Easy DIY Woodworking Projects That Sell - Make Money Woodworking (Episode 39)

[@orscrub3161]

Your creativeness brought me here but your silky smooth voice has kept me coming back. tyfs

[@MatthewPeechWoodworking]

lol thank you!

[@FounderOf4]

​@@MatthewPeechWoodworking Now we need to have a name for your groupies!

[@tomcarr5195]

Peech pits?

[@jaromejacksan6934]

WoodPrix woodworking plans are nice for that.

[@donaldshimkus539]

Hi Matt. My very first attempt at woodworking (as an adult) was a rustic, sort of colonial style coffee table (which I don't believe they had in those days) and it turned out great. We still have it after some 45 years. I came up with this crazy idea to torch the wood after sanding with a 7" sander (who knew, lol). Coated it with poly. AND, there are no screws or nails in it. Just dowels and through tenons with wedges. All with a jigsaw, drill and sander. Still solid as a rock today. Granddaddy would be proud.

[@bowermanwinburn6723]

If you want to know how to make it yourself, just look for WoodPrix instructions.

[@81nannin]

Great job!!

[@MatthewPeechWoodworking]

Sounds like you did a great job!

[@SalmonKing52]

@MatthewPeech I’ve been a subscriber for a few years now. Never miss a video but I gotta ask…what is this O P B? Not knowing and not being able to figure it out is driving my nuts!!

[@donaldshimkus539]

@81nannin thank you.

[@l.medina6251]

I love you, Matt! You're not only creative -- but talented, practical & funny!! Thank you! 👍👏👍

[@riggityronreviews]

Love your videos so much! Keep up the great work. You motivate this reclaimed woodworker.

[@MatthewPeechWoodworking]

Thank you! We all need a lil motivation from time to time. So happy to help.

[@cuwest1]

Matt, I get so inspired when I view your videos, I just want to get out and get building… but it’s past midnight right now! Tomorrow for sure.

[@leslieapplegate65]

I'm making some of the totes, only they are for holding a six pack of beer...also, making small boxes. Having lots of fun and love your ideas.

[@withoutfurtheradoforever]

I've seen the old toolbox mounted on the wall, upside down, as a towel rack / shelf.

[@ga5743]

Thank you Mr Smalls love your videos

[@MatthewPeechWoodworking]

I appreciate you!

[@virginiabishop7551]

Thanks!

[@donmiller8712]

On the dry flower hangers. Why not trim the edges of a 2x4 to square the sides and then drill a hole in the top using a drill press? Easier and faster than gluing and you get similar results?

[@richardandrade9418]

Another Sunday builday

[@MatthewPeechWoodworking]

Yes!!

[@lazygardens]

Those "dry vases" were popular in the late 1960s.

[@RRRRRRandy]

I like the small bench, really like the tool box, but the dry sense of Humor like; "There must be $1,000,000 worth of vines out here" was the best. Thanks again for the efforts and for stirring up creativity.

[@MatthewPeechWoodworking]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed the humor! 😬

[@shanepass7101]

Love your videos!

[@MatthewPeechWoodworking]

Thank you!

[@sbffsbrarbrr]

Was paying attention with half an ear and had to look up what store PB was. Now I'm not happy I threw away some grape vine. Maybe next year if I remember. Love it!

[@leonardhiznay8367]

Great ideas and imagination !

[@81nannin]

What an amazing video. You're the man for us woodworking dreamers to make what we already love to, at least I do, with a more finished look. It's great! I am just about at the part where I try to sell one of my cute, and functional, little creations!!! It's taken me decades. Thank you!

[@robertm348]

When you can sell a stick for $400, it proves you can sell anything to anyone if you market it properly. Great episode, thanks Matthew!

[@kellydelmas6628]

Those are all great projects Yall have a Blessed day

[@MatthewPeechWoodworking]

Thank you. You as well!

[@garytaylor9689]

Peech Mafia.

[@RobertoSáenzV]

Muchas gracias muy creativo felicidades

[@MatthewPeechWoodworking]

Gracias!

