20 Creative Woodworking Business Ideas

Updated: July 24th, 2023

Interested in starting a woodworking business but not quite sure what to start?

Fortunately, there are plenty of different opportunities to start an innovative and profitable business in this line of work.

If you're looking to start your own woodworking business, there are several low-investment options you can choose from.

Here they are:

1. Start a youtube channel

For anyone looking to start a successful YouTube channel, there are plenty of YouTube channel success stories that can be used as inspiration and encouragement. In addition, YouTube has an established monetization system and boasts incredible popularity, making it a potential platform for revenue generation.

In this article, we'll look at different approaches you can use to help promote your channel and grow your viewers. While there's no quick and easy way to success, you can take these tips to build your own YouTube Channel Success story. If you love content creation, you can capitalize on YouTube's popularity to earn extra income.

If you want to join the Youtube partner program to monetize your channel, you will need to reach a minimum of 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 watch hours in the previous 12 months.

How much you can make: $800 — $4,500,000/month

How much does it cost to start: $500 (?)

How long does it take to build: 48 days (?)

Time commitment per week: Min. 5 hours/week

How This Couple Makes $5K/Month Generating Content About Ways To Make Money Online

Learn how this entrepreneurial couple made $5-7k a month by helping others find legitimate work from home jobs and creative ways to make money online through their blog and YouTube channel, as well as offering two flagship products designed to help beginner freelancers and new bloggers accelerate growth.

About
Chhavi started Mrs Daaku Studio over 5 years ago
Revenue
Chhavi grew the business to $5K/month
Costs
It cost Chhavi $500 to start the business
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2. Start a youtube channel

For anyone looking to start a successful YouTube channel, there are plenty of YouTube channel success stories that can be used as inspiration and encouragement. In addition, YouTube has an established monetization system and boasts incredible popularity, making it a potential platform for revenue generation.

In this article, we'll look at different approaches you can use to help promote your channel and grow your viewers. While there's no quick and easy way to success, you can take these tips to build your own YouTube Channel Success story. If you love content creation, you can capitalize on YouTube's popularity to earn extra income.

If you want to join the Youtube partner program to monetize your channel, you will need to reach a minimum of 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 watch hours in the previous 12 months.

How much you can make: $800 — $4,500,000/month

How much does it cost to start: $500 (?)

How long does it take to build: 48 days (?)

Time commitment per week: Min. 5 hours/week

How This Couple Makes $5K/Month Generating Content About Ways To Make Money Online

Learn how this entrepreneurial couple made $5-7k a month by helping others find legitimate work from home jobs and creative ways to make money online through their blog and YouTube channel, as well as offering two flagship products designed to help beginner freelancers and new bloggers accelerate growth.

About
Chhavi started Mrs Daaku Studio over 5 years ago
Revenue
Chhavi grew the business to $5K/month
Costs
It cost Chhavi $500 to start the business
Read by 13,285 founders

3. Create an online course

An online course business involves creating and selling digital classes teaching specialized skills or knowledge to subscribed students.

As an entrepreneurial course creator, you identify educational gaps around topics you have expertise in and develop engaging video lessons and supplementary materials.

With flexibility around self-paced or cohort-based structures, building a student base provides passive income potential.

For founders who enjoy information-sharing, launching an online course platform presents a lucrative way to monetize your instructional talents with small startup costs by serving eager lifelong learners seeking convenient access to emerging subjects.

How much you can make: $350 — $3,735,000/month

How much does it cost to start: $1,700 (?)

How long does it take to build: 90 days (?)

How This 28-Year-Old Couple Quit Their Jobs And Make $20K/Month Running A Blog

Learn how one couple created a successful personal finance blog, The Savvy Couple, that now makes over $20,000 per month and has sold thousands of digital workbooks and courses, by focusing on purposeful content and optimizing their ROI with efficient time management.

About
Kelan started The Savvy Couple over 7 years ago
Revenue
Kelan grew the business to $20K/month
Costs
It cost Kelan $500 to start the business
Read by 26,205 founders

4. Start a woodworking business

While many see woodworking as a hobby to pass the time, it is a profitable blue-collar business with growth potential. If you are skilled, passionate, and looking for a blue-collar side hustle, consider starting a woodworking business.

Starting a woodworking business allows you to work from home. Besides, you can scale the business easily and enjoy unlimited earning potential. Some opportunities you can go for include building custom wood pieces, teaching others about woodworking, starting a woodworking blog, and flip furniture.

How much you can make: $1,000 — $1,600,000/month

How long does it take to build: 204 days (?)

Time commitment per week: Min. 5 hours/week

How I Took My Woodworking Hobby Full Time To Build A Successful Brand

Sasha Weekes, owner of Timber Grove Studios, turned her fine arts and cabinetmaking education into a successful home-based woodworking business that grew from a side project to netting 20-50% profits month-to-month and up to $10,000 in sales during peak periods through Etsy, with her company's growth continuing to increase through other social media outlets.

