Answer the size question before they ask

People do not distrust handmade. They distrust scale. A beautiful crop with no mug, book, or hand next to it forces them to invent a size — and invent wrong.

I keep one reference object on the shooting board and use it for every new listing. Numbers still go in the text. The photo does the emotional work: this will fit the shelf, or it will not.

Fewer “how big is it?” threads on Doshe means more time at the bench. Show the size once, clearly, and let the next message be about color or care.