you’re going to go broke doing it because you hosed yourself on the rate. I got started in metal fab building stuff for buddies, they buy the material, bring beer over and I’d knock it out. That lead to actual customers paying real prices which quickly offset all the free labor and ultimately lead to earning a pretty respectable living. I was able to work for free because I had a full time gig the entire time early on. Instead of barely scraping by on my cut rate work, I was comfortable working during the day and welding at night.

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

Dude I love hearing that. You did it right

Nicest looking Jeep pickup I've ever seen. Usually they're worked very hard and neglected.

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

Uptin Sinclaire thank you! It’s far from perfect but I love it

Plumber on a Woodworker channel.. @ 4:55 is PERFECT!! our Trade craft can also be our Soul craft. Take pride is what the Crafts person does.

Brilliant advice for furniture makers. I started the same way and now I do no advertising at all, and I often have to turn down jobs because I just don't have the time. I'll add a couple more tips. 1. Facebook is not the venue to advertise for custom furniture. People expect low prices from Facebook ads. 2. If you find out your client is an engineer, run away as fast as you can, they will nitpick your work until you want to just quit.

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

FullTimeFurniture Maker digging the additional tips! They won’t know if they don’t have anyone to teach ‘em

@titus142

4 жыл бұрын

I teach a lot of woodworking classes and the engineers (while one of our most common students) are the toughest to teach.

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

titus142 it makes sense if you think about it. Their intellect is all they have so they feel threatened whenever someone other than them has a good idea. If they aren’t the smartest in the room.. they lose self confidence.

@lazygardens

4 жыл бұрын

@@WilliamDouglasCo You don't know many engineers, do you? They are annoyingly accustomed to insane levels of precision, so just whack them on the head with some 12/4 walnut until they realize that 76200nm feels the same as 76199nm.

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

Lazy Gardens hahahaha 😂

What I did was posting on Facebook or Instagram, just invited my friends to follow and that way they know that I'm doing my own cabinets and furniture. When someone asks them who knows a woodworker, they know who to recommend. All my work comes from word of mouth.

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

Nice! That’s pretty solid

I liked how you explained your pricing and it goes with a lot of trades. It does get depreciated by smucks that work for beer

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

Andrew Reid it is a pretty universal philosophy right?

This is such valuable information. I started my woodworking business last summer and am still working full time, while woodworking nights and weekends. It's pretty slow going still but this gave me a lot of insight. I have been bidding my jobs far too low and the idea of devaluing the craft is not a perspective I previously had. Such rich information. Subscribed!

@WilliamDouglasCo

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much man I’m happy you liked the video. That’s why I do them!! Good luck and thank you for the sub!

Thanks for the advice. You're living my dream..! Not looking to get rich but only wanting to be happy in what I do for a living. Do what you love and you'll never have to work a day in your life..!

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

Timothy Jackson that’s exactly right! If I was trying to make money I would have gotten into stocks and banking!

@marthinmoshasijupitersiaha3089

4 жыл бұрын

great quote...

That 10% referral bonus is genius. Might have to borrow that idea!

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

It gets people excited to refer you. Just make sure you error on the high side for the bid when you know you are giving a bonus

Aspiring woodworker here, thanks for the refreshing truthful advice! Gotta revamp my model but in a good way. Thanks man. Keep killin it.

Never give away your drawings. I never let a potential client keep the drawings. I charged $350 if they wanted to keep drawings because they would get the drawings and then have someone else cheaper do the work or do it themselves.

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

turbinepower77 this is true. I place a legal disclaimer with new clients for this reason.

I can not get over your truck. What a sweet ride! Great advice too. I’ll be subscribing!

This video covered so many things that I struggle with as a woodworker early on the road to doing it full time. Thanks for your insight and encouragement. But more than anything, that jeep is fu**ing gorgeous!

