Our portal has already talked about what opportunities open up for a home craftsman who decides to make his own furniture. In the article you can read about the basic principles and “tricks” that professional carpenters and proper cabinetmakers use in their work.
Continuing the topic we started, in this article we talk about what tools a novice carpenter needs, and which of the popular sets are worth purchasing “for growth.”
- Where to start choosing tools for making furniture;
- Is it possible to make high-quality furniture without special tools?
- What is the minimum set of good hand tools that a beginning carpenter needs? Our rating;
- How to choose power tools for the workshop;
- What power tools do professional cabinetmakers use. The best tool from a professional point of view;
- How to approach setting up a furniture workshop;
- What is the difference between a jointer and a planer?
How to approach the choice of carpentry tools
A firm decision has been made to engage self-production furniture. However, desire alone is not enough - you need the appropriate tool. This is where the main pitfall lies.
Many novice craftsmen believe that without a large assortment of expensive and professional tools it is impossible to make high-quality furniture. The result of this popular approach is well known. A beginner either does not dare to start work, believing that “I won’t be able to do anything without this device,” or goes to the other extreme - he “runs around” shopping, buying the best tool, without even understanding whether he needs one or another, and how to use it.
However, at the initial stage, it is quite possible to get by with a minimum set of reliable amateur-level tools. The main thing is to give yourself the opportunity to consciously approach the choice, guided by the principle: buy tools for the carpentry workshop as needed.
A clear example of this approach is a bed made by the husband of a member of our portal with the nickname ReginaPiter.
ReginaPiter User FORUMHOUSE
My husband and I moved for permanent residence to the village. We needed a double bed. The husband decided to make it himself, although before that he had never held a small hammer in his hands or made anything at all. My husband told me his vision, and I drew the bed in a special program. As a result, we settled on this option.
The boards and balusters that went on the legs of the bed were purchased at a nearby store building materials. The work began to boil, and this is what the novice master ended up with.
The most interesting thing is that this correct bed was made with a minimal set of hand tools, and all the parts were cut out with a reliable garden hacksaw “taken” from my wife!
ReginaPiter
You could buy a ready-made bed in a store, but the pleasure from the work, and most importantly, the end result, cannot be compared with anything. The husband, as they say, got a taste for it, continued carpentry and after the bed made an insulated front door, and then the table.
Conclusion: you need to start making furniture by making simple products that will require the most basic reliable tools: stools, simple beds, simple tables, shelves, etc. And only after time, with the growth of skill, can you think about purchasing an expensive and professional instrument. This is the only way to guarantee that the purchase will be in demand and will not turn out to be a waste of money.
In “furniture carpentry” the main thing is to “feel” the wood, learn to use the tool, and understand whether you like this work. Only in this case will you create products that will become a source of pride for you.
You should also figure out in advance what kind of furniture you will make, cabinet furniture - cabinets, or entire kitchen units, etc., or upholstered furniture - sofas, armchairs. Or your soul is more drawn to durable designer furniture, with an abundance of complex figured and carved elements. Each direction requires its own specific tool, but you need to start with the formation of a basic and universal set.
The most popular tools for the home carpenter.
Tools for wood carpentry
To make things easier for yourself, all necessary tool can be divided into three large groups:
- Hand tool;
- Equipment and consumables;
- Power tool.
Let's take a closer look at each of these groups.
Hand tools include:
- Hand saw for wood and metal;
- Hand planes and jointers;
- Hand jigsaw;
- Set of wood chisels;
- Iron claw hammer;
- Mallet with a rubber or wooden striker;
- Furniture stapler;
- Pliers;
- Shoe knife;
- Awl;
- Adjustable wrench;
- Set of screwdrivers with straight or Phillips blade;
- wire cutters
Equipment and consumables:
- Workbench vice;
- Clamps. They act as a “third hand”, allowing you to fix parts during processing or gluing;
- Pencil and marker;
- Forstner drills. Used for drilling blind holes with a flat bottom (for internal hinges) in wood and panel materials: chipboard, MDF, etc. Due to their design, such drills do not tear wood fibers, leaving behind a smooth surface;
- Ring crowns for wood. Used for cutting through round holes of large diameter (20-130 mm) in wood, chipboard sheets, etc.;
- Metal drills with a diameter of 2 to 10 mm, in increments of 0.5 to 1 mm;
- Drill bits with carbide tip. Used for drilling into concrete to hang shelves, etc.;
- Set of bits for a screwdriver;
- Set of wood drills, diameter from 2 to 12 mm.
