How to make a lot of extra money woodworking | $0 to $1,500 part 2!
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- Опубліковано 1 гру 2022
- This is how we make extra money in woodworking to supplement our income! Furniture flips are a massive moneymaker, especially if you know how to woodwork. There’s a ton of opportunity out there for you to make some extra money! We have tons of content coming out which will help you build your woodworking business! Binge watch the content below and go check out our store for our latest merch!
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I actually have a older (about 40 yrs) 48"round oak table I was letting go ($75) because I didn't want it. Now you convinced me to repair it and sell it. 😊 So I'm going to give it a shot. Why not. No ones wanting it this way. Whats 3 hrs or so of work. I threw better things away.
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Oh this video is 6 months old. So congrats 🎉 on baby 5.😊
Thanks! I've sold a crazy amount of oak tables by doing this, you'll definitely make more money quickly on your table
Love these videos! And congratulations on ur new arrival!🥰❤
Thanks!
Great video dude and awesome work! I shadowed under a master painter during my time doing contract construction and what I learned about the roller is that metal leading edge, that’s where most of your natural pressure is at from my understanding. That’s kinda why you’d lead with it and it’ll reduce or eliminate any lines being left.
Thanks! I was an industrial painter for years in the refinery which is where I learned that tidbit but never understood why. Very cool!
OK, this is incredible, thank you.
Glad ya like it! Hope it helps!
Great ideas, excellent video!
Thanks!
I like using ratchet straps for a leg glue-up like that. Just quicker and you can get it tighter.
Great idea!
Doing my first table. Fingers crossed. Keep the videos coming. Thank you for sharing.
Awesome, good luck!
Any updates, Mike?
Nice work enjoy your channel keep 👍 the good work.
Thanks!
Another great video! Thank you for making them. Such an easy way to make some extra money. Going to go look for some now! Congratulations on #5!! When we were foster parents we had 6, loved every minute of it!!
Thanks!
Love your videos
Thanks!
Have flipped and few dressers (doing one know) never a table. Looks like fun!
Tables are waaaay easier. This one was a little more difficult due to the details, but tables generally sell faster and require less time.
@@burnstockwoodworking been looking at them on marketplace. Going to give it a shot when dresser is sold have a small shop lol.
I’ve done metal chandeliers the same way you do the wood furniture and I’ve also done some wood furniture as well
It's a great concept that can be applied on many things to make extra $$$. Thanks for the comment!
Congratulations on #5!!! Thank you for the video, I am a new subscriber and am just getting started in the woodworking business and I really appreciate the business tips . Do you have any tips on staging? My workshop is an old garage and my house is pretty small to be dragging in a good size table?
Thanks! For staging you just really want to do it in a way that the potential client can visualize having it in their home. It's best if you can stage it in an actual dining room or similar area where the furniture will be used.
Glad you're feeling better bro! That stuff is really going around right now, especially in the schools. Pre-congrats on daddyship #5 :)
Thanks!
Congrats on the 5th kid! Really enjoying this series you are working on. Hope you make a ton of cash on this table. Have you ever tried to make and sell this modern farm house furniture all of the kept housewives are talking about? Supposedly you can make some money making and selling that style if you believe everything you see on the 'Tube.
Thanks! I haven't yet. It's not really popular in my area.
Congrats on #5!
Thanks!
Awesome video. Do you apply a clear finish top coat or wax to seal the paint?
I do put wax on top afterward, great question.
What did you seal the table with? So many of my painted furniture projects end up feeling odd.
Usually I just put wax on top of everything.
Great job. Congratz on the 5th child. Me and my wife had the flu run thru bothr of us, I'm almost done with it but she is in the middle of it.
Thanks! I'm still on the tail end of it myself, my wife is about a day behind me. I'm hoping she kicks it soon, especially before delivery.
Great video. Thought this process was much harder. Thanks for showing how easy it is to do. Only question, did you put a finish coat on it. Poly ? Anything like that? If yes, what and how did you apply it. Thanks so much.
I did a layer of wax, poly tends to yellow on top of the white. A couple layers of wax works just fine.
@@burnstockwoodworking Great. I’m new to this. Wax? Brand name ? Thanks in advance
@@kensiejak5456 no worries. I think at that time I was using regular furniture wax from Home Depot, I can't recall the brand name. Maybe Minwax? It came in a yellow labeled can. Now I make my own using beeswax pellets and mineral oil ordered from Amazon.
I figured out how that kid thing happens after my third and put a stop to it. Maybe a close friend of yours can explain it to you? 😉
Haha. Seriously tho, congrats! I have a question: Have you ever tried a two tone look with the top kept as natural looking? That top didn’t look like it was the one to try, but I was just curious if you think it’s worth it. Thanks for posting all your vids. They’re great!
Thanks! I have done that in the past, it just takes longer to sell. The two tone look is really good with dressers.
Hey got an additional comment/question. I’m just finishing my first year in woodworking, learning a lot and investing in tools, and yes it’s definitely a side hustle for me. I work out of a shop half the size of yours so storage isn’t much option so I work off of custom orders. My question is in order to get some word of mouth and local business going, would it be a good idea to go and gift some small businesses a free cutting board or custom sign or something like that? Like our farmers market I use quite often, I thought about making them something and gifting it to maybe spur some advertising. I also want to see about making custom stuff for local tattoo shops. Thoughts?
