Congratulations on a successful good year. You do know Davis; this could not have been accomplished without your efficient and lovely helper. Merry Christmas to you all!
Yeah, Christmas went nuts this year. My wife and I run a shop out of our basement for Etsy and I already have a full time job. We got a record number of orders in a single day. Got 21 stove covers/noodle board orders in 18 hours. The amount of cutoffs and sawdust alone has been staggering. Burned out 3 RO palm sanders, melted 2 planer belts, took a hand planer to the palm of my hand, nicked my finger tip in the table saw, and stayed up many nights until 4am, just to get up at 6 to go to my normal full time job. To anyone that thinks this stuff is easy, it ain’t. More power to you guys, and hope your holidays are awesome. 👍
Do you have any tips on breaking into the Etsy market? Just seems like everyone has cornered every inch of it and driven the prices so low. Every product I look into building there is a dozen people selling at or below what my cost is to build.
@@keyboardoperator802 Etsy selling is a tricky thing. Digital products sell the most, but physical product scan be lucrative if they are high in demand. There are two ways to sell on Etsy, Sell it cheap, or make it unique. If you can do both, even better. For us, we made something that was slightly different than most, but were able to make it cheap enough to appeal to most, cost-wise. For us, adding custom hand painted designs onto the board makes it stand out. Another thing is that spending money on Etsy "ads" definitely increases traffic to our page. We currently average around $3-4 in sales for every $1 spent on ads during peak shopping times, like holidays and weekends.
@@keyboardoperator802 When first trying to break into a market, and this may sound counter intuitive, your best market is rich people. Sell high quality products at ridiculously high prices. Your margins will be higher, meaning you won't have to have as much inventory to hit your break even point and your competition will be less because they will have to match your skill level and cannot match you through automation.
Ok, first off you should both be super happy at achieving your goal for 2022. I do woodworking as a hobby, and I sell software for a living. To that end, my particular specialty is around software automation where I focus on inefficiencies and how to resolve them. You are running into a huge one in that your output is now constrained by how quickly Davis can assemble the orders that Jenny sells. That means you have two options, one is to sell less (not a good option) and the other is to get Davis spending less time building while maintaining the same output. When I watch your build process Davis, the first thing I notice is how much time you spend processing the boards down into strips, only to glue them back together into a semi finished product. You also seem to cut the length at 19 inches or so and then trim away about 1 inch off the sides in order to hit your final 18 inch dimension. I would recommend two changes: 1) Make your strips out to 37 inches, glue them up and process them down to two 18 inch boards. You will have less waste in total and will cut your time processing the wood in half.. 2) Get a panel clamping system (Rockler sells a decent one). THe faster you glue, the faster you get your product completed. In short, you don’t want sales to outpace production, this is the heart of every supply chain problem we as a world face right now.
Davis, I just noticed that you have like 6 different steps which are being done one-board-at-a-time. @Andy pearl is right about things like ganging boards at the band saw, but that table saw step is a slow down. And, all those carts are a huge logjam waiting at each station.. might want to think about an assembly line system after this is over?... Great that you got the glue roller applicator, BTW. For the very specific products you are making, you need to find ways to cut down or eliminate all those "fiddly" steps. Great effort, though, and the products look well made, lovingly crafted - which matters a lot to your customers. Don't let the "overload demand" destroy your love for what you do. Just take on the challenge of making it work better.. you are doing great!
Just a thought for your carts. Place a 2x2 or what ever dimension and screw the boards on the inside of the cart leg for a simple leg reinforcement. Just an idea.
So with a 100,000 in sales and a 10,000 dollar a month warehouse and employees how much are you grossing. Is it worth it? We are having the same struggles in sales.
Screw some 2x4's or 2x2s' against the cart legs inside the carts. Screw to the plastic legs and the top and bottoms for for stability. Also, that planer can handle a lot heavier load than what you are feeding it. You should be able to put 4-5 strips in at a time.
Hey Guys, I make about 200-300 boards a month with a similar handle have you guys looked at getting a shaper so you can template route more than one at a time (that's my next move), also on the band saw I cut 6 at a time if its maple and 9 if its cherry. Keep it up!
Decided to bite the bullet and started my own business in woodcraft products! Any advice for acquiring a good customer base would be awesome. You guys are great and keep up the good work. Merry Christmas
Just for curiosity sake, not trying to spark anything, but are you guys actually passionate about making cutting boards and charcuterie boards? I have found If you don't truly enjoy what you're making, you will get burnt out. Thanks
congrats on your success! Have you considered making a press stand for your branding iron? would help with alignment and reducing the fire hazzard for the shop and the user.