Measuring tools should be placed in a separate group.
This includes:
- Tape measure from 3 to 5 meters long;
- Metal ruler from 50 to 100 cm long;
- Metal square with a side of 30 cm;
- Level 50-60 cm long.
By supplementing this set with just an impact drill and a screwdriver, a person with “hands” can do a lot. In addition to making furniture, these tools can be used for any repairs in the house or country house.
Also, do not forget about the need for a workbench, because... It’s impossible to work normally “on your knees” and get a quality product.
Sitnikoff FORUMHOUSE user,
Moscow.
A furniture workshop is unthinkable without a workbench. I made my first workbench from a 100x50 mm board. The boards were “waste” - left over from waste at a construction site. Therefore, the workbench turned out to be not the most successful, but it still serves me as an editing table.
Choosing power tools for a carpentry workshop
If there are usually no problems with choosing a hand tool, then when it comes to choosing a power tool, a lot of questions arise. Therefore, it is important to make a basic list of the essentials.
To the so-called Basic power tools, without which it is impossible or difficult to make furniture, include:
- Electric drill;
- Electric screwdriver;
- Jigsaw;
- Belt sander.
This set is enough to start making, albeit not the most complex, but high-quality products. In the future, as skill grows and work becomes more complex, the list of the best tools will be replenished.
When choosing a power tool for a novice master, the main thing is not to go to extremes, buying only the cheapest models or chasing expensive professional products from one manufacturer. High Quality. It is worth sticking to the golden mean of “price/quality” and choosing a tool not according to its cost, but one that will be convenient for you to use.
Beginner carpenters often have a question: do they need power tools such as a milling machine, jointer, surface planer, or circular electric saws in the workshop and at what stage should they be purchased and what should be considered when purchasing, besides the price.
Archimed User FORUMHOUSE
I thought about equipping my workshop. I need to process the boards for wall cladding, and in the future I plan to make furniture. With a good hand tool everything is clear, but there are a lot of questions about using an electric one, and you have to “fit into the budget.” I need expert advice on what I should buy and what I will need in the future. So far my rating is:
- drill;
- screwdriver;
- grinder;
- jigsaw;
- electric plane;
- circular saw;
- manual frezer;
- thickness planer.
Topic created Archimed, caused a wide response. Many professional craftsmen offered their own options for equipping the workshop.
Sitnikoff User FORUMHOUSE
When I first started carpentry, I needed to make a simple workbench, and all I had was a bow saw, a drill, an old plane, several chisels, Forstner drills and a shoe knife. All. But I made a workbench. Now, after 10 years of carpentry, my ranking of the best tools is as follows:
- Milling table with router;
- Manual frezer;
- Belt and eccentric sander;
- Miter saw;
- Table saw;
- Several electric planers;
- Electric jigsaw, electric drills and screwdrivers;
- Dust removal system;
- Grinder;
- Compressor for a carpentry workshop with a spray gun;
- Thicknesser machine.
This is not the entire list of power tools. Plus, I had to pick up a lot of hand tools.
Moreover, Sitnikoff does not plan to stop there and is thinking of acquiring:
- Joiner;
- Band saw;
- Drilling machine;
- Wood lathe;
- Install a chip removal and air ventilation system.
Summarizing
Answering the question asked Archimed, we can say that the possible set of tools for a furniture maker is directly proportional to his budget, the planned volume and complexity of the work and, most importantly, the area of the workshop. After all, the entire tool will have to be placed somewhere - so that it is convenient to use, and access to it is safe and not limited or difficult.
