Engraving a
set on a suitable pile of metal bars would be rather
nice.
[an acquaintance is] considering making and selling sets of anodized
aluminum Napier's Bones. He's tentatively thinking that a set in a
wooden presentation box might sell for $150. (A significant part of
that cost is the anodizing.)
Hm, has he considered other metals? Saving on the anodizing might make
brass, or a mild steel, or some such, cheap enough to be worth doing.
I'm just thinking that I probably would not buy a set at $150 but very
well might at $50....
For that matter, what about non-metals? A hard wood might make for a
nice set too, especially if the engraving is filled with paint and the
whole thing lacquered, or some such. Perhaps even plastic, though that
seems a bit d?class?, and quite possibly not suitable for garage
machine-shop production anyway.
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