That's hilarious actually. This whole thing screams something else. They are too expensive for what they are, same boring shape, the glue won't probably last if you are a normal person and wash your board after use, not to mention using a mallet. They could of easily made something out of pine wood, some pallets and put wheels on. They keep saying other pp "the team" . What team and do they get paid or is the team your friend or family and like to work for free? And whoever bought in bulk needs to make a profit too. I've seen some really nice unique boards for less than 70$. These seem meah!
Hi guys. I noticed in this video you're standing each board on its' edge when branding it. Wouldn't it be quicker to just get a big stack of boards all aligned then you cen just work your way up or down the stack with the branding iron? Just a thought.
Nobodyis buying, is probably just a scam. They have ads so get profit from ad companies and the TH-cam views, and sell the boards for 20$. I live in uk. I just found 300x200 mm 40 mm thick oak chopping board for £ 19.99. and from the pictures of the pp that bought them they actually look like oak. I think that's even cheaper than buying raw oak. Don't even know how they're selling this cheap probably make them in Pakistan or a really cheap labour country like Cuba or something. If i could sell a one of a kind 500x400mm, 40 mm thick for £ 150, i would start buying tools to help me reduce the cost of time and start now. Unfortunately not many pp can afford to spend 150 on a chopping board so it's not productive. And the cost of hardwood over 30 mm thick is crazy high even in US so...😒🤷
They're not. This is a ruse to try and develope a youtube channel. Obviously nobody's buying a these cutting boards, or any on youtube for that matter. They're a small woodworking project that is good for youtube videos, if the market wasn't saturated. Which it is, and all of their claims of sells are just fucking lies aside from trend-straggler sells.
Surely, I can't be the first to comment this, but I will anyway since you haven't addressed it in any of the videos. 4:48 you're running what looks like 1" wide boards through your 20" planer 1 board at a time. You could easily push 10-15 of those through at once. Why aren't you? There's gotta be a reason, right? It seems like it would save you so much time...
They're not trying to do what you think they're trying to do. They're trying to have a youtube career and they're trying to use the cutting boards to do it. If they were actually trying to make (and were able to, which they're not) and sell that many cutting boards they'd hire employees.They're trying to get youtube checks. Not cutting board checks.
Just once it'd be nice if you ever did a video on how you actually sell boards. We've followed all of your suggestions and can't move jack. Realtors around Chicago aren't selling 100k homes, what aren't you sharing? Happy for your success but come on...making them it easy, selling them is the real skill.
Want to make more money and increase efficiency? Invest in professional equipment and hire skilled craftsman with experience. That doesn't pay now, but pays in wheelbarrow loads later. PS- your processes are antiquated and not focused on volume.
Congratulations on a successful good year. You do know Davis; this could not have been accomplished without your efficient and lovely helper. Merry Christmas to you all!
Yeah, Christmas went nuts this year. My wife and I run a shop out of our basement for Etsy and I already have a full time job. We got a record number of orders in a single day. Got 21 stove covers/noodle board orders in 18 hours. The amount of cutoffs and sawdust alone has been staggering. Burned out 3 RO palm sanders, melted 2 planer belts, took a hand planer to the palm of my hand, nicked my finger tip in the table saw, and stayed up many nights until 4am, just to get up at 6 to go to my normal full time job. To anyone that thinks this stuff is easy, it ain’t. More power to you guys, and hope your holidays are awesome. 👍
Do you have any tips on breaking into the Etsy market? Just seems like everyone has cornered every inch of it and driven the prices so low. Every product I look into building there is a dozen people selling at or below what my cost is to build.
@@keyboardoperator802 Etsy selling is a tricky thing. Digital products sell the most, but physical product scan be lucrative if they are high in demand. There are two ways to sell on Etsy, Sell it cheap, or make it unique. If you can do both, even better. For us, we made something that was slightly different than most, but were able to make it cheap enough to appeal to most, cost-wise. For us, adding custom hand painted designs onto the board makes it stand out. Another thing is that spending money on Etsy "ads" definitely increases traffic to our page. We currently average around $3-4 in sales for every $1 spent on ads during peak shopping times, like holidays and weekends.
@@allonthetable1 that seems to be my biggest struggle I enjoy building high end products which I can’t sell cheap
It's not easy hence they didn't do it.
@@keyboardoperator802 When first trying to break into a market, and this may sound counter intuitive, your best market is rich people. Sell high quality products at ridiculously high prices. Your margins will be higher, meaning you won't have to have as much inventory to hit your break even point and your competition will be less because they will have to match your skill level and cannot match you through automation.