You can make furniture while working in a limited area, in an apartment, on a balcony, in a hallway. But any master sooner or later comes to the need to build his own workshop. Moreover, a well-planned workshop, with connected communications, well insulated, in which you can work all year round, without regard to weather conditions and daylight hours.
To have a guide to the future and understand what you will need to equip your furniture workshop for growth, you can use the following list. This:
- Stationary circular saw and milling machine;
- Miter saw;
- Circular plunge-cut saw with guide bar;
- Band-saw;
- Thicknesser;
- Stationary jointer.
You should pay attention to the last two machines, because... Sometimes novice carpenters get confused about their purpose.
For a jointer, the blade shaft is located in the table, i.e. below, so this machine sets a flat plane - the “base”. A planer, unlike a planer, does not make the workpiece the same thickness.
In a surface planer, the knife is located on top, so this machine makes a plane parallel to the “base”. If you put a workpiece with a “screw” or “hump” into a surface planer, then at the output we will get a planed curved workpiece.
Therefore, first we give the workpiece a plane (we make a “base”), removing the “screw” or “saber” with a jointer, then we plane the workpiece to a given thickness with a surface planer.
Conclusion: you should not purchase an expensive, complex, professional instrument “in reserve,” but only after moving to a new stage of your development as a master. In other words, you buy this or that tool only when you understand that your carpentry workshop is already a small workshop and it is impossible to make any furniture parts without it.
When working with power tools and machines, you must follow safety precautions. Namely: put on safety glasses and thick clothing, button up your sleeves, and tuck your hair under your headdress to be safe. In a carpentry workshop, there must be a first aid kit in a visible place.
And what should a cabinetmaker’s workplace be like?
Products made from natural wood are classics that will never go out of fashion or lose relevance. Making wooden products can bring good dividends to its owner if the process is organized correctly. The carpentry workshop business plan presented below does not require large investments and is suitable for beginners who understand wood. The calculation example is based on a regional center.
Legal information
Focus: carpentry workshop for the manufacture of furniture and interior items from expensive types of wood.
Premises: garage of 40 sq. m. The owner is a tenant.
Schedule: Monday to Friday, from 10:00 to 19:00. Saturday, Sunday – closed. Unscheduled shifts are possible if the order is urgent.
Offered products:
- Wooden furniture.
- Bath furniture.
Legal registration: individual entrepreneurship(IP).
Taxation: simplified taxation system (STS).
Product range
Two types of wood are used for production: linden and pine. The carpentry workshop produces and sells the following types natural wood products:
Interior accessories:
| № | Name | Unit change | price, rub. |
| 1. | Simple hanger: 4 hooks | PC. | 270 |
| 6 hooks | PC. | 290 | |
| 2. | Hanger step: 5 hooks | PC. | 310 |
| 7 hooks | PC. | 340 | |
| 3. | Corner hanger | PC. | 590 |
| 4. | Hanger straight | PC. | 610 |
| 5. | Hanger trio | PC. | 310 |
| 6. | Shelf-hanger | PC. | 430 |
| 7. | Shelf 1-tier | PC. | 310 |