[@billdodson207]

GREAT episode! thanks amigo

[@loristeger9381]

Have wanted to make these Amish made benches on a smaller scale. See them staged with vignette on top. Usually on top of dresser or counter. Never knew you could make with out legs being @ an angle. Not a novice woodworker to say the least lol. Just ❤️the look of them & the option to make them look totally different from one another. Thx. ❤️your videos

[@stanwiggins3423]

Matthew, since the PB "$400 vine" looked bare, almost like a piece of driftwood, I was struck with a mental image of small ornaments being suspended beneath the top and lower branches. Small holes (1/8" or less) with glue in the hole and a small line with a loop on the end that could hold Christmas ornaments, or other light weight items would give it a multi-season option. Just a thought. You may also want to remind the uninitiated not to use poison oak or poison ivy coated vines when they go out to harvest their material.

[@justinmullins9401]

Avoiding poison ivy vines was my first thought 😂

[@MatthewPeechWoodworking]

That's a great idea

[@sk13ppy]

Love most of your 'smalls that sell' videos. Not sure why the ads are creeping back in, is YT to blame for that? You're still my fave woodworking channel. Thanks for all your inspiration. I'm hooked! Lovely to see you doing some woodturning in one of your videos. Woodturning is my main passion, but I'm becoming more enthusiastic about woodwork in general, thanks to you and your video. Keep making fun of the old P.B. and the other stores. Had to watch some of your older vids to find out the PB is Pottery Barn and they have at least one in Australia! lol

[@garythompson7535]

In my area benches are used at “feast” tables instead of chairs. I make 3, 4, 6, and 8ft benches with 2-by material built in a similar design to the kids Amish bench. I add Southwest designs getting $100-$375 per bench. I have orders that will take me to June. Great design and sellable with your own twist.

[@pajtaj]

Please explain a little more. Can you explain more about it? How tall is it? Do you add more support for the longer tables? What do you mean by “Southwest Designs”? Any info would be appreciated!

[@MatthewPeechWoodworking]

Sounds like a great business idea!

[@garythompson7535]

@@pajtaj I live in an area with numerous Native American Tribes. My "southwest" designs come from petroglyphs pictures found in my area, the internet, or my own designs of the customer's "clan" or traditional name. My benches become 12" wide with that 4" skirt that runs along the side which adds some stability, and 19" tall. 6 and 8ft benches have extra support by placing a 2x6 on the centerline under the seat attached with pocket-hole screws.

[@garythompson7535]

@@MatthewPeechWoodworking 7yrs before I retired I figured I had better find something to do. Filling the needs of the Native American peoples in my area provided that. Now, I can barely keep up with orders for my benches, tables (up to 20ft long), stools - stackable or regular, 40" stirring spoons, bread-oven shovels (like pizza spatulas but 8-12 ft long). I use pine and a lot of what the big-box stores call blue-stain, what I call beetle -kill pine. Its been an excellent journey and watching your videos keeps me grounded and amazed at the prices that people will pay.

[@pajtaj]

@ thanks!

[@dcruicks1]

Thank you Matt. As always you are rocking it!!

[@MatthewPeechWoodworking]

Thanks!

[@DJefferson89]

Love that finishing technique. Thanks Mr Peech!!!

[@MatthewPeechWoodworking]

You are very welcome

[@stephensanford2701]

First project is the classic "5 board bench". Brackets to mount the top are not necessary. And, the plywood top would give it more resistance to warping over time.

[@WomanUnfiltered]

Another great build breakdown. Thanks for sharing with us.

[@MatthewPeechWoodworking]

Thank you for watching!

[@kris_kreations]

Love it!

[@frogsoda]

That "toolbox" looks like it's perfect for holding plants in pots.😊

[@MatthewPeechWoodworking]

Yes it would be great for that!

[@coolabahwoodworking]

Great video! Thanks for the tips

[@leeroach3381]

Very helpful Thank you for sharing this

[@garytingler3222]

Great information. Thanks for sharing.

[@MatthewPeechWoodworking]

Glad it was helpful!

[@venahall9580]

I'm new to this, but love your videos and wonderful ideas! Back in my day (I'm old) girls couldn't take shop, so much of what I do is self taught. That and my mother saying to us 5 kids "come on we need to build a chicken coop today". Anyway here is something I hope people with come up with some ideas on. I have some old curved slates from a broken water barrel and I would love any comments on things I can do with them. I though of maybe curved shelves, but not sure that would work.