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

Happy to hear it was helpful to you! Thank you for watching

William- Watched a few of your videos and am wowed by your attention to detail and persuit of excellence, as well as your teaching ability. I do some amateur trim carpentry work/ handyman/ car detailer. Having said that... Your truck (Jeep) detailer needs a raise. It screams organized, clean and owned by one with taste. May your 2020 be proserious.

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

Scott Bennington wow thanks so much Scott that was such a kind comment to leave us. Thank you so much for watching and for the motivating feedback!

I used to work as a journeyman autobody tech and came to this video for the woodworking advice and now I just want to find one of those jeeps to restore! Killer ride man, loving the content :)

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

Get you one! They are easy to find old and beat up. Hard to find restored or in good shape

You are going to change the direction, and lives, of many people, in a positive way. Thank-you. You walk the talk.

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

Richard thanks again Richard! I really hope so!

I worked on Brother Vs Brother season 4 and talking to the contractor on that show he said the same thing. Lowering the price to low to get the job ruins the business for everyone else including myself/ yourself. Hanging a door IS $150 no matter it's a single door or interior French door. I've got a job coming up installing a $2800 front door. $600 for me to install it. That maybe $200 more than lowes installing it but they can do that since they got that $200 from you buying the door. Your skill, your tools is worth more than you think. I have to constantly tell myself that. Thank you for the videos!

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

That’s great to hear other people using the same principles! Thanks for watching!

Thank you for sharing your time and materials. I highly enjoy your videos

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

John's Carpentry TV I appreciate you taking the time to leave a comment and for watching our videos!

By far the most unique woodworking channel I've seen. Thanks for the content! Video quality is superb.

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

dominick fiorello I love that!! It’s not easy to get that role!

I turned some rather nice pens and gave them to my sis and bro n law. She works in accounting and he writes estimates for HVAC, and I thought someone would notice the pens and ask about them. Sis really loved them. She loved them so much she put them up as keepsakes. I also made a cherry credenza for a dear friend thinking someone would see it. Nobody ever sees it, they don't have company....grrrrrrrrr so I know how NOT to move my stuff LOL

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

Howard Hagadorn Hahaha don’t count it out quite yet! I gifted high profile people that have a lot of traffic

Fantastic advice. Keeping the day job is so under-appreciated. Let that day job fuel your craft. Really diggin' your content. Thanks man!

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

Ryan Dury so happy to hear that Ryan! Thanks for watching!

This must be the best video about clients I have ever watched. Thank you for the all the info! I work for a high end furniture shop here in Berkeley and a lot of times it seems we have no clue regarding customer relations. We end up either losing a lot of money on clients that couldn't care less about our craft, or we end up over pricing our products for loyal customers. You guys look like you are off to a great start in your business, especially with your core values. Keep up the good work.

Love it! Great advice that I will be taking to heart starting out my business. Especially love the 10% discount for designers and the referral idea, word of mouth is better than any form of social media.

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

Hunter I’m so glad I could help! Good luck with your business

Healthy attitude about your craft and what it's worth, just stumbled on this video today and I like your philosophy 👍👊

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I’m happy to see our message is being received well!

Thanks for the great video again. My mom told me to cut my prices,she likes $40 for everything.Shes not on the Christmas card list.

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

Jim Chval send this to your mom

Thank you for the videos. Pricing has always been an issue for me. I want the work, so I bid in order to get the build and end up making scraps. This video as well as your pricing video has me feeling more confident with pricing.

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

Jophus1er I love hearing this! Thank you for letting us know we’ve helped you!

I know to thumbs up before I even watch. Great stuff as usual. Pretty sure you're my new favorite channel. Hoping you hit 20k soon

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

joel thoenen thank you so much! That really means a lot to my team and me. I think we are going to hit 20k pretty fast and will be doing that chair build!

You guys are amazing! I’m a full time woodworker up in Alberta Canada! Thanks for your honestly and tips! Keep up the great videos!

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

zacinator97 happy you like our channel! Thank you for watching!