| 8. | Shelf 2-tier | PC. | 360 |
| 9. | Corner shelf | PC. | 430 |
| 10. | Shelf in the shape of a butterfly | PC. | 300 |
| 11. | Lampshade small | PC. | 290 |
| 12. | Lampshade medium | PC. | 310 |
| 13. | Lampshade round | PC. | 290 |
| 14. | Door handles | comp. 2 pcs. | 190 |
| 15. | Drop handles | comp. 2 pcs. | 240 |
| 16. | Carved handles | comp. 2 pcs. | 240 |
| 17. | Headrest: hard | PC. | 330 |
| soft | PC. | 410 | |
| 18. | Slani (grid on the floor in the bathhouse) | sq. m | 800 |
| 19. | Ventilation grille: small | PC. | 300 |
| average | PC. | 320 | |
| big | PC. | 350 | |
| 20. | Shoe shelf | PC. | 630 |
Wooden furniture:
| Name | Height (mm) | Width (mm) | Length (mm) | price, rub. |
| The bench is simple | 450 | 400 | 1 thousand | 1050 |
| Size guide | 450 | 400 | 1100 | 1100 |
| 450 | 400 | 1200 | 1150 | |
| 450 | 400 | 1300 | 1200 | |
| 450 | 400 | 1400 | 1250 | |
| 450 | 400 | 1500 | 1350 | |
| 450 | 400 | 1600 | 1450 | |
| 450 | 400 | 1700 | 1550 | |
| Table | 750 | 620 | 1000 | 1250 |
| Size guide | 750 | 620 | 1100 | 1300 |
| 750 | 620 | 1200 | 1350 | |
| 750 | 620 | 1300 | 1450 | |
| 750 | 620 | 1400 | 1550 | |
| 750 | 620 | 1500 | 1750 | |
| 750 | 620 | 1600 | 1850 | |
| Stool | – | – | – | 500 |
| Shelf bench | 250 | 310 | 500 | 600 |
| Small bench | 250 | 310 | 600 | 650 |
| The shop is average | 350 | 310 | 700 | 700 |
| The shop is average | 350 | 310 | 800 | 750 |
| 350 | 310 | 900 | 800 | |
| Shop | 450 | 310 | 1000 | 1000 |
| Size guide | 450 | 310 | 1100 | 1050 |
| 450 | 310 | 1200 | 1100 | |
| 450 | 310 | 1300 | 1150 | |
| 450 | 310 | 1400 | 1300 | |
| 450 | 310 | 1500 | 1400 | |
| 450 | 310 | 1600 | 1500 | |
| Linen box | 400 | 300 | 600 | 800 |
| Armchair | 800 | 500 | 600 | 1000 |
| Armchair | 800 | 500 | 700 | 1050 |
| Bench with armrest | 800 | 500 | 1000 | 1300 |
| 800 | 500 | 1100 | 1400 | |
| 800 | 500 | 1200 | 1450 | |
| Folding table | – | – | 1000 | 1350 |
| – | – | 1100 | 1400 | |
| – | – | 1200 | 1450 | |
| – | – | 1300 | 1550 | |
| – | – | 1400 | 1650 | |
| Bench with backrest | 800 | 500 | 1000 | 1200 |
| 800 | 500 | 1100 | 1300 | |
| 800 | 500 | 1200 | 1350 | |
| 800 | 500 | 1300 | 1450 | |
| 800 | 500 | 1400 | 1550 | |
| 800 | 500 | 1500 | 1650 | |
| Park bench | 800 | 500 | 1000 | 1450 |
| 800 | 500 | 1100 | 1550 | |
| 800 | 500 | 1200 | 1650 | |
| 800 | 500 | 1300 | 1750 | |
| Chaise lounge with armrest hard | – | 600 | – | 1150 |
| – | 700 | – | 1250 | |
| – | 800 | – | 1350 | |
| Chaise lounge soft | – | 600 | – | 1450 |
| – | 700 | – | 1500 | |
| – | 800 | – | 1600 | |
| Chair | 800 | 500 | 500 | 800 |
| 800 | 500 | 600 | 900 |
Sales are planned through the following sources:
- Wholesale customers.
- Retail sales through social networks.
Project estimate
In a business plan for a carpentry workshop in a small room, the following investments are planned:
Most of the finances are spent on purchasing equipment for carpentry production. To reduce costs, you can assemble some of the equipment yourself or order it from local craftsmen at an affordable price. The price of tools and machines may vary depending on the quality of the equipment, its manufacturer, and model.
Don't buy an old machine imported production. The estimate will be reduced, but spare parts for the machine will cost you a pretty penny. The total estimate includes the cost of monthly expenses until the project begins to make its first profit. This money can be paid in gradually.
