Start your own woodworking business. Learn the steps involved in launching a woodworking business. Topics include setting up a workshop, get the right machines and tools, space requirements, marketing strategies, selecting a niche, developing products. Avoid mistakes when starting up your woodworking business. Learn from someone who has launched 4 woodworking businesses. Norman Pirollo shares his experience and guides you through the process in this course.
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1. Introduction
2. Is self-employment for you?
3. Converting a hobby to a business?
4. Do you have joinery skills?
5. Do you have finishing skills?
6. Part time vs. Full time?
7. Finding or creating a niche
8. Legal stuff+ Business plan
9. How much space for your business?
10. What equipment do you need?
11. What hand tools do you need?
12. Developing a product
13. Creating a market
14. Technology in woodworking
15. Social media for woodworkers
16. Design + Make Furniture
17. Conclusion
Norman provides the expertise and answers questions about starting your own woodworking business in this info packed 3+ hour course
START YOUR OWN WOODWORKING BUSINESS
$15 eBook included with course
MEET THE INSTRUCTOR
Norman Pirollo began his furniture-making career through a Cabinetmaking program at a local college. This education led to the launch of a successful small business creating high end jewelry boxes. Later, Norman sought a greater challenge and pursued his ambition of becoming a furniture maker. Norman then attended a furniture making school based on James Krenov philosophy. This education led to designing and creating furniture through Refined Edge Design. A woodworking educator role then followed. Today, Norman enjoys designing and making furniture as well as teaching woodworking.
Norman has written several books on the woodworking and furniture making topic as well as writing articles for magazines such as Fine Woodworking. His book, WOODWORKING: FROM DESIGN TO MAKING describes the unique furniture design and making process applied in his furniture studio. A recent book, Quiet Woodworking: In An Unquiet World, delves into Norman's embrace of hand tools in his furniture making.
Norman has written several books and has been featured in publications over the years.
The Furniture Society (Art of Balance, Apr 2024)
Carleton Univ. Industrial Design (Guest Lecturer)
Quiet Woodworking (New Art Press)
Hand Tool Woodworking (New Art Press)
Start Woodworking (New Art Press)
Craftisian Interview (Norman Pirollo)
HackSpace Mag. - Make With Wood April 2020
Woodworking: From Design To Making (New Art Press)
Woodworking With Hand Tools 2018 (Fine Woodworking)
The Wood Artist: Creating Art Through Wood (New Art Press)
From Hi-Tech to Lo-Tech: A Woodworker's Journey (NAP)
Start Your Own Woodworking Business (NAP)
Rooted: Contemporary Studio Furniture (Schiffer Publishing)
Canadian Woodworking Mag. Jan. 2015
Our Homes magazine Fall 2014
NICHE Magazine Winter 2013
FWW Magazine - 4 Bench Jigs for Handplanes
FWW Magazine - Essential Shopmade Jigs
Woodwork magazine (2008)
Wood Art Today 2 (Schiffer Books)
500 Cabinets ( Lark Books)
Studio Furniture: Today's Leading Woodworkers
Canadian Interiors Design Source Guide
Ottawa Life magazine (Profile,work) 2012
Panoram Italia magazine
Our Homes magazine (2011)
Craft Journal (2009)
Woodworker's Journal (2006)
