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The market is flooded with these exact things at the moment.

I'm just now seeing this, but thanks for the shout out! Don't get bummed out on not selling any yet, wait until springtime rolls around again. Thats when they sell like hot cakes. Great video!

Wow, dude is smart 👏

Helps if you actually know how to operate that thing 🤣🤣

Heck Yeah! A GREAT IDEA, as EVERYONE has a Trackhoe hanging out in Their backyard!

I can confirm that this is very effective.

Get better

There is nothing wrong with the way you set the miter saw.... 50 year woodworking and I do the same with my miter saws that are not on stands

I just check in my region (Charlotte, NC), they are advertised on facebook market place for about $30, the larger ones for about $40 and the "bespoke" ones for about $80-$150. For something that cheap, the only way you can realistically make money out of it is to batch a ton of them. Then you make, like 10-15 at a time; properly batched you probably can make 15 in a day. Now, this is a seasonal item, you have to make them in the pre-season to hope selling them in the season. And then you probably need to either slash prices to get rid of inventory or keep them for a year and swallow the storage cost.

Love it man. I looked into ikea cubes for my vinyl records but feel like building may be the same price but last much longer

Think maybe the scouring pad would have worked better if you had hit it with pb again?

I learned the same lesson. I left boards in my basement shop for 2 nights and they warped horribly. Just pickup and go straight to assembly in one go. Otherwise, the project takes almost 2x the time.

I started selling cedar planter boxes in April and I did not do too bad selling them on Facebook Marketplace. That being said the sales pretty much dried up right after Mother's Day in May. I had orders for 10 boxes the week before Mother's day and I think I may have sold 4 in all the time after that. These are definitely a seasonal item so timing is critical.

That angle finder is a great idea

Looks amazing! Nice job

Nah. I passed on these. My area is way too Cheap! Many sell for $25 in my area. Why bother?

I need something to protect my equipment from dust.

It didn't cost you $11 unless your life time is worth nothing

Think outside the planter! The market is oversaturated, but how can you throw your twist in it. Alot of guys don't stain or paint theirs. Get a cheap Harbor Freight paint spayer and use a cheap good size camping tent with ventilation as spray booth. You paint complimentary colors to customer homes. Batch them out in package deals add in paint and labor and see what happens. To be competitive, you gotta add more value. So much value they can't turn it down.

honestly i did the same thing watch all the videos on i made so much on making these .... and they do sell but not as much as they say ... they only say the high end prices that they sell them for to get you to watch the entire video cuz then there making there money on UA-cam .... but if they say they sell em for 100 buck .. they lie they sell for maybe 20 bucks

My suggestion? Miter the edges of the top pieces. Also, when starting, don't rely on the internet. Go to craft shows and farmer's markets. If done earlier in the year, say... around Mother's Day, they'll sell. And they'll sell fast. Timing is everything, right? I mean, here in the upper Midwest, you'll never see a store stock their shelves with swimsuits in Sept/Oct. Why would they? It's beginning to get colder and, in a few months, the lakes will be frozen. Timing is everything. We're tactile creatures, and if we can handle something, we're much more likely to spend money on it. As far as online goes, it takes time to build an audience (or enough sales to make other potential customers feel "safe" about buying from you). So, time your products, pay the extra $5, or whatever, to "push" it into people's feeds, and... time your products.

did I miss where you said if it sold or not?

Love the simple design, really well done!

Making money woodworking is all about targeting the right customers. Planters may not sell in your area or where your selling. I make and sell equipment for honeybees. I build equipment out of a material that is hard to come by as well. My area has a great deal of beekeepers and not many bee supply stores. So I do a fair amount of business. It's not always about what is "hot" or "popular" if that's the case there's probably lots of people flooding the market with this item. Try to find a niche that needs to be filled. You can build bird feeders and planters and such and you can sell those things more than likely. Just keep trying and you will find what your market wants. Don't ever give up just adjust until you find what works for you.

what was your price?

Sometimes, only certain products will sell at certain times of the year. When I go to craft fairs, Santa's workshops, farmers markets, or other similar venues, I see many folks who are selling wood craft products. After a time, I've discovered that, unless it's something new, unique, or in high demand, many crafts just don't sell very well due to the saturation of available products. In the end, it's usually the things with the lowest prices that are most likely to sell.

Do you still work for TTI? Haven’t seen one of those old torch carbide merchandisers in a long time 😂

Did I miss the part where you install a bottom?

