- QuotingClient work 5 min
Quote or estimate: which should you send a client?
The words are used interchangeably and they are not interchangeable. One commits you to a number; the other does not — and sending the wrong one is how a shop ends up absorbing a change it never agreed to.
- EstimatingProfit 7 min
The five ways a woodworking job quietly loses money
A job that loses money usually looks fine on the day you quote it. These are the five places the loss actually hides, in rough order of how much they cost.
- EstimatingMaterials 6 min
How much waste should you add to a woodworking quote?
A single waste percentage applied to the whole job is the wrong shape. Waste is a material problem, and it differs by material, by part size, and by whether you reuse offcuts.