[@jeremiahbell7496]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="979">16:19</a> this made me laugh because that’s how I feel when I build some “different “ stuff

[@suzannef3593]

😅😂😂😂😂 omg that $400 stick... I have no words! 😂😂😂

[@demp13580]

Great video! Very entertaining, Mr. Peech.

[@sueramsey7031]

Great video, as always.

[@MatthewPeechWoodworking]

Thank you for watching!

[@jeffreykindron7162]

Hey Matthew, what goes clip, clop, clip, clop - bang - clip , clop,clip, clop ? An Amish drive by.

[@MatthewPeechWoodworking]

😂

[@jeffreykindron7162]

@MatthewPeechWoodworking , absolutely love your channel !

[@Puffinghampalace]

Not gonna lie it’s like I am learning from Billy Bob Thornton. That voice is damn near identical.

[@maryjomccallister9102]

Another great video.

[@MatthewPeechWoodworking]

Thanks again!

[@rmar127]

This video just gave me an idea for some Christmas decor.

[@davidhundorfean7470]

Those are some great little projects. I am going to make a couple of these for Christmas gifts. Keep up the great work inspiring people!

[@MatthewPeechWoodworking]

Thanks! Nothing better than a handmade gift.

[@RayandSandysWoodworking]

Some really cool small projects Matthew, I might try making the small bench for the granddaughter! Thank you!

[@MatthewPeechWoodworking]

Have fun!

[@maxwellspeedwell2585]

That’s not an over-priced vine, it’s an interpretive artistic expression where the base, and stand express the take-over of industrial global dominance, and the vine, rising above it in an effort for all nature to be free of the tyranny of man. Now the price is $7,900. (…there’s a sucker born every minute).

[@donaldshimkus539]

@@maxwellspeedwell2585 and you said all that with a straight face, bravo.

[@andrea.rivers]

The vases with the glass tube! I just saw one at the store the other day and I was like I could totally do that! Here you are showcasing it! lol The Driftwood sculpture made me laugh. Because my previous house had a corkscrew willow ( think that's what it's called) and I still have a small branch I saved during a storm because it was beautiful and knotty and weathered smooth. I also have access to driftwood. lol

[@jonandjessicacunningham7466]

Amish Mafia!!! 😂😂😂 Not saying it ain’t facts, just saying this is high quality content. Love it!

[@thomlindgren6253]

Great video and projects. All these projects really look easy enough for me to build. It took me a while but I final took a page out of you and your boys and created a bird picnic table to meet my needs. It had to straddle our fence that has a 2x6 top rail. I could not attach it to the fence and it had to be easy to move/remove. Thanks for a lot of motivation. To be honest, I did like your mounted vine. I was wondering what Mrs. Peech thinks about that. A true statement piece. Thanks for sharing and really happy to see non-Christmas projects, if I haven’t built my decor by now I don’t think it’s going to happen this year. Thanks for sharing!

[@WedoweeHandyman]

I literally just released a video on making a dry planter from black walnut scrap wood. The projects for kids is a great point.

[@JamesSmullins]

Make that tote smaller and market it towards people with parties. Those individual compartments can be used to hold plastic knives, forks and the like and add a section in the center big enough for napkins. Be great for backyard parties, country themed wedding dinners picnics and the like. Of course it can still me marketed as a decorative piece for fake flowers and gives more sales options than the larger one alone.

[@lazygardens]

He's done a "picnic tote" already.

[@JamesSmullins]

@lazygardens your point? My comment applies to this video and gives people who may have not seen or forgotten about the other older video more ideas. I myself completely forgot he did one likely because I've watched so many different videos from him and others it's hard to keep track so I'm sure others have as well.

[@lazygardens]

@@JamesSmullins He did say in his suggestions about staging that you could show it with utensils and picnic accessories.

[@JamesSmullins]

@lazygardens and I'm saying a smaller one would be better for that, I bet you argue with fence posts just so you can feel like you're the most knowledgeable person around.

[@lazygardens]

@@JamesSmullins So you are the fence post?

[@tdlvsabs]

ive already got some ideas based on your stuff in this video ,Ill keep you informed

[@MatthewPeechWoodworking]

Nice!

[@tbryant6237]

OMG! You be PB-whipped.😅😅😅

[@Damon_Barber]

I’d be interested to know if the Pottery Barn vine art was stabilized, kilndried, or had any kind of lacquer or poly sealing.

