Some people enjoy the traditional art of woodworking and want their furniture to be made by hand. Customers may be willing to piece together their own piece of furniture, but might not have the skill or the time to hand woodworking of the piece of furniture.

For talented woodworkers this special service can be a wonderful business option. Of course, it’s far more labor intensive and time consuming then machine woodworking. It can also be an expensive process for the customer.

The pricing formula for hand woodworking is fairly straightforward. You have to make a decision about how much you want to charge per hour, than keep track of your hours. The customer’s fee will be dependant on how many hours you spend woodworking. The price per hour will vary depending on the intricacy and frequency of the woodworking.

This type of woodworking really is an art form. The time and effort used to hand woodworking needs to be fairly compensated. Do not undercut your prices. Check out hand woodworkers on the internet and compare what you think would be a fair price. Some websites to check out are:

www.pflwoodworking.com

www.yardandgardenstructures.com/gallery.html

www.womeninwoodworking.com/links/links_show2.cfm?id=19-137k

We’ll also look at machine woodworking prices in a bonus chapter on machine woodworking services.

In the next chapter, we’ll discuss how to develop a plan for finding future customers.

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