Project implementation planning
It is planned to launch the carpentry workshop within three months, from March 1 to May 31, by the beginning construction work. In summer, the workshop receives more orders, as seasonality affects.
The phasing is scheduled according to certain dates, from which it is not recommended to deviate. The owner can delegate some of the responsibilities law firm, for example, registration of individual entrepreneurs. But this entails additional expenses.
Small production equipment
It is more profitable to purchase equipment for a carpentry workshop in bulk from a specialized mall. Legal entities for wholesale purchases have a discount from 10 to 25%.
Price and types of required equipment:
- Lathe (1 piece) – 65-120 thousand rubles.
- Vise (2 pcs.) – 6,000 rub. (total – 12,000 thousand rubles).
- Circular or miter saw (1 pc.) – 35 thousand rubles.
- Planer (2 pcs.) – 12 thousand rubles. (24 thousand rubles).
- Thicknesser (1 piece) – 85 thousand rubles.
- Electric drill (2 pcs.) – 3.5 thousand rubles. (7 thousand rubles).
- Milling cutter (2 pcs.) – 5 thousand rubles. (10 thousand rubles).
- Jigsaw (2 pcs.) – 2.5 thousand rubles. (5 thousand rubles).
- Electric planer (2 pcs.) – 2.4 thousand rubles. (4.8 thousand rubles).
- Screwdriver (2 pcs.) – 2.5 thousand rubles. (5 thousand rubles).
- Grinding machine (2 pcs.) – 2.8 thousand rubles. (5.6 thousand rubles).
- Hand tools (screwdrivers, hammers, saws, pliers) – 10 thousand rubles.
- Roulette (2 pcs.) – 80 rub. (160 rub.).
- Vernier calipers (2 pcs.) – 800 rub. (1.6 thousand rubles).
- Moisture meter (1 pc.) – 700 rub.
- Automatic sprayer for applying paint and varnish and antiseptic (1 pc.) – 10 thousand rubles.
As a result, 335,860 rubles will be needed for the minimum equipment of a carpentry workshop. The amount of equipment costs may vary depending on the quality of the tools and woodworking machine purchased.
To this amount are added the costs of two workbenches, at least 7,000 rubles, and the purchase of consumables: glue for carpentry, oil, sanding paper, paint brushes, glue, antiseptics and varnishes. This is about another 25,000 rubles. As a result, you will need 367,860 rubles for tools, consumables and equipment.
Organization of staff
Organize a small carpentry production Initially, you can have four employees and the owner, who will act as a controller and manager:
- Carpenters – 2 people.
- Worker for painting and impregnation of blanks and finished products – 1 person.
- The controller who will check the quality of products and perform a managerial role is 1 person.
- Cleaning lady – 1 person.
Salary payment. Craftsmen additionally receive a percentage of completed orders. Monthly labor costs without interest charges are shown in the table:
The cleaning lady comes to work in the evening for 2-3 hours. Wet cleaning is performed once every two days. The remaining employees work from Monday to Friday inclusive, from 10:00 to 19:00. Saturday and Sunday are days off.
Each employee has an agreement employment contract. Contributions to insurance and pension funds are paid.
Monthly expenses
Monthly expenses consist of the following parts:
- Purchase of consumables and raw materials for the carpentry shop - 425 thousand rubles.
- Administrative expenses – 10 thousand rubles.
- Salaries to employees and contributions to various funds - 105,545 rubles.
- Payment of bills and rent - 40 thousand rubles.
The graph below shows the percentage of consumables per month.
Total: 580,545 thousand rubles will be needed per month to maintain a carpentry workshop. To this amount we add unforeseen expenses (for tool repairs, purchase of additional equipment) - 20 thousand rubles. As a result, expenses amount to 600,545 rubles.
We add up the monthly expenses and the costs of equipping a carpentry workshop:
367,860 + 600,545 = 968,405 thousand rubles. This amount will be needed to organize the work of the workshop, purchase raw materials and keep the business afloat for the first month.
