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Custom furniture: $800-15,000 per commission

Custom dining tables, chairs, beds, cabinetry. $800-15,000 per commission. The classic woodworking-shop business model.

Custom hardwood dining table in finished workshop
Image: Custom dining table
Custom furniture is the highest-revenue per project woodworking category — $2,000-15,000 per commission.

The furniture economics

Piece typePrice rangeBuild time
Dining table (hardwood, 6-8 person)$2,500-8,00040-100 hours
Coffee table$800-3,50015-40 hours
Bedroom set (bed + dresser + nightstand)$5,000-18,000120-300 hours
Custom desk$1,500-6,00030-80 hours
Bookshelves / built-ins$1,200-5,50025-80 hours
Live-edge slab table$3,500-12,00040-80 hours

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