I hate to take away from the purpose of this video, but as a Jeep lover, dang Will that’s a beautiful truck. Thanks for the advice, everything you say in this video is spot on for a beginner. As a self-employed landscaper/sub contractor off and on over the last 20 years (and just getting into woodworking as a business) I can appreciate the aspect of undervaluing and the point of lowering cost per hour and how it affects the industry as a whole. You have solid content and look forward to gaining more knowledge through your videos. Thank you.

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

Chris Curley thanks so much for watching! I hope you like a little comedy mixed in with the education because we are probably 50/50 on comedy and education! New video coming out today 🤓

BARRY!!!! Masterpiece of a show. Thanks for that intro and your insite and experience

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

That show truly is a masterpiece. Thanks for being here and we appreciate you bud.

Well done 👍, I like your style and you seem to be on the right track. 40 successful years of doing this type of work has revealed several things that have helped influence how I deal with clients; 1- they’re all different 2- they’re not all worth having 3- trust is more important than price 4- value engineering can help lead to resolving costs/pricing issues 5- have patients educating an uninformed client on value 6- trust your gut , have confidence in your own value, and know when to walk away 7- consistent dependability is more valuable and more difficult than you may realize These are just a few of mho’s , Paul

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the wisdom Paul. That’s always welcome in my shop

EVERYBODY listen to this BillyD dude. He’s on the money. I don’t have a woodworking business but I have another business I started 20 years ago doing exactly the same thing to build it. Today it’s grown into a multimillion dollar international business and I STILL do the same things today that I did in the beginning. In the beginning I slept in my car, ate rice for many months and lived in a bad neighbourhood because the rent was cheep. Every penny I saved on lifestyle I used to get to my next customer or improve my product. I have never advertised or marketed, everything is word of mouth. Giving sample products to influential businesses is a key point which we still do today. Although today our clients are national or international I still do the same thing. We offer a company, regardless of the number of stores, our product for free for 6 months, and if they want to continue, this is the price per site. That’s like you rocking up to a company with multiple stores and saying let me work with you, we’ll completely fit out one store, and if you like it, this is the price per store onwards. Keep up the good work young man. Respect. PS. I don’t live in my car these days, (praise God) but my daily driver is still a 16yo pickup. I’d rather use the money to impress a customer with my product than spend it on some fancy car thinking that’s what they care more about.

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

Hey thanks so much for that insight! I’ve had a few other successful people drop a line saying they practiced the same morals and beliefs and they too found success in it. It’s amazing how easily people dismiss the core necessity of a strong foundation.

Bro, I just found your channel and have been laughing for the past couple of hours because of you. Great mix if humor and realistic advice. Thank you!

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

That’s exactly what we were aiming for. Trying to fond a balance! Glad you liked it

I'm doing that now and iv built some wicked nice furniture and I also gave it away to my mom the coffee table I built for her is awesome I used old wood from a 1900 school we gutted on a project

Picket signs at the end were awesome 😂🤣😂

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

It was a peaceful protest 😂

Love that j10!

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

Jim McGahhey thank you! 1978 J20

Thank you for starting this channel. I’m just starting out wood working. Keep ding the ending lol

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

En Liam thank you for watching!! We hope to have many more helpful videos for you in the future

Dude so glad i found your channel. Well spoken, great design and killer edits on the tubes 👍🏻 Subbed 👊🏻

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

Right on man, thank you! We appreciate the support

Good advice my friend, I am getting ready to start my company and already have a few clients....I like the gift idea. Thanks again.

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

Nathan Silver It’s a great move. It says a lot about you as a person

Sweet truck

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

Joe Gravelle thank you!!

Probably the best "new" channel that I've came across. A+ work.

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

TheDudeRTR we’re so happy you found us! Thanks for watching!

Hey man, I love your videos... and your truck Very nice!