I have done that in the past and it didn't lead to any additional sales. I gave free personalized charcuterie boards and cutting boards and wound up eating that cost. That's just my experience with gifting free items. I do give freebies to my clients and that has led to more commissions. If someone orders 1k or higher worth of work I'll throw in a free cutting board upon delivery or randomly send them a free board, ornament, etc around Christmas.
@@burnstockwoodworking yea that makes sense man I appreciate it!
I take it all because I make other things besides rebuilding furniture so the wood of the free furniture comes in at awful handy
I've honestly been considering buying used furniture lately strictly for ripping it down into useable lumber. Epic up cycling channel has me considering this lately.
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Awesome!
So this wax you’re using is it just any old food safe wax?
Furniture wax/paste wax.
Great idea for keeping the money coming in! Did you use a top coat to protect the paint?
I did. Typically I'll put a poly topcoat but I just did some wax on this one.
Any wax or beeswax? Just like buff it on? Thank you
@@Mike-ix2nv furniture wax like what you can find at home depot. I use a rag to wipe it on and then buff the excess.
How do you handle shipping, or do you only buy and sell locally?
I've only bought and sold locally
What software do you use to sell with? Does Marketplace provide a digital sales mechanism?
No software. You can create the listing on marketplace just as you would on craigslist or any other selling platform. You just need a Facebook profile.
Have you ever done an infinity table ?
Not yet but I plan on it in the future.
To add to your table & dresser picks, I would also look for cedar chests. I've personally gotten 3-4 of them for between free and $20 all because they either broke the piece some how or their cat peed in it. I've refurbed each, spending no more than $20 for materials and the cheapest sold for $75 (shockingly it wasn't the cat pee one). At most, they've been 8 hours worth of work & 2-3 days of sitting around waiting for glue/finish to dry.
Awesome!
I just picked up a small Lane with a padded top to it - the bottom needs replaced - on the outside but cedar is all in good shape - seemed like an easy flip to me. Good to know you have luck with these.
OK dumb question: what kind of paint are you using? Latex, acrylic, chalk paint etc? And can you just use black and white spray paint?
I used Rust-Oleum flat paint. I have used spray paint in the past as well, same kind.
Your shop would drive me insane, idk how you do it in a shop like that
It's a challenge for sure!
Dude great flip must say gonna have to look at trying this. See if a can do it. Don't think I'd get that here people are tight here. Ave just finished a hair pin leg chesnut slab top coffe table and am gonna have to prob price point it at no more than prob £300 -$400 max don't think I'll get more than that and a think that's cheap. What about coffee tables will that work same style?? 👍🏴
Thanks! I'm sure coffee tables would work, it'd just be cheaper.
@@burnstockwoodworking certainly something might look at and report back. 🏴👍
Awesome tips and work on the furniture and congratulations on the addition to the family. That being said, I now have to make sure my wife doesn't watch your videos, she wants more kids 😂😂😂.
Don't fall for it!
Are you using acrylic paint? Or milk paint?
Oil based Rust-Oleum flat black and flat white
Congrats on #5. We just had our 5th girl almost a year ago.
How long did it take to sell this and did you get $1000 for it?
Big fams unite! Congrats to you as well! It sold within a month and I got $780 for it.
I will never understand why "antiquing" sells... like pre worn out jeans... the whole reason some people buy stuff is cuz it looks new....
If you left it black ....I'm thinking it could have done well...and then maybe offer in the ad the OPTION to have a custom paint (for an additional cost) and this way... it can allow the potential buyer to feel more invested in their furniture....
Have you tried this and it just doesn't work? Or is it closer to the model of doing the repair for the customer that maintains ownership of the furniture?
It's just experience in what sells faster and for more money. In my area black furniture doesn't do that well whereas antiqued fetches more money and sells very quickly (hours rather than weeks). The black dresser j didn't after the table took months to sell at a fraction of what I listed it for. It's more about knowing your client base rather than personal taste. I know people in my area buy this color scheme up, so that's what I do. I don't have any "antiqued" furniture in my house, not my taste but if I need quick money this is the winning ticket.
@@burnstockwoodworking thanks for your insight. I come from an auto upholstery background and I'll never see the day where clients will pay good money for duct taped seats and trash bags over convertible top smashed (or leaking) windows.....
Great video! Just one question. When you post something for $1000.00 that you only paid $100.00 for; are you up front about the fact that it is actually a flipped piece of "up-cycled" furniture? In other words, how do you deal with potential buyers who are suspicious about the value of what is on offer?
Nope, that's not something I disclose. It's worth what someone is willing to pay and the customer perceives the value.
What part of the country are you in?
Southeast louisiana
Just add another line at the bottom...
"Another Hobby = More Kids" 😅😅. I had 7, all girls, I had no hobbies.
Sheesh. 7 girls?! Thoughts and prayers for you, thoughts and prayers.
@Burnstock Woodworking Thank you so much. My ex told me it was all my fault. I had 5 sisters too, so I think I was doomed from the start
Sounds like to me you have a different kind of woodworking hobby lol
Hustling as much as possible. This is just something I do when there's no commissioned work going on. It's helped me out tremendously.