[@Personalized_Workshop]

SMASHED like with that vine bit 😅nice

[@maxwellspeedwell2585]

That $400 vine was the hardest lesson for me to learn. I always marketed with price points, and three different instructors told me that perceived value and exclusivity drive the prices. If a “really good deal” drives your sales, then you’re in the wrong neighborhood. Your piece may get $4,500 in the Hamptons, but only $25 in Queens. You MUST deliver with quality work, but people actually pay more as bragging rights. Makes zero sense to me, but if it did make sense to me I would be selling $20,000 Hermès purses, and not $50 smalls.

[@djamilam]

I love these videos so much! I couldn't follow the build for the 2x4 wall planters though (newbie here!) and I really want to make a set. Can anyone help explain it?

[@bjsmith4790]

Love your humor and your suggestions. I had to laugh at the price people will pay for the "vine art", LOL. Wish I could figure out how to post pics and sell stuff. I currently work with hand or batter powered tools. No power to the shop. Still trying to figure out how to set up my plug-in equipment in there so I can use them. Thanks for channel and info !!!

[@MaddMaxxWoodWorks]

Great job Mathew. I like the vine

[@soujrnr]

I know from experience as a grandfather that there is no such thing as a "budget" when it comes to my five grandkids. LOL There might be a budget in my mind, but my wife's mind as "gramma" doesn't work on the same set of rules where the grands are concerned. As for $287 for that bench, well, that's purely highway robbery, but people are willing to pay it. These are all great ideas, Matthew. However, I'm not sure I want to branch out and try the vine thing, but my backyard is FULL of vines (mostly poison ivy, though...that would probably mess up any potential repeat customers). I did a search recently on a number of the things you've been presented, and honestly, I am not finding anyone locally who is selling the stuff. That means I can build a few of each and then figure out how to market them. Oddly enough, one of the things I went to college for many years ago was a business degree with a focus on marketing, but I still suck at marketing. LOL Such is life. I guess that's why I ended up becoming a radar engineer instead. As always, thank you for more fantastic content!! I wish you and your family and wonderful, blessed, and very merry Christmas, sir! I look forward to your next video!! Be well!

[@karenbulman6702]

First thing I made was a bench. I did make a wooden tool box too.

[@cnidawgs00]

I love the vine idea... You can do the same thing with some driftwood. Love the videos sir.

[@dimemega00]

im going to need a video on building the dry planters

[@martinparmer]

That vine thing takes the cake, doesn't it? Next thing ya know, they'll be re-claiming old car bumpers out of junk yards and mounting them on a board... Hey wait.... Nah, just kidding, LOL

[@debrahopper1407]

I have some birch branches that I haven’t had the heart to throw away. This may be the solution! Question: are you treating the vines in any way? Sealer?

[@Ebba-June]

I actually experienced the "bragging rights" concept with a niece a few years ago. I used to make jewellery for the fun of it and would sell a piece or two now and then just to get them out of the house. My niece had a necklace that matched a bracelet I'd just finished making and I told her so. She was interested and asked me how much I wanted for it. I said $20. She paused and looked thoughtful and then said... "But my friend, who made this necklace, has a bracelet almost the same as yours and she's selling it for $40. I think I'll buy hers." (I told her she could pay me $40 for mine if she wanted, but it was too late.) That was when I learned about "bragging rights". I'm the kind who loves to hunt out a bargain. My niece would never dream of setting foot in a thrift store... because "everything's so cheap there". Not cheaply made.. cheap cost. No bragging rights.

[@ChrisStCyr-gnt7]

Love the $400 vine.

[@kellydelmas2683]

Howdy Love the ideas

[@MatthewPeechWoodworking]

Thank you!

[@billkintzel2789]

What is PB?

[@RedProg]

Pottery Barn. Great place to get ideas for projects

[@lancekoller5284]

"There has to be millions of dollars in vines out here." I don't laugh much, but that one made me bust out loud.

[@teresabrooks9887]

I could use that bench to hold potted plants😂😂❤❤

[@MatthewPeechWoodworking]

Yea!!

[@rebeccaledford8202]

Re the vine: those are good for odd ball ornament/card/momento displays, hat/glove/key hangers, mail/memo organizers, etc. don't get caught up on the fact it's not 'lumber'. Think of it as a rack, stand, base, etc. rock on, makers.