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

100% agree about your sentiments with pricing. I see it all too often with someone grossly underpricing the work and the entire industry because "they are just learning the craft".

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

Kuffys Woodwork yeah it’s not always they’re fault. It seems to be everyone’s default. They don’t have anyone to tell them any different

@dazlaa1641

4 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately it's not just when people are learning when times get tough trades people will lower there prices to win contracts in order to survive unfortunately these people don't seem to realize in doing so they are driving rates down for everyone in the industry the best thing tradies can do is band together. Pride yourself on quality work and customer service have patience and you will excel in you given trade

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

Dazlaa well said man. Well said.

Damn, that truck is beautiful

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

Truck video is coming later this week!

@senorjalapeno3937

4 жыл бұрын

@@WilliamDouglasCo can't wait 🤘🏼

RIP to ladder guy! Love your videos and your work!

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

Andrew Baggett Benny boo boo will be missed.

Keep up the good work man, it's very influential to me. I made my first ever project about 18 months ago and it really sucked, but my passion drove me to learn more and more. I stuck at it and managed to build up a portfolio enough to land a job in the industry, having no previous training or qualifications. I've now started getting people approach me for private work and plan to start my own business as soon as I feel ready to make that leap. Your work is art though, I hope one day I can make something as beautiful.

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

CMVM it sounds like you are doing everything the right way and you are on a solid path. Keep it up and I’m sure you will be just as good as me in no time. Thanks for watching!

Great insight here. Thanks for preaching the truth. Looking forward to the future of your channel!

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

CCS and Sons Workshop thank you for watching!

Thanks for the great advice. I have actually thought about giving away some of my work to those in my niche who would appreciate it. The Jeep is amazing, Dads looked just like it! All the way down to the paint and sliding window.👍

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

Terry Mason gifts can be powerful. And so can a badass jeep truck ✊🏻

more awesome tips, thanks for sharing them!

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

Hey I'm a Maker happy to help!!

Thanks a lot. Just in time. Maybe ill stay a bit on my day job, sounds logic. Greatings from Ukraine.

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome to hear we have a fan in Ukraine! I’m happy to hear our video may have helped you!

Great channel, inspiring. I still learn how to take joy from my woodworking and you seem to have lots of it. Greets from Poland.

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

Paweł Michalak thank you very much for watching! We really love what we do. It’s not always easy but the obstacles and adversity help us grow and get better.

Bruh, I love that truck

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

abe wilcox you and me both brotha!

@abewilcox4560

4 жыл бұрын

@@WilliamDouglasCo did you restore it?

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

abe wilcox mechanically yes but it’s still not there. Previous owners did the paint and body

I really like your jeep j10, looks sick

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

Grant Lawrence mine is actually the J20 model but thank you! We love it too!

I like your principles 👍

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

Remus Ionescu I appreciate that! Thank you for watching!

Great advice about lowering value. I have a hard time coming up with prices I feel are fair. I have a full time job and the extra income typically finances other personal projects. The area I am in is flooded with DIY Warriors selling farmhouse trestle tables made from 2x pine from the big box store. It’s makes it difficult to find a customer who can understand or appreciate the effort and quality that comes along with the cost of doing it the right way. This video helped tremendously.

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

Donovan Corbin that makes me so happy to hear. I’m just trying to help!

Nice to see another Arizona native! As someone who is just starting to get into selling my own pieces, I found this really helpful. Awesome work!

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

Two Tool Designs Two Tool Designs so happy to hear that it was helpful to you! Also love seeing other Arizona natives find us!

@Kennyindia

4 жыл бұрын

Bullhead City here :)

Such an incredibly well articulated video and so on point. Lots of great suggestion, best practices and smart business sense. I love your videos 💯

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! It means a lot to me that it was well received. You never know how people will take what you say when you are basically talking philosophy

This is the content I came here for! Thank you! Great video!

