petermillard
Established Member
Hey folks. Haven't posted much here for a while as it's all a bit full-on, but I though I'd share this little exchange I had on YouTube with someone who's apparently, "supported and encouraged" me from the start.
I put a short video series out a few weeks ago about making a set of shelves for a client, and trying to get the price of the tools I used out of the money the shelves generated. Fun little series, proved quite popular. As usual when you discuss price on these things, there's always a bit of push-back from the "you can't charge that around here" and "it's only MDF" crowd; that goes with the territory, and YouTube isn't a place for the thin-skinned and easily offended. I posted a follow-up today, where I did the opposite - I took a commercial job of a similar price to the shelves, and totted up the price & quantity of the tools I used to make it; I thought it was a fun little follow-on, and it seems to be mostly well received so far. And then I had this:-
Got to love that "low-end, low-skilled" part! As I say, YouTube isn't the place for the thin-skinned, and I thought this was a hilarious, classic troll-comment. And as is my want these days, I pin these silly ones to the top of the comments, so everyone can take a look. And there's usually a few robust replies to this kind of thing, which occasionally can degenerate - bet that sounds familiar to the mods, eh??
Anyhoo, once I've pinned the comment I typically get on with my life and don't give it another thought, but this comment thread just keeps going and going - he's obviously keen to have the last word. So I took another look:-
Now, this is the only forum where I'm a member, so I have to assume that this "Korean Zombie" is a member here too. So, whatever it is, I look forward to being 'proper embarrassed' by them, lol!
And yes, I have my sheet goods cut on a panel saw - why wouldn't I in a tiny workshop - but not by B&Q. And I have no idea what the panel-saw guy in B&Q does when he's not on the panel saw. Maybe he's a 'humble' cabinetmaker or YouTuber??
Anyhoo, if you fancy seeing what actual cabinetmakers think of this guy, there's a few comments on my instagram here:-
https://www.instagram.com/p/BqPqEnBAEQs/
Happy times!
I put a short video series out a few weeks ago about making a set of shelves for a client, and trying to get the price of the tools I used out of the money the shelves generated. Fun little series, proved quite popular. As usual when you discuss price on these things, there's always a bit of push-back from the "you can't charge that around here" and "it's only MDF" crowd; that goes with the territory, and YouTube isn't a place for the thin-skinned and easily offended. I posted a follow-up today, where I did the opposite - I took a commercial job of a similar price to the shelves, and totted up the price & quantity of the tools I used to make it; I thought it was a fun little follow-on, and it seems to be mostly well received so far. And then I had this:-
Got to love that "low-end, low-skilled" part! As I say, YouTube isn't the place for the thin-skinned, and I thought this was a hilarious, classic troll-comment. And as is my want these days, I pin these silly ones to the top of the comments, so everyone can take a look. And there's usually a few robust replies to this kind of thing, which occasionally can degenerate - bet that sounds familiar to the mods, eh??
Anyhoo, once I've pinned the comment I typically get on with my life and don't give it another thought, but this comment thread just keeps going and going - he's obviously keen to have the last word. So I took another look:-
Now, this is the only forum where I'm a member, so I have to assume that this "Korean Zombie" is a member here too. So, whatever it is, I look forward to being 'proper embarrassed' by them, lol!
And yes, I have my sheet goods cut on a panel saw - why wouldn't I in a tiny workshop - but not by B&Q. And I have no idea what the panel-saw guy in B&Q does when he's not on the panel saw. Maybe he's a 'humble' cabinetmaker or YouTuber??
Anyhoo, if you fancy seeing what actual cabinetmakers think of this guy, there's a few comments on my instagram here:-
https://www.instagram.com/p/BqPqEnBAEQs/
Happy times!