About
Sasha started Timber Grove Studios over 6 years ago
Revenue
Sasha grew the business to $6.5K/month
Read by 57,167 founders

5. Start a plywood manufacturing business

6. Start a book shelf business

7. Become an interior designer

Interior designing involves making indoor spaces safe, functional, and beautiful by determining space requirements and selecting essential & decorative items such as colors, lighting, and materials.

The global luxury interior design market is growing at a CAGR of 9.0%. The growth metrics show there is great potential for entrepreneurs targeting households.

If you are starting a luxury interior design business, focus on style and specialty. Add valuables with creative professions, such as interior design, so you stand out from the rest. Ensure you hire the right people and hone the brand identity.

How much you can make: $100,000 — $415,000/month

How much does it cost to start: $2,000 (?)

How long does it take to build: 90 days (?)

How We (Mother And Daughter) Started A $1M/Year Boutique Design Firm

Mother and daughter duo turn passion for antiques and design into a boutique design firm with over $1 million in annual revenue and hundreds of trophy projects, showcasing the importance of grit, determination, and passion in building a successful business.

About
Annemarie started diSalvo Interiors about 27 years ago
Revenue
Annemarie grew the business to $110K/month
Read by 8,064 founders

8. Start a picture frame making business

A picture frame is a decorative and shielding edging for an image, such as a photograph or a piece of art. More artists use frames to protect their artwork from damage and to provide their art pieces with a great look.

According to business reports, the market size for picture frames is estimated at $2.0 Billion and will keep rising over the next decade.

Thus, starting a picture frame production business in 2024 can be a great idea. To grow your business quickly, consider partnering with local photographers and artists.

How much you can make: $500,000/month

Finding Financial Freedom Through Starting A Matboard Business

Matboard and More is a picture framing company that allows for unlimited choices and customization when it comes to framing supplies for any type of art, and is self-funded with an initial investment of $50,000 that led to a successful AdWords campaign and a massive focus on quality, service, and the customer experience.

About
Mehdi started Matboard & More about 12 years ago
Revenue
Mehdi grew the business to $500K/month
Read by 4,355 founders

9. Start a beer bottle crate business

10. Start an antique furniture refurbishing business

Antique furniture is a collectible interior furnishing that adds a timeless quality to a space. Antique furniture features attractive designs that looked good 50 or 100 years ago and remains attractive today.

11. Start a candle holder business

According to statistics, the demand for candle holders is set to witness a CAGR of around 10.5% over the next few years. A growing population is very much in line with the increasing demand for candle holders. Apart from the functionality of candle holders, users have diverted them towards being decorative items.

Therefore, there is a ready market for candle holders, and starting a business in that line can be a lucrative opportunity.

How much you can make: $4,000 — $500,000/month

How much does it cost to start: $400 (?)

How long does it take to build: 60 days (?)

Selling Over 4,500 Candles

Wax & Wick is a 100% soy candle company with wood wicks, that creates environmentally-friendly products; starting off making $1,000 a month in 2015, they brought in about $20,000 per month during Q3 2017 and plan to add ten new scents and a premium sized jar for 2018's $50,000 per month goal.

About
Kevin started Headline Solar almost 5 years ago
Revenue
Kevin grew the business to $500K/month
Read by 17,389 founders

12. Start a woodworking supplies business

How much you can make: $1,000/month

How much does it cost to start: $7,500 (?)

How long does it take to build: 365 days (?)

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
Read by 3,369 founders

13. Start a jewelry box business

Jewelry boxes and organizers help consumers store and organize bracelets, earrings, rings, and necklaces. Consumers with an increased purchasing power spend their money on jewelry collection and hope to keep the pieces tidy and neatly.

With the Jewelry market witnessing growth, the demand for jewelry boxes will also increase. The growth is because consumers are interested in purchasing attractive packaging and will even pay higher prices to get a beautiful and aesthetic look.

If you are interested in starting a jewelry box business, the best target would be jewelry manufacturers and their customers. Supply attractive jewelry boxes that will meet the consumer's needs.

How much you can make: $7,000 — $400,000/month

How long does it take to build: 545 days (?)

Starting And Growing A Jewelry Business To $4.6M/Year

Taylor & Hart CEO Nikolay Piriankov tells the story of the company's journey from a diamond trading business to an award-winning, disruptive e-tailer of custom-designed, ethical engagement rings and fine jewelry, offering a bespoke design service through specifically developed technology online and instore, and growing to £4-6M in annual revenue.

About
Nikolay started Taylor & Hart over 10 years ago
Revenue
Nikolay grew the business to $385K/month
Read by 18,903 founders

14. Start a cabinet making business

15. Start a decorative wood business

Laser engraving on wood provides a precise, accurate way of creating patterns, shapes, and designs.

The laser precision helps artists achieve a clean cut and smooth finish on the wooden surfaces. Whether working with hardwoods, veneers, plywood, or cherry, you can use laser cutting technology to engrave amazingly intricate images.

16. Start a planter box business

17. Start a cutting board business

18. Start a puzzle business

How long does it take to build: 135 days (?)

19. Start a wooden remote business

20. Start a wooden boat repair business

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Pat Walls

I'm Pat Walls and I created Starter Story - a website dedicated to helping people start businesses. We interview entrepreneurs from around the world about how they started and grew their businesses.