re: Big commission piece coming my way

I relate to all of these stories . People go to the store and see a cedar chest for $99.99. They don’t realize that it is made out of pressed wood , that if it gets wet at all it is junk. Also there is no strength to it and finally the the oak is paper thin veneer . I made a solid oak steamer trunk with cedar lining 15 years ago . We store her best Christmas decorations in it . It’s as good a shape as the day I made it . I had $250.00 just in material not to mention labor . And people will want me to make them one for , you guessed it $99.99 . I get so mad, they have no idea what woodworking is . This piece cost me a little than just money and labor . The guard stuck on my 4" jointer planner and the wood stopped but my hand didn’t. Took the ring finger on my left hand down to the bone and chewed the heck out of my middle finger. So when is say I had blood sweat and tears in that one , I’m serious .