Ok, first off you should both be super happy at achieving your goal for 2022. I do woodworking as a hobby, and I sell software for a living. To that end, my particular specialty is around software automation where I focus on inefficiencies and how to resolve them. You are running into a huge one in that your output is now constrained by how quickly Davis can assemble the orders that Jenny sells. That means you have two options, one is to sell less (not a good option) and the other is to get Davis spending less time building while maintaining the same output. When I watch your build process Davis, the first thing I notice is how much time you spend processing the boards down into strips, only to glue them back together into a semi finished product. You also seem to cut the length at 19 inches or so and then trim away about 1 inch off the sides in order to hit your final 18 inch dimension. I would recommend two changes:
1) Make your strips out to 37 inches, glue them up and process them down to two 18 inch boards. You will have less waste in total and will cut your time processing the wood in half..
2) Get a panel clamping system (Rockler sells a decent one). THe faster you glue, the faster you get your product completed.
In short, you don’t want sales to outpace production, this is the heart of every supply chain problem we as a world face right now.
Davis, I just noticed that you have like 6 different steps which are being done one-board-at-a-time. @Andy pearl is right about things like ganging boards at the band saw, but that table saw step is a slow down. And, all those carts are a huge logjam waiting at each station.. might want to think about an assembly line system after this is over?... Great that you got the glue roller applicator, BTW. For the very specific products you are making, you need to find ways to cut down or eliminate all those "fiddly" steps. Great effort, though, and the products look well made, lovingly crafted - which matters a lot to your customers. Don't let the "overload demand" destroy your love for what you do. Just take on the challenge of making it work better.. you are doing great!
Have a Merry Christmas, Y'all!
Maybe screw a 2x on the inside of each leg of those carts, that will significantly strengthen there load capacity
Now you know to have inventory built up way ahead of time.
Hey guys! Well done. I'm in Woodworking myself for all of my life. Ever considered getting a panel clamps? They're not that expensive!
Congratulations guys and have a Happy New Year!
Have you considered making a glue up station that has shelves that has a built in clamping system For the boards
Just a thought for your carts. Place a 2x2 or what ever dimension and screw the boards on the inside of the cart leg for a simple
leg reinforcement. Just an idea.
Great job for a cutting board and charcuterie board business! Merry Christmas!
Where are your employees?
They are not a woodworking business. They are a you tube business. The employees they have are video editors.
I see you are dipping your cutting boards in a box with a fluid. could you share what fluid you are using?
So with a 100,000 in sales and a 10,000 dollar a month warehouse and employees how much are you grossing. Is it worth it? We are having the same struggles in sales.
Screw some 2x4's or 2x2s' against the cart legs inside the carts. Screw to the plastic legs and the top and bottoms for for stability. Also, that planer can handle a lot heavier load than what you are feeding it. You should be able to put 4-5 strips in at a time.
Hey Guys, I make about 200-300 boards a month with a similar handle have you guys looked at getting a shaper so you can template route more than one at a time (that's my next move), also on the band saw I cut 6 at a time if its maple and 9 if its cherry. Keep it up!
Where are you located?
@@csranch2000 New Hampshire
Time for some metal carts.
Outstanding, Can you please share a link for that dust collection system and the canvas hood on your saw.
Decided to bite the bullet and started my own business in woodcraft products! Any advice for acquiring a good customer base would be awesome. You guys are great and keep up the good work. Merry Christmas
Congratulations!!!! So happy you hit your goals and are kicking butt! Very impressed! Merry Christmas!!
Congrats guys clearly you have worked your ass off!!!!!
amazing video! thank you for documenting your journey!
Just for curiosity sake, not trying to spark anything, but are you guys actually passionate about making cutting boards and charcuterie boards? I have found If you don't truly enjoy what you're making, you will get burnt out. Thanks
congrats on your success!
Have you considered making a press stand for your branding iron?
would help with alignment and reducing the fire hazzard for the shop and the user.
i think you would be able to build propper carts from wood, with heavy duty wheels, yourselfs... no more twisting and breaking stress ;)
what kind of wood is used for your boards?
Why is a table making company using plastic trolleys?
That's hilarious actually. This whole thing screams something else. They are too expensive for what they are, same boring shape, the glue won't probably last if you are a normal person and wash your board after use, not to mention using a mallet. They could of easily made something out of pine wood, some pallets and put wheels on. They keep saying other pp "the team" . What team and do they get paid or is the team your friend or family and like to work for free? And whoever bought in bulk needs to make a profit too. I've seen some really nice unique boards for less than 70$. These seem meah!