Projected income
You can forecast your income by analyzing your competitors' sales. On average, competitors sell from 450 to 780 units per month. wooden products of various sizes. For forecasting, let's take the average figure - 580 pcs. Knowing the prices for manufactured products, we will predict revenue:
Monthly expenses are subtracted from the revenue received: 703,500 – 600,545 = 102,955 rubles, which is the net profit per month. The profitability of a carpentry workshop is 7%. Let's calculate the payback. The initial capital amounted to 838,000 rubles. We divide this amount by net monthly revenue: 838,000 / 102,955 = 7.79. On average, the payback period for a project is 8 months. But this is only subject to sufficient sales volumes. Profitability is possible already in the second month of work.
The following activities will help increase sales:
- Purchases from 10,000 rub. considered wholesale.
- Offer free shipping of their products to the buyer.
- Participation in a weekend fair where goods are displayed and sold.
Marketing strategy
To promote your workshop complex marketing promotions there is no need to arrange. It is proposed to use the following methods of advertising and promoting your product:
- Creation of a special group in in social networks. Promoting it through communities of bathhouse and wooden house-building lovers.
- Placing advertisements for sale in periodicals your region.
- Printing color booklets with price lists and distributing them to construction stores and companies that perform finishing of houses and baths.
- Creation of an online store where all products will be presented not only for one region, but also for buyers from neighboring cities.
- Offer entrepreneurs who have construction stores to list your product and pay for it after the sale.
If wooden products have original design and differ from other analogues, then regular customers will appear very quickly.
Eventually
A business plan for a carpentry workshop with calculations will help a beginner realize his idea and start a business. It will take three months to implement the carpentry workshop plan. You will have to invest from 968 thousand rubles into your business. This amount will include equipment costs, monthly expenses, including employee salaries and the purchase of raw materials. The project pays for itself within 7-8 months, depending on the turnover.
A small carpentry workshop is a project for the central part of the region. It is difficult to start a small business in large cities, since competition with large manufacturers is very high. In the region, the workshop will quickly begin to generate income, and it is possible to expand and increase sales to other cities.
Carpentry tools for a home or professional workshop are one of the most important attributes of a carpenter. In this article we will take a closer look at what tools and equipment are needed for full-fledged and high-quality work as a carpenter.
Today, more and more craftsmen dream of creating a small carpentry workshop in their own home, garage or other premises. As a rule, most business men have a screwdriver, a jigsaw and even a circular saw. However, for the full-fledged work of a carpenter, the above-described tool is not enough.
Basic tool for carpentry workshop
You will need a large number of shelves to store tools, equipment and small attachments for machines.
Recommendation. It is best to buy carpentry tools and equipment in the mid-price category. It is better not to consider cheap ones, due to the build quality and reliability, but to consider professional tools because of their high cost and uselessness for household and semi-professional tasks.
Reismus - the carpenter's best assistant
Thicknesser is an electric planer that is permanently mounted on a frame. This machine allows you to plan boards to a strictly specified thickness. By purchasing a simple unfinished board, we can turn it into a beautiful finished product using a thicknesser.
Plunge circular saw with guide bar
This equipment allows you to quickly and beautifully cut sheet material. This saw allows you to replace a professional format cutting machine. A plunge-cut circular saw with a guide bar is a less productive, but no less accurate carpentry tool.
Band saw machine
This equipment is not so indispensable as it is convenient for creating curved cuts and cutting unusual patterns and shapes on workpieces. It is also worth noting that this band saw machine is very affordable for a person with an average income.
Miter saw
A miter saw is used for most carpentry tasks:
- adjusting workpieces to size;
- trimming knots and irregularities on workpieces;
- processing of workpiece ends.
To work with a miter saw, we need a special industrial vacuum cleaner that connects to the machine, allowing you to suck out all the dusty shavings. Since intensive use produces a lot of sawdust and dust.
