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Woodworking Projects and Business for Beginners

A Step-by-Step Guide to Building Your First Projects, Choosing What to Sell, Pricing for Profit, and Finding Your First Customers

by O. G. Nally · eBook and paperback

2 books in 1Step-by-step projectsCut lists & diagramsPricing worked examples4 downloadable bonuses

Build woodworking projects and learn to price and sell your work with this 2-in-1 beginner's guide, featuring step-by-step instructions, cut lists, tool guidance and practical business advice.

About this book

  • Start safely: set up a beginner shop, choose your first hand tools and protective equipment, and add power tools as your skills grow.
  • Understand your materials: read cut lists and lumber dimensions, compare wood types and sheet goods, and pick the right screws, glue and finishes.
  • Build real projects: each one has a skill level, time estimate, cut list, step-by-step instructions and troubleshooting.
  • Choose what to sell: decide whether selling suits your time and budget, then pick products using practical filters and a small test batch.
  • Price for profit: calculate retail, wholesale and custom-quote prices, with worked examples that show every calculation.
  • Find your first customers: photograph products with a smartphone, write stronger listings and sell at craft fairs, markets, online and through commissions.

Many people want to start woodworking but stall before the first cut. The tools feel unfamiliar, lumber labels are confusing, and it is hard to know where to begin. Others can already build a solid shelf but have no idea what to charge or where to sell. Guesswork in either area wastes money, materials and motivation.

This two-in-one guide brings both halves together. Book 1 teaches you to plan, measure, cut, join, assemble and finish real projects, one skill at a time. Book 2 begins where the workshop ends and shows you how to choose products, price them, handle the official side and find your first customers.

The projects range from a picture frame and cutting board to a raised planter box, bookshelf, coffee table, outdoor chair and a capstone workbench. Reference sections include a master materials guide, a techniques glossary and a troubleshooting index, and the appendices gather the pricing formulas, a starter tools list and sample messages for inquiries and quotes.

Book 2 also covers the basics of registration, sales tax, bookkeeping, insurance and safety rules for food-contact and children's items. All prices and figures are examples, not predictions.

Written for complete beginners, hobbyists ready for bigger builds, and makers who want to explore a realistic side income from their workshop.

Look inside

Flip through 12 sample pages from both books. Tap any page to read it full size.

From the publisher

Learn the craft, then plan how to sell what you make.

From workshop to market. Build with confidence, prepare to sell: build useful projects, price with clarity, find customers. Start with the right tools. Build with confidence. The book open at Chapter 2, Essential Tools and Safety. Build useful projects. Plan what to sell. Build skills with step-by-step projects and calculate prices from your costs. Open the book. Build your first project. Learn the craft, then plan how to sell what you make.

4 downloadable bonuses

Free downloads included with the book to help you put the chapters into action.

Pricing Calculator

A spreadsheet that works out retail and wholesale prices from your material costs, labor time, overhead and selling fees.

90-Day Launch Plan

A printable week-by-week plan from your first product decision to your first sales.

Custom Order Quote Form

An editable form for quoting custom work: measurements, wood species, finish, price, deposit and delivery date.

Product Selection Scorecard

A printable sheet and spreadsheet for rating product ideas against the five filters in Chapter 3.

Product details

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TitleWoodworking Projects and Business for Beginners (2 Books in 1)
IncludesBook 1: Woodworking Projects for Absolute Beginners · Book 2: Woodworking Business for Absolute Beginners
AuthorO. G. Nally
LanguageEnglish
eBookEPUB and PDF files, instant download
Paperback248 pages · 8.5 × 11 in · black-and-white interior · perfect bound
Reader levelComplete beginners and hobbyists

Frequently asked questions

What's the difference between the eBook and the paperback?

Both contain the same two books. The eBook comes as EPUB and PDF files you can download straight away. The paperback is a 248-page, 8.5 × 11 inch book with a black-and-white interior, printed and shipped to you by Lulu.

How do I get the eBook after I buy it?

Checkout is handled securely by Gumroad. As soon as your payment goes through, you'll get a download link on screen and in your email.

How does paperback shipping work?

The Buy Paperback button opens the book on Lulu. Add it to your cart and check out there; Lulu prints your copy and ships it to you, and shows the shipping options and costs at checkout.

Do I need any experience?

No. Book 1 starts with a safe beginner shop, the first tools to buy and how to read a cut list, and the projects build one skill at a time.

How do I get the 4 bonuses?

The bonus section near the end of the book has a QR code and link to download the Pricing Calculator, 90-Day Launch Plan, Custom Order Quote Form and Product Selection Scorecard.

Will this book help me make money?

Book 2 gives you the tools to choose products, price them and find customers. All prices and figures in the book are examples, not predictions; your results depend on your skill, products, market and effort.

Open the book. Build your first project.

Learn the craft, then plan how to sell what you make.

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