Succeeding in the off-line world Everyone is keen to jump on the online business band wagon. But there are so many old school business ideas that work and will continue to work in the future. A good old fashioned woodworking business is definitely on the cards. Your biggest competitors are […]

There are two major aspects of getting into the woodworking business. One, whether this is a feasible enterprise to get into, and second, whether you are suited for it. Are you suited to be a woodworker? You need the skills to do a great job at making or fixing woodwork, […]

The truth is that woodworking is very labor intensive and the average wage per hour is nothing to be very excited about. The exceptions are the artists who can make a ‘work of art’ dresser and sell it for $45,000. Even if it took them 3 months to make, working […]

How do you create a demand for something? Something sells when there is a demand for it. There are two kinds of demands. One, an existing demand for existing ideas. Second, a demand for something new, that you can create. Sometimes you want to create something new. It is not something […]

Once you have understood the basic principles of how a hand tool works, practice is the best way to learn it’s proper use. When you have mastered this skill, you will discover that there are many instances while building that a  hand tool saves you time and effort, while delivering impeccable results. […]

Is it possible to run a moneymaking small-scale woodworking business in today’s day? Woodworking is not just a craft, it’s a tradition of sorts. The way our ancestors did it was very different from the way things are done now. Handicrafts were the norm then. Today, a handicraft has to […]

Cuts are important. Every woodworker knows that. And every tip helps no matter how long you have been woodworking. Cutting plywood is different to cutting wood in many ways. You need to plan your cuts differently to get the desired finished results. Often, plywood sheets are large and heavy and […]

One of the first things you might be questioning is why do you even need hand planes in your woodworking shop and for what all can you use them… Woodworkers who use hand planes know how useful they can be. Inspite of being hand tools they are the preferred way […]

These steps apply whether you are about to use a brand new table saw for the first time or want to do some maintenance work on the one that you have been using for a few years. It’s usually a good idea to check a brand-new table saw for accuracy […]

There is a wonderful way to create popular woodworking projects that you will find easy to sell. You can do this by following a very successful business principle known as “working in a niche”. What is a niche? If you look up the meaning of niche it means “speciality”. The […]