![]() Also - and this is only from the pictures you’ve posted on your website, and a purely subjective - your wooden ones look a little chunky, to my eyes.Īs for the scribing tool, again, it’s a bit of a tough one as they’re only really of interest to fitted furniture guys, and if you’re in the fitted furniture business then you’ll probably have a system in place already what does yours offer that the others don’t? Pricing isn’t a huge issue - if it scratches an itch then people will pay anything - but you can get e.g. As noted above a lot comes down to personal preference, and if I’m fitting a magnetic catch (and I don’t do many) there are plenty of nicely-designed steel or die-cast zinc ones around, or like a lot of others, I’ll sink a small magnet into the material and cover it - veneer, leather, whatever. Speaking plainly though, I think it may be a tough sell you’ve designed these to scratch an itch you have, but it doesn’t always follow that others have that itch too. Don’t know if Maskery has anything planned where these may fit? Don’t think it’s Keith Brown’s thing either - he doesn’t typically do fitted work, and he’s more likely to salvage original catches and latches. ![]() These aren’t for me I’m afraid - I did a 3-part scribing series last year and have said pretty much all I’m going to say on the subject - and Gosforth isn’t doing any of this kind of work right now as he’s involved in his long-term house build/renovation. Started out as ‘favourite UK YouTube woodworker’, but drifted - shocker! Have a read through that, take a look at some of the channels that are mentioned and see if they do the kind of work where these products would fit. I think a good starting point may be the ‘Favourite YouTube woodworker’ thread - Favorite YouTube woodworker It’s going to be interesting the way YouTube is heading. But that’s only because I’m aware of them, find their videos useful. The scribing tool, DIY or furniture makers, kitchen fitters maybe? Peter Millard, who frequents this forum would be a very good start, as much for his YouTube knowledge as well as his woodworkFeel that the likes of ‘rag N bone brown’ and ‘gosforth handyman’ would be where I’d start. DIY or home owners (unless you wish to go for wholesale) lots are USA centric, is there a market there? Or one of the smaller uk suppliers. Is it a niche type product or are you seeking volumes? Realistically you need to look past this and get the word/product out there.Ī lot depends on which market you are looking for. I’m sure you’ve come across engineering videos that you’ve clicked away from because you don’t like the presenters style/content/pace/quality of work etc. I think one of the issues you may have is it’s so subjective on a personal level. I’m not sure whether I will have much success with these new ideas but it’s just a case of “nothing ventured!” I’m into engineering much more now and watch a lot of engineering related utube channels but I don’t know who the woodworking youtubers are. ![]() I’d appreciate some advice on who you think I should contact. What I’d like to do is see whether a woodworking youtuber would be prepared to review either of these items. I knocked one up and it’s been such a useful tool for many years on site I thought I’d make a better version to see if it would be of any interest to anyone. I confess this is a design I found many years ago in a book. The other is a simple scribing tool for fitting furniture. One is a magnetic door catch (I haven’t come across any mass produced mag catches that I like, mine hides the magnet in a wooden block). I have the boxes that I make but I’ve also designed two products that I’m trying to get to a wider audience. ![]() As I’m getting older and my back is becoming more problematic I’m trying to diversify my income stream and move away from struggling with lumps of wood on my own as much as I can anyway.
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