The figuring out what I want to sell is my biggest set back. I got into woodworking wanting to make gaming accessories similar to wyrmwood. But I ended up making small seasonal craft products which I honestly don't enjoy that much. I have developed into really wanting to build custom furniture bit I'm afraid that the small town I live in just can't support that and I feel the gaming niche is just too small. So now I'm stuck with a shop full of lumber and tools and no idea what to make. My wife and I have been running a handmade candle business for 3 years bit it's slowed down so much that I'm in a do or die situation. It's either make this work or go back to a 9 to 5 which I really don't want to do.
Maybe start small make a few coffee tables and bed side tables and grow from there. Or outdoor furniture. Or just look at what selling and what people are after put it out there. Take the leap.
The figuring out what I want to sell is my biggest set back. I got into woodworking wanting to make gaming accessories similar to wyrmwood. But I ended up making small seasonal craft products which I honestly don't enjoy that much. I have developed into really wanting to build custom furniture bit I'm afraid that the small town I live in just can't support that and I feel the gaming niche is just too small. So now I'm stuck with a shop full of lumber and tools and no idea what to make. My wife and I have been running a handmade candle business for 3 years bit it's slowed down so much that I'm in a do or die situation. It's either make this work or go back to a 9 to 5 which I really don't want to do.
Maybe start small make a few coffee tables and bed side tables and grow from there. Or outdoor furniture. Or just look at what selling and what people are after put it out there. Take the leap.
you have a lot of very good ideas but I still don't understand how to put all of this together in some kind of written format.