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How To Sell At Craft Fairs And Shows

January 20, 2021

If you have started your woodworking business, then congratulations! You probably bought the right equipment and learned what you need to learn to produce amazing pieces of wood and art.

What’s not to love? It’s very exciting. I understand that you are really driven by your passion. This is all well and good but here’s the problem.

If you don’t pay close attention to the commercial side of your hobby, it’s only a matter of time until you’re living room, garage and other rooms in your home will fill up with your wooden art objects.

So, if you have started a woodworking hobby and you really get into it, you probably would be practicing all day every day. You can’t wait to get home from work because you have an idea about a wooden piece of art that you just can’t wait to turn on your leaf.

Some Basic Woodworking Skills That You Should Know

December 12, 2020

If you are excited about woodworking arts and crafts, you have a lot of reason to be. In fact, this is one of the fastest-growing and most lucrative sub-niches of arts and crafts.

Traditionally, arts and crafts have often been defined as activities involving paper and cloth. But nowadays, it’s actually extended to many other formats and more people are discovering the beauty and inspiration that woodworking products and works of art bring to the table.

It is no surprise that people like yourself are excited about woodworking. But the problem is, it’s too easy to get overly excited, just jump in with both feet and then struggle. The truth is, you need to be systematic and methodical about basic woodworking if you want to turn this into a successful arts and crafts hobby.

How to use a drum sander on hardwood floors

November 7, 2020

If you are changing the floors in your home, you have your wood cut out for you. It’s not just a question of taking out the old floors or peeling them off. You also must make sure that it’s even.

A lot of the products that you get at a typical hardware store make your job is easier through consistent surface quality. In other words, the typical hardwood floor products that you get at your do-it-yourself home building construction supply store are uniform.

This much is true, but here’s the problem. Underneath the surface of your floor, there may be some irregularities. This is what you should be on the lookout for. A lot of homeowners think that if it looks level enough their problems go away.

They think that they just need to get the right hardwood tiles to slap them on their floors and they’re good to go. If only were that easy. The truth is you’re going to have to deal with the irregularity or uneven surface of the concrete underneath.

How to buy the best drum sander?

October 5, 2020

Drum sanders are amazing tools for woodworking. They really are because if you want to sand a piece that you have finished, you must have the right equipment so that the item would look as professional as possible.

The problem is a lot of woodworkers, and I’m talking about particularly of a newbie or amateur woodworkers, skimp on the drum sander. As a result, the granularity of the finished product that they produce leaves much to be desired.

Are these items so scratchy and so obviously unprofessional that they can’t be sold? Of course not. They’re not that obvious, but to the eyes of a trained professional or worse yet a trained buyer the difference stands out.

In fact, the final finish of the arts and crafts wood item that you produce may mean the difference between a sale and that item spending more time on your shelf.

How do I start a woodworking business from home?

September 4, 2020

Believe it or not, a lot of people pay good money for woodworking arts and crafts. We’re not talking about beer money here. We’re not talking about money that can buy you a pack of smokes from time to time.

We’re talking about real money. We’re talking six to seven figures. That’s a big money. In fact, if you make quite a name for yourself in the industry, you can make even more. The key here is to go from commodity to brand.

Believe it or not, in the arts and crafts industry involving woodworking, a lot of home-based artisans crank out commodities. If you don’t believe me: when was the last time you saw a spherical chess piece?

Or, a completely round piece of wood that’s nice, soft and shiny with a chessboard pattern on it? Chances are you’ve seen this design quite a bit. Guess what? Not all those are items were made by the same person or company.