Nice work I've been building woodcraft and selling through shows and festivals since 1988 for 35 years my imput for what it is worth is there are so many countries making everything even woodwork that you can buy it so cheap that alot of people will pay half of what you and I can sell it for between Amazon brick and mortar stores a the customer who "can build it themselves" its alot tougher to sell than say 15-20 years ago im now almost 60 getting close to retirement so if you like building woodwork I say continue and there are customers who will pay your price just fewer than it use to be .... Good luck Charlie

You're forgetting the one phrase that's repeatedly said over and over.. it takes time to build your business. It's absolutely true. Build clients, word of mouth, recognition, these things take take time. That's why small business are so hard. Some get frustrated because their stuff doesn't fly off the shelves from day one and give up day 30. lol. Keep building your inventory and also you can't really be a one trick pony. The more selection you have will peak interest. If you're going to do planters, make sure you do some furniture that compliments it. It's my experience that if people buy one item, they'll look for other stuff to go with it. Offer package deals too. I started out on Facebook and built two planters, a bench, a simple exterior coffee table, a couple of smaller benches to put plants in, a couple of decorative birdhouses and an exterior wooden flag. I figured if nothing sold, we'd have some great additional deck stuff built for cheap. I took photos of everything separately, and photos of things together, moved stuff around the yard for different settings and looks. I built to order and it was slow at first but gradually built up.

Man you definitely are not CHEAP. With the collection of MILWAUKEE tools you have, i dont think you're cheap at all lol.

There is no real money made in planters. Not compared to custom pieces. BUT they are almost therapeutic to make while no other orders are going on

How much did you put them up for then........

Bummer ……. saw the full video first and thought ….. WOW ….. Andrew must be spending 7 days a week in the gym throwing that boulder ! 😂

Very nice Andrew, keep up the good work and …… what’s next?

Dang the ending is so satisfying!

Im sorry to be the safety police but as a guy that has lost a finger at the table saw it freaked me out to see your left hand actually putting sideways pressure AGAINST the blade. That's pinching the kerf and it WILL cause an ejection. Keep your riving knife installed, keep your left hand the hell away from the blade, lock your thumb around the front of the saw. I'm telling you thats the absolute worst thing you can do. And throw that push stick away. Make a push shoe, it takes 2 minutes and a piece of scrap. I highly recommend you look into table saw safety I'm begging you.

Grats and GL on your new channel sir.

Plane both sides so.tje moisture content is the same. Shouldn't cup as bad

Here's an idea for you. Look at the going prices on wood storage cabinets (tools, map/drawings, and library catalogs). They tend to command a premium price. See estate sales, auction starting price, Marketplace & eBay. What about taking an old but quality dresser ($20-$60 or less) and convent it into a storage cabinet. You divide the deep dresser drawers into 2 or 4 drawers. A dresser starting out with 5 drawers may have 10-14, 16 or more drawers. You likely will be able to use most of the materials from the original drawer to reproduce the smaller drawers. Is it worth it?

If u see a video of someone telling you how easy it is to make & sell XYZ, ask urself, if it's SO profitable why are they making this video rather than just pumping out the easy to make, easy to sell product

Planter boxes are probably going to sell MUCH much better around the transition time from winter going into spring. It looks good, but it may be that your timing is a bit off for this product. Start looking ahead for product ideas that you expect to be popular in the season or holiday coming up next. The planter box looks great! If you wamt to make them more profitable, look for ways that you can make your process more efficient, either by saving time, or less wasted material from off-cuts. Good luck!

Nice job man.

Thank you for sharing the cold hard truth of your experience & experiment Andrew. Your market research revealed "Market saturation" & your are correct in assuming that you were "late to the game". You might also consider that among other external factors average credit card dept is at an all time high in the US right now. My own E commerce companies are way down in sales on both the eBay platform and much worse on the FB Marketplace. I have over 20 years on eBay with a spotless 100% rating. So its not just you. Keep up the R&D your

l enjoyed your video, but you lost me at "the wife"

I enjoyed most videos that involve cedar. I don't know why, but I just enjoy seeing wood being cut on a miter saw. Thanks for sharing your video.

You need dewalt tools

I also made planter boxes and my listings only got 14 views last time I looked. In over a month. Not so good. No sales yet. But then again the market is flooded with these.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts and experience. I would say that for an entry level planter such as this there will be a lot of competition. If your aren't the lowest price option, ut will be a tough sell. Being unique and having a fancier planter will give you a better return. Women are far and away the majority of buyers. Paint, stain, add extra trim details, think cute.

Where's your riving knife for your table saw?