Turn your WOODWORKING HOBBY into a HIGH-PROFIT BUSINESS with Woodmaster
ATTENTION, HOBBY WOODWORKERS! You could turn your hobby into a PROFITABLE BUSINESS with a Woodmaster equipment. Many hobbyists have made the jump from hobbyist to part-time or even full-time woodworking pros with their Woodmasters. Read these case-studies – how three woodworkers upgraded their woodworking quality, production speed, and started cashing in on their skills!
How Can You Turn Your Woodworking Hobby Into a Business?
Case Study – Adirondack Furniture by Howard Gelles – Owner, Cedar Furniture Craftsman
“I turned my hobby into a full-time business – my own 1-man operation!”
“It started as a hobby but today it’s my full time business. I manufacture red cedar outdoor furniture in the Adirondack style. I own the shop and operate it by myself — a 1-man operation.
I save on raw materials
I use my Woodmaster to plane rough cut lumber. I often order rough cut lumber from the mill, either kiln dried or air dried. I buy rough cut for price reasons. Commercial planed lumber is $1 more a foot than rough-cut. I recently ordered 1,000 lineal feet of rough-cut lumber. If I’d ordered planed lumber, it would have added at least $1000.
Every foot I plane I’m saving a dollar. If I had someone plane it for me, they’d charge a setup charge, too. I size lumber to the exact thickness I want on the planer. The quality of the planed surface is very smooth.
Faster production & better quality with my Woodmaster Planer/Molder
I plane all 4 sides through the Woodmaster Molder/Planer. I run faces and edges. I stand the boards up and plane the edges. It saves a lot of time. If I had to run it through the edger, it would add more time. I can run two boards at a time through the Woodmaster; I can’t do that on a jointer. I run 8’ lengths, 2” thick lumber two at a time on edge. I use a guide to hold them upright. I’m doing all 4 sides on the planer.”
Without a doubt, my Woodmaster is the best tool in my shop, in use every day. It gives me industrial machine performance at a fraction of the cost
Read MORE on how Howard went from hobbyist to pro!
Case Study – Custom Wooden Picture Frames by Tom Bardwell – Owner, Frameworxz
“My hobby went wild and turned into a family business”
“I always had a passion for making picture frames. Of all the wood things I’ve made, I wanted to make picture frames. We were remodeling a Victorian home. I couldn’t get Victorian molding so I made my own. As time went on I started making picture frame stock. We got a sawmill and started to mill our own boards to keep costs down as well as doing our own kiln drying. And we added two Woodmaster Molder/Planers.
Today, Frameworxz is our family business; a full time, year ‘round job for some of us and part time for others of us. It supports our family of five and we all have a part in it, whether matting or manufacturing. We make frames every day except Sunday, year ‘round.
Big marketing advantages
We’ve been able to lower our costs, manufacture high quality products, run large or small volume, give our customers what they want!”
Read MORE on how Tom went from hobbyist to pro!
Case Study: Custom Wooden Surfboards by Dana Blocksage – Owner, Dana Surfboards
“I lost my job and turned my passion into a unique and profitable woodworking business”
“I got laid off from my job as a territorial sales manager and wondered, ‘What’s next?’ I wanted to do something that was both enjoyable and meaningful. Having been a California surfer half my life, I did what came naturally: I started building surfboards under my own brand name – Dana Surfboards.
Several product lines, all surfboard-related
My wife, Lisa, and I started manufacturing surfboards out of a garage. Today, business is great and we have a 2,000 square foot shop. We own a 25″ Woodmaster Molder Planer, and a 38″ Woodmaster Drum Sander.
We make two lines of surfboards: solid wood, decorative boards and hollow, functional ones you can surf with. Our decorative surfboards are beautiful to hang on the wall. Many are used at weddings — guests sign the surfboard like a guest book. We also make surfboard furniture: surfboard shelves, bookcases, coffee tables, and more. Our clients are surfers and non-surfers.
Getting orders daily, shipping world-wide
We’ve done work for big corporations, foundations, Fortune 500 companies, and more. Anything surfboard-related, we’ve made it and people are buying it. Business is great. We’re getting orders every day and shipping around the world. We’re constantly adding products to our lines. We’ve been very blessed.
Read MORE on how Dana went from hobbyist to pro!
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