I took a picture on Tuesday that I thought really showed some of the small scale production I do.
This is all the wooden parts for making 12 baskets. Each basket has 9 bits (so 108 total) and they have to be oiled individually to make sure they're properly coated. Making things in batches like this keeps things moving, but can be a little boring! I listen to a good book in my headphones or a podcast.
The baskets will get assembled tomorrow before being listed to hopefully get sold (some are already pre ordered) before I move on to the next thing to batch out and make. Making in batches like this keeps the quality high and I become surprisingly efficient with movements to do each job.
When you have to make a number of items do you prefer to batch out the jobs? Or spread it out to prevent it from becoming monotonous?
Kev, I tend to batch things so I do not have to come back to them.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I also think that I'm good at working through a series of jobs when I know the process ahead of me.
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