6 Woodworking Supplies Business Success Stories [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: November 1st, 2023

Start A Woodworking Supplies Business

Here are some real life success stories of starting a woodworking supplies business:

1. SketchUp For Woodworkers ($12K/year)

Zack Hall, a software developer and woodworker, came up with the idea for SketchUp For Woodworkers after struggling to find updated SketchUp tutorials for woodworking. He saw the potential in an old website that had valuable SEO and purchased it for $5,000. Zack then partnered with an experienced woodworker to create a comprehensive online course teaching woodworkers how to use 3D design software. The business is currently earning about $1k/month and Zack plans to focus on SEO, affiliate marketing, and video marketing to grow the audience and increase sales.

How much they make: $12K/year
How much did it cost to start: $7.5K
Current team size: 0

I Built A $12K/Year Online Course & Tutorials Business [For Woodworkers]

Zack Hall started SketchUp For Woodworkers, an online course for teaching woodworkers how to use 3D design software, after acquiring an old website and investing $5,000, with the business now earning around $1k per month and attracting almost one sale per day through organic SEO traffic.

Revenue

Zack grew the business to $1K/month

Costs

It cost Zack $7500 to start the business

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4. Shop Tools and Machinery at Grizzly.com

Grizzly Industrial, Inc. is a national retail and internet company providing a wide variety of high-quality woodworking and metalworking machinery, power tools, hand tools and accessories. By selling directly to end users we provide the best quality products at the best price to professionals and hobbyists.

Where they're located: Iceland
Website traffic: 1.13M/month

5. FineWoodworking

Expert advice on woodworking and furniture making, with thousands of how-to videos, step-by-step articles, project plans, photo galleries, tool reviews, blogs, and more

Website traffic: 900K/month

6. Woodworking Talk

A forum community dedicated to professional woodworkers and enthusiasts. Come join the discussion about shop safety, wood, carpentry, lumber, finishing...

Website traffic: 380K/month