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

Daniel Rahmani thank you! We will try to keep a healthy balance of humor and education

From SURPRISE, AZ - Bro, I found the best mustache and beard balm... it’s from “Tombstone Mustachery” in Tombstone, AZ. I’m currently using the Cool Breeze one, but since I started using it, I can’t live without it. I’m glad I bought a couple while I was down there but I believe they might be available online. I would definitely recommend it. On another note, I’m not a woodworker, but enjoy your videos. New subscriber.

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

Gilbert Hernandez thanks so much! I’ll definitely be checking it out!

Coming to check out your channel from Reddit. Really impressive, your videos are awesome!

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

The perfect French with Dylane thanks for checking us out! Happy you liked them!

Not watching much woodworking these days, but the Jeep in the thumbnail got me in here.. beauty

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

Darock Krueger she’s worth it! Jeep J20

@xXdatkid411Xx

4 жыл бұрын

@@WilliamDouglasCo A J20, huh? I've got the j10. 401 with the Turbo400. Full-time 4x4 which rocks in the Midwest winter. Anyone ever tell you "it's not a Jeep, it's a truck!"? Get that all the time.

Man you and Finish Carpentry TV sound and act exactly alike - like brothers from another mother!

@pschleif2

4 жыл бұрын

holy shit, I was thinking the exact same thing!

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

Dave Herman is that another KZread channel?

@BlueBloodCstm

4 жыл бұрын

William Douglas Co. yes I watched a video he did just a few minutes before yours.

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

Dave Herman I’ll have to check him out

EARTHGANG and good info 👍🏾

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

END ALL DOUBT thanks for watching!!

This was really reassuring to watch, I'm about to do my first big project and I'm going to be making a fairly substantial piece to give away to someone I admire that also has a large social media presence. I'm hoping this is a smart way to start but I'm also planning on making like half a dozen smaller projects from the same slabs as the large piece hoping as soon as the first piece gets out on social media, I've got product to sell immediately for people that become interested in my work.

The epoxy river tables sign at the end was gold! :D

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it! Hahah

Just found your channel and love it. Keep up the high quality content. Subscribed. 👍

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

Steve Hadfield thank you so much for the sub. We all greatly appreciate it

Great info, thanks for sharing!

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching! Hope it was helpful in some way!

This was a great video. I definitely picked up a good tip or two. I’ve done the gift things before and that’s a great explanation of planting a seed. Keep it up guys.

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I just had someone criticize me and said that me “gifting” an item is the same as undercutting someone els. Interesting thought when the people I gifted things to weren’t in the market for said gift. 🤔

@baltimoreace

4 жыл бұрын

William Douglas Co. gifting a handmade item is an incredible marketing tool if done properly. I learned that from people way more successful than me a long time ago. You already know this but put yourself on the other side of it. Someone takes the time to make something beautiful and then just say “here, I want you to have this” it’s powerful

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

baltimoreace absolutely. Exactly!

We charge for 3D modeling. My process is information gathering ballpark pricing then if that’s good we start the design process that’s currently $300 that’s credited to the project. Up to 3 revisions I do this one because I’ve wasted a lot of time on people. And two it’s part of that barrier to entry you talked about. I value my time and services and you will too.

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

Dailey Woodworks I like that. Not bad at all

Oh wow. I thought only photographers had to deal with MWACs. lol Love the videos and the Jeep!

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

Thank you for sharing!💜

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

Jason Martin absolutely! Thank you for watching!

Awesome videos, brother! Please keep them coming!

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! We have many more in the works! Thanks for watching!

Great advice and very clever signs at the end, spot on 👍. I’m in phx and yes your creations at LUX are great. Keep it up man great stuff so far.

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

Yes!! Another local! Phoenix is on the rise man! Thanks for watching 🤙🏼

Great Vid! Useful info and entertainment. You convinced me to raise my hourly rate on my next projects. Thanks!