Suction shavings are a carpenter's best friend
When several machines are installed in the workshop, there is a need to purchase a chip suction unit. Since during operation, carpentry equipment produces a lot of sawdust and wood dust. The design of the chip suction unit is too simple - a motor and an impeller with a reservoir, which affects its affordable cost. It is for this reason that you can buy the simplest chip suction machine.
Jointer - will create a perfectly flat surface
First of all, when buying a jointer, you should pay attention to the following: important parameters How:
- planing width;
- desktop length.
It is worth noting that the longer the work table, the more accurate the processed workpieces are. The jointer allows you to create a flat plane of a wooden workpiece.
Sander
If we take a grinding machine and attach it to a carpentry table using clamps, then we get a full-fledged grinding machine. Using a grinding machine, you can create a smooth surface and remove burrs on wooden workpieces. To attach the clamps, the grinder must have special holes, as shown in the photo below.
Using a hand router you can perform a number of carpentry operations.
- Making holes in workpieces;
- Cleaning workpieces from knots and irregularities;
- Making edges and protrusions.
To expand the functionality of a hand router, you can make a small carpentry stand yourself, as shown in the photo below.
A 6 mm metal plate is used as the base of the table, to which a manual router will be fixed. A metal plate is attached to a chipboard table top. At the same time, a side stop is mounted, which is made from a piece of old floorboard. The rest of the table structure is made from scraps that were in the workshop. The movable carriage was taken from an old circular saw. A special box with an adapter for connecting a vacuum cleaner is mounted to the parallel stop.
Wood is a universal natural material that is used in the construction and decoration of houses, in the architectural and artistic design of buildings, and in furniture production. Carpentry workshops produce wooden products. The list of products that can be produced using the labor of professional carpenters, as well as special machines and tools, is very wide: these are windows, doors, frames, furniture, and interior elements. Carpentry workshop as a business – a good option both for those who love and know how to handle wood, and for those who have organizational skills and talent as an entrepreneur. In this article we will tell you how to open such an enterprise and how much you can earn.
Features of a business idea and options for opening a workshop
Opening a carpentry shop is a relevant and promising enterprise. Such a business has a number of advantages:
- high demand for finished products;
- stability (wood products will never go out of fashion, since it is a high-quality, natural, environmentally friendly, durable material);
- relatively low competition in the industry;
- no need to invest large sums at the start;
- low running costs.
Some experts recommend choosing a narrow niche when starting a carpentry business. For example, technical (windows, doors, balcony blocks, etc.) or artistic (making crafts, souvenirs, decorative elements). The scale of activity may also vary. This can be a small workshop, where only individual parts of a simple profile are made by one or two workers, or a large workshop in which joiners, carpenters, and woodcarvers work, carrying out the complete assembly and design of products.
Which option to choose depends on the wishes of the entrepreneur, the market situation (level of supply/demand, characteristics of competitors) and the available resource base.
Do not know, ? Read about the most promising areas of entrepreneurship and learn recommendations for choosing an idea for your own business.
Material and technical base and workshop personnel
You can carry out carpentry work even in your own garage (see). This will not bring too much money, but it will allow you to accumulate funds for organizing a workshop over a period of time.
The base for such an enterprise is a premises with an area of about 200 square meters. m with a wall height of at least 3 meters, the necessary set of equipment and tools and a team of specialists.
The workshop area should have:
- raw materials warehouse;
- stock finished products;
- area for the production of solid woodwork;
- site for the production of individual elements;
- assembly shop;
- paint shop;
- staff room and bathroom.
It is necessary to have all utilities: heating systems, water supply, electricity supply, sewerage and supply and exhaust ventilation. It is advisable that the room have a three-phase power line with a voltage of 380 Volts.
The workshop should have natural and artificial lighting. To prevent damage to materials, it is important to ensure compliance temperature regime(optimally 18-20 °C) and maintain the recommended humidity level (about 50%). You can use dehumidifiers and heat guns for this.
