Blog | Percy Bishton Woodworker and Turner

Why buy handmade things?

I was in the workshop the other morning pondering what I do, and how I do it. I wasn't pondering specifically the line of dovetail joints I was cutting, but more about how I sell my woodwork and the best way I can do this. I am very lucky that my woodwork isn't my only source of income. I also have my day job (which I am fortunate to only have to go to three days a week). This gives me the financial security to spend the other few weekdays in my workshop making beautiful things for people who ask me to. Some of my woodwork goes to local shops, where it will sit on a shelf gathering dust until sometimes (although not that often) some lucky soul buys something. The shops I supply sometimes str