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

Brett Turner a rising tide lifts all boats. It’s better for everyone

@brettturner6993

4 жыл бұрын

@@WilliamDouglasCo Those night stands looked great. Is the box Ash? I liked the color if it is. I tried the Rubio Monocoat pure on an ash table top this week, looks good and loved the ease of application but it's just a little bit more yellow than I thought it would be

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

Brett Turner the night stands are white ash! I did not use Rubio monocoat on them though. If I have the right customers I will try to get them to let me do a soap finish on white ash because it keeps the ash white. Not all customers are cool with this and I won’t do it for countertops because it doesn’t provide a lot of protection. I do it on my chairs also. I use the Rubio on walnut and any ash that needs higher protection because it will yellow it a bit.

Awesome video and great advice! Cutting boards = to mutch packaging and shipping - I stopped selling them because I hated my life every time I got an order for one 😁

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

Leave the cutting boards to boos block yeah!?

Im digging the music bro, looking forward to seeing how far your channel goes. Keep the content this clean and you’ll have 100k in no time 🤙🏻

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

Zachary Kirby we appreciate that so much! Still getting use to being vulnerable to the trolls so these comments are always encouraging

@zacharykirby6248

4 жыл бұрын

William Douglas Co. There will always be more friends than foes on here bud so no worries. Do it for us and not them. Let them hate haha. Just keep doing you. You got this.

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

Zachary Kirby I appreciate it man. Thanks again! We’ll keep at it

Definitely saving this video in my favourites! Thank you so much for taking the time to explain and share these great tips, Will.

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching Chris. I’m happy you are finding our videos helpful!

@chm1701

4 жыл бұрын

William Douglas Co. I’m really glad @bevelish_creations recommended your channel on Instagram. You and your guys have a wealth of knowledge, Will, and a very giving personality, because I haven’t come across such an honest video channel before, with regards to laying all their life’s work on the table. Superb stuff and I’m looking forward to your next video.

Thank you for the advice. Good words to work by.

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

Anthony Reid thanks so much! I’m happy you watched it!

I have watched a few of your videos now. You have another subscriber. Love the content bro !!

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

Appreciate that very much! Thank you for watching!

Yea seriously awesome information man than you. And the pricing think is killing me in my business. I’m a contractor/handyman and it’s so hard for me to get work sometimes because competition is charging dog shit for their work and is severely brings down the value of my work and it’s killing the business.

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

GuiltyMalice it’s a real problem

Great insight sir. Thank you for your wisdom.

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

Taylor Berry happy to help! Thank you for watching 🙂

I love that truck man. I had a 74 and I loved it. It only had e gears and if you put that thing in 4L you could take off in 3rd. The E brake didn't work and it fell out of gear and rolled down a hill across the street into a pecan tree. God wrecked my truck.

Really enjoying this new subscribtion. I have been doing cusotm woodworking professionally for 20 years now and always enjoy seeing new shop tours and great work. On a sider noter, where did you get the shop apron. I'd like to get one. Thanks and look forward to some of your building projects.

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

sarah r hey Sarah! Thank you so much for watching 😊 the aprons are my design and are hand made in Seattle. I sell them on my website and there is also a way to get one by joining our highest level Patreon. Thanks for the sub!

@nessanewf

4 жыл бұрын

@@WilliamDouglasCo Thanks for the info. I'll check out the website. I'm Sarah's jusband, Francois.

Epoxy river tables are NOT cool

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

Henry silver preach! 🙌🏻

Beautiful chairs bro! Nice job.

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

Appreciate that! That you for watching! Let’s hit 20k subs so I can do a video on them already!

Really like the channel man. Love the overall direction you guys are going. The video editing is on point. Just getting into wood working myself and it’s good to come across a channel that is inspirational in multiple facets.

@WilliamDouglasCo

4 жыл бұрын

BTownIron I’m so happy to hear that we’ve inspired you. Woodworking is an amazing, fun, challenging craft and the woodworking community is full of really solid people.