Keep more inventory.... $100k is a good problem to have
Jennies serious face 4:50. Truly feeling the grind.
ngl, that piano music was quite nice. I’ll stop skipping through the videos if there’s more of that.
Hi guys. I noticed in this video you're standing each board on its' edge when branding it. Wouldn't it be quicker to just get a big stack of boards all aligned then you cen just work your way up or down the stack with the branding iron? Just a thought.
Congratulations guys. Keep it up 👍
I Was curious on how long it took you guys to sand 100 charcuterie boards?
time to raise the prices again
good for you guys.
Cart. houston triple s steel. buy aluminum 3x3 or 2x2 angle and bolt to the outside. i had the same problem on my carts like thoughs
So some generic plastic uline cart isn't good enough? No way 😅
congrats on the sales
Great job jennie and Davis great video
And have a merry Christmas
Can you guys provide a link for the wood logo burner! You guys are awesome thanks for all the content
Maybe reinforce the leg if your gonna load up those carts. Keep up the grind . Merry Christmas!
Congrats
Where's your dust mask and hearing protection. Just asking?
Time to invest in power feeders
Great video.
Haven’t sold any candles then 😅?
Try to find a metal bench that will be help or from solid wood
Why don't you reenforce the carts with wood, you have enough of it....
How are you managing to sell sooo msny bords? And for so much money. Realy HOW!!!
Seriously - Who is buying these things? They don't really look that special. Not for me - but gotta hand it to them.
Nobodyis buying, is probably just a scam. They have ads so get profit from ad companies and the TH-cam views, and sell the boards for 20$. I live in uk. I just found 300x200 mm 40 mm thick oak chopping board for £ 19.99. and from the pictures of the pp that bought them they actually look like oak. I think that's even cheaper than buying raw oak. Don't even know how they're selling this cheap probably make them in Pakistan or a really cheap labour country like Cuba or something. If i could sell a one of a kind 500x400mm, 40 mm thick for £ 150, i would start buying tools to help me reduce the cost of time and start now. Unfortunately not many pp can afford to spend 150 on a chopping board so it's not productive. And the cost of hardwood over 30 mm thick is crazy high even in US so...😒🤷
They're not. This is a ruse to try and develope a youtube channel. Obviously nobody's buying a these cutting boards, or any on youtube for that matter. They're a small woodworking project that is good for youtube videos, if the market wasn't saturated. Which it is, and all of their claims of sells are just fucking lies aside from trend-straggler sells.
I know you think running big batches is a good thing. But running smaller batches will help with your flow and help you service your customers faster.
I love you both and there is nothing you can do about it! I hope you both have a fabulous Christmas and congratulations on 100k 👌🏻👏👏
too many orders is such a great problem to have
This has never been a woodworking channel it’s nothing more than making money by social media
100k wow
I will come and help you. How about I do Bruce's job? 🙂
Surely, I can't be the first to comment this, but I will anyway since you haven't addressed it in any of the videos. 4:48 you're running what looks like 1" wide boards through your 20" planer 1 board at a time. You could easily push 10-15 of those through at once. Why aren't you? There's gotta be a reason, right? It seems like it would save you so much time...
outside of the legs that is
Hire some help! Being a business owner means running a business, not owning a job.
They're not trying to do what you think they're trying to do. They're trying to have a youtube career and they're trying to use the cutting boards to do it. If they were actually trying to make (and were able to, which they're not) and sell that many cutting boards they'd hire employees.They're trying to get youtube checks. Not cutting board checks.
I made 3
Look I know it's none of my business but a little Jenny or Davis would be nice next year.. Thanks..............
You're fucking weird.
Why always drama in your shop business?
Right? So damn busy and behind but time to make videos and be dramatic.
Because both of them are annoying and dramatic.
Just once it'd be nice if you ever did a video on how you actually sell boards. We've followed all of your suggestions and can't move jack. Realtors around Chicago aren't selling 100k homes, what aren't you sharing? Happy for your success but come on...making them it easy, selling them is the real skill.
They're not. They're trying to have a successful youtube video making business disguised as a cutting board making business.
Waisting tons of wood by making these useless cutting boards this wood could be used on something more useful
Want to make more money and increase efficiency? Invest in professional equipment and hire skilled craftsman with experience. That doesn't pay now, but pays in wheelbarrow loads later.
PS- your processes are antiquated and not focused on volume.
Congrats