[@anthonymcdonald66]

The desk behind you with the split down the center I got to build it

[@anthonymcdonald66]

Dresser

[@FounderOf4]

Your facial expressions and comment after building the "vine" made me laugh ... Great video Mr. Peech!

[@MatthewPeechWoodworking]

Lol, glad I could bring a little humor to the day!

[@hollyknapp2650]

Oh man I so wanna go grab a bunch of branches and make those 😂😂 im gonna get rich lol the pb will sell anything 😉 awesome idea 💡

[@onetimearound1275]

Where did you get the metal rods for your vine piece & how did you cut them

[@laughalittlemore2]

They look like rebar. I've seen it at Menards but if you don't have one of those, The Home Depot, or maybe ACE Hardware, probably has it.

[@jeffreyhuddleston1783]

Good helpful insights. Also, what is PB? As soon as you say it I’ll feel dumb, but as long as my wife don’t find out……Lol

[@simplyblessed7036]

I think it stands for Pottery Barn

[@christopherscott6779]

It does

[@jeffreyhuddleston1783]

@@simplyblessed7036 thnx

[@jeffreyhuddleston1783]

@@christopherscott6779 thnx

[@MatthewPeechWoodworking]

Yes, pottery barn 😬

[@johnb56112]

Hey Matthew I have a question for you. Do you have any videos on how to make your plans to sell on Etsy? IV created my own desk/ shelf combo and I think it would sell Iv got it on paper but I'm not sure how to clean it up to put it a digital format to be downloaded. This will be my first attempt at this so any advice would be greatly appreciated, Thanks.

[@mikedevries347]

The center dry vase in the picture of the different designs made me LOL for some reason!

[@FounderOf4]

Like minds... That was the first one that I saw as well

[@StevenHarris-i6t]

Oh my goodness. I just cleared hundreds of dollars worth of art off my back fence. 😂

[@TheMSzucs]

The toolbox could be adjusted to fit a 6-pack. Buy 6 different brews, make 6 boxes and you've got 6 great gifts, perfect for beer drinkers.

[@maxwellspeedwell2585]

“… toolbox could be adjusted to fit a 6-pack. Buy 6 different brews, make 6 boxes and you've got 6 great gifts, perfect for beer drinkers.” OR… Get some cheap wine, (two-buck Chuck) remove the labels, use your laser printer to make Mouton Rothschild, and Moët & Chandon labels. Insert the bottles in the box. Roll linen napkins in a vacant slot, or two, and spread around some glitter, and a can of caviar, and a flat of Portlock smoked salmon outside the toolbox. Now jack the price up to $375 for the box. Sell the “sizzle”, not the “steak”. The “sizzle” makes a small piece of wood with oil paint sell for $500 million, and a poster of the Mona Lisa decoupaged onto a piece of plywood is 50 cents at a yard sale. Jack-up the perceived value, add quality, and exclusivity. You can crank-out a dozen/hr. But an “aire-of-exclusivity adds to desireability.

[@RedProg]

Heck. Just went out to our woods and found Thousands of Dollars worth of vines. Thx much. 🤣

[@MatthewPeechWoodworking]

Yes! Put that wood to good use!

[@onthefarmwithsmokymist47]

I have always been artistic and crafty, but would just watch my dad make things, or my son. I made a 30 year old business out of something crafty, but nothing like this. You have me wanting to try my hand at my first woodworking project, that tray. Where is a good place to find and buy handles like that ?

[@CeeJayThe13th]

I saw the planer marks as soon as you showed the pic of those "planters" 😂 However, I'd bet the average customer for these would either not notice that or would actually like it.

[@kevinrudisill8044]

I built a bench very similar to this one. When I was in ag class 1992. Mine is 2' long. 11" wide. 16" tall. Still in great shape. My 2 boys love to sit on it.

[@MatthewPeechWoodworking]

Sounds like you've got a great heirloom!

[@JamesSmullins]

I built one in shop class in 8th grade back in, well a long time ago a bit smaller than this. I was smoking the devils lettuce back then and kept missing the nails. When it was done it looked like a old rustic stool. I got a A for that and sold it for $75. I used the money to buy more weed which made me too stupid to