Equipment
The lion's share of the costs when opening a workshop goes to purchasing equipment and tools. The number and functionality of machines depends on what you will produce. If you plan to produce a wide range of products, then you can purchase universal equipment. We will present the names and approximate prices in the form of a table:
Name
Average cost, rub.
Cross-cutting machine
Thicknesser
Jointer
Milling machine
Drilling machine
Grinder
Jigsaw
Electric saw
Electric planer
Screwdriver
Staple gun
Set of hand tools
Thus, about 465,000 rubles will have to be spent on equipping the workshop. This is not counting workbenches, cabinets and shelves, which, as a rule, craftsmen make on their own. Many modern manufacturers provide the opportunity to purchase equipment on lease. One way or another, it’s not worth saving by purchasing used or low-quality machines. Not only the quality of the finished product, but also the safety of workers depends on them. Read which one is better to choose.
To open a carpentry shop you will need several people. The main work will be done by professional carpenters. They will need handymen to help them. To carry out paint and varnish work, it is advisable to hire a qualified wood painter.
The production foreman or technologist must monitor the work of the workshop and carry out control functions. In addition, you will need an estimator or accountant, as well as a customer service manager.
Formation of assortment
One of the most common options for the carpentry business is making custom furniture. The greatest demand among customers is for kitchen sets, bar furniture, wardrobes, and beds. In addition, you can include interior items in the assortment: balusters, railings, steps for stairs, frames for mirrors and pictures, flower stands.
If a workshop opens in the private sector, then garden furniture (tables, benches) and small ready-made structures (gazebos, animal houses, etc.) will be in demand.
In areas with active development, income will be generated Decoration Materials: parquet boards, wall panels, decorative beams.
The success of the enterprise will depend on the number and volume of orders, as well as on the quality indicators of the products you produce.
Legal basis
A carpentry shop, like any business, requires registration entrepreneurial activity at the tax authority. If you are planning a large-scale enterprise, it is better to register immediately entity, for example, a society with limited liability. This organizational and legal form will allow you to cooperate with large companies, take part in various tenders and develop in almost any direction.
We talked about this in one of the previous articles. We can only add that when filling out an application for registration, you should indicate code 43.32 (“Carpentry and carpentry work”) as the code for the type of main activity according to OKVED. How to codes additional types activities, you can designate 31.01 (“Production of furniture for offices and trade enterprises”), 31.02 (“Production of kitchen furniture”), 16.23 (“Production of other wooden building structures and carpentry") and others - depending on what you will do.
These types of activities are not subject to licensing. But before putting the workshop into operation, you will need to coordinate its opening with the local authorities of Rosptrebnadzor and the Ministry of Emergency Situations, and also obtain the necessary permits from these services.
Marketing plan
Advertising and market promotion play an important role on the path to the success of any enterprise. These issues must be approached with full responsibility. If you want to start your own trademark, start with a name for a carpentry shop. It should be positive, original, speaking about the specifics of your products. Examples of successful names: “Forest Tale”, “Royal Chambers”, “Cabinetmaker”, “ArtBrus”.
The workshop must have its own website, on which it should post a photo gallery with examples of work, information about the materials used in the work (if there are screen copies of certificates and declarations of conformity), and reviews from satisfied clients. Banners can be used as online advertising search engines, promotion on social networks.
The remedies are considered effective outdoor advertising, cooperation with local trade enterprises, placement of information in newspapers and magazines on relevant topics.
In a month, an average workshop can produce and sell up to 6 sets of furniture made of natural wood for a total amount of about 800 thousand rubles. At the same time, the costs of raw materials, rent of premises, wages of workers, advertising, taxes, transportation and other expenses in total will amount to about 700-720 thousand rubles, and the net profit will be at the level of 80-100 thousand rubles. With such indicators, the investment will pay off in about a year.
You can sell carpentry shop products wholesale trade organizations, retail to private clients. Over time, you can open sales on the Internet. Additional income can bring repair and restoration of old furniture, as well as the provision of assembly and installation services.
Consider others interesting ideas in the field of wood processing. For example,
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