Norman Pirollo takes you through many of the issues you will encounter when starting your own woodworking business. The author shares the experience he has accumulated in launching four woodworking businesses over a period of twenty years. Norman has developed this business course to share the accumulated knowledge and expertise he has gained over the years in establishing woodworking businesses. The marketing techniques he shares can be invaluable to you in the success of your new woodworking business. Learn what to do and what not to do to start and run a successful woodworking business. Topics such as required space, necessary tools, bookkeeping, business plan, marketing and efficient production are covered. Advertising and marketing your furniture or products are thoroughly discussed in the book. This book will significantly shorten the learning curve of starting your own woodworking business. Learn how rewarding it can be to have your own part-time or full-time woodworking business

Norman Pirollo takes you through many of the issues you will encounter when starting your own woodworking business. The author shares the experience he has accumulated in launching four woodworking businesses over a period of twenty years. Norman has developed this business course to share the accumulated knowledge and expertise he has gained over the years in establishing woodworking businesses. The marketing techniques he shares can be invaluable to you in the success of your new woodworking business. Learn what to do and what not to do to start and run a successful woodworking business. Topics such as required space, necessary tools, bookkeeping, business plan,marketing and efficient production are covered. Advertising and marketing your furniture or products are thoroughly discussed in the book. This book will significantly shorten the learning curve of starting your own woodworking business. Learn how rewarding it can be to have your own part-time or full-time woodworking business.

Make stunning furniture, shelves, and more, with this easy guide Woodworking For Dummies gives aspiring woodworkers step-by-step instructions for creating successful woodworking projects. Set your sights on creating beautiful wooden pieces, with your own two hands. Woodworking is a fun and fascinating hobby, and you’ll love developing your skills and enjoying the satisfaction of craftsmanship. This book explains, in simple terms, the basic tools you’ll need, the different types of wood you can work with, and the process of creating plans for a successful project. Start sawing, sanding, joining, and finishing wood projects you can be proud of. One-of-a-kind, handmade woodcrafts are excellent as additions to your home and gifts for others, and you can even start a small business selling your handiwork. This For Dummies primer makes this cool activity accessible to anyone. Start a new hobby, work with your hands, and see your visions come to life Learn about classic and cutting-edge woodworking tools Differentiate between the different kinds of wood and select the right materials for your project Become a woodworker with easy-to-use photos and instructions Even if you’ve never picked up a saw before, this For Dummies guide will help you get started—and it’s a great reference and refresher for those who already know what they’re doing, too.

After two New York Times bestsellers, Nick Offerman—woodworker, actor, comedian, and co-host of NBC’s crafting competition series Making It—returns with the subject for which he’s known best—his incredible real-life woodshop. Nestled among the glitz and glitter of Tinseltown is a testament to American elbow grease and an honest-to-god hard day’s work: Offerman Woodshop. Captained by hirsute woodworker, actor, comedian, and writer Nick Offerman, the shop produces not only fine handcrafted furniture, but also fun stuff—kazoos, baseball bats, ukuleles, mustache combs, even cedar-strip canoes. Now Nick and his ragtag crew of champions want to share their experience of working at the Woodshop, tell you all about their passion for the discipline of woodworking, and teach you how to make a handful of their most popular projects along the way. This book takes readers behind the scenes of the woodshop, both inspiring and teaching them to make their own projects and besotting them with the infectious spirit behind the shop and its complement of dusty wood-elves. In these pages you will find a variety of projects for every skill level, with personal, easy-to-follow instructions by the OWS woodworkers themselves; and, what’s more, this tutelage is augmented by mouth-watering color photos (Nick calls it "wood porn"). You will also find writings by Nick, offering recipes for both comestibles and mirth, humorous essays, odes to his own woodworking heroes, insights into the ethos of woodworking in modern America, and other assorted tomfoolery. Whether you’ve been working in your own shop for years, or if holding this stack of compressed wood pulp is as close as you’ve ever come to milling lumber, or even if you just love Nick Offerman’s brand of bucolic yet worldly wisdom, you’ll find Good Clean Fun full of useful, illuminating, and entertaining information.

For woodworkers, hand tools put the emphasis on the process of woodworking rather than the result. Yet hand tools also are essential to the highest level of craftsmanship, bringing a refinement to work that machines alone cannot produce. Whether using hand tools alone as a source of pleasure, quality, or efficiency, or in combination with machines, woodworker can trust the information in Woodworking with Hand Tools, a collection of 35 articles from the experts at Fine Woodworking magazine. In Woodworking with Hand Tools, expert craftsmen explain how they choose, sharpen, and use every kind of hand tool. There's advice on tool maintenance, techniques for getting the most from the tools, and projects made using hand tools. With clear photographs, drawings, and step-by-step instructions, Woodworking with Hand Tools will be a useful and necessary resource for anyone who works wood.

Do you want to make money with your woodworking skills but don't know how to get started. Have you started a woodworking business and are having problems getting customers? I know how that feels because I started my woodworking business with no capital, a few shop tools, and lots of nerve in a 10 foot by 20 foot space and grew it into a 1400 foot space as a one-person business. Having no one to help me get started, I made costly mistakes and learned enough from them to make my entire living from woodworking for more than 20 years. You can avoid those mistakes and start making money quickly with my book Starting and Operating A Woodworking Business: How To Make Money With Your Skills. There is no need for you to suffer through those costly and painful mistakes when my book covers everything you need to know to start and operate a financially successful full or part-time woodworking business.

Whether you're new to the craft of woodworking and looking for a great first project or you're a seasoned craftsman showcasing a piece of treasured wood, it's hard to deny the appeal of a cutting board. The techniques can be as simple or as complex as you like and the finished designs can be tailored to suit any style or taste. For beginners, these gateway projects are a great way to try out a new hobby easily, quickly, and with limited tools. For old hands, making cutting boards is a gorgeous way to showcase a beautiful piece of lumber or to hone and highlight a complex technique you're trying to perfect. Best of all, upon completion, a cutting board is a project that can be proudly used as a sturdy workhorse in your own kitchen or given as a holiday treasure to friend or loved one. Extensive photography and clear, concise instruction make even the most complex techniques easy to understand and conquer. A gallery of inspiring designs sourced from a wide array of makers is also included to spark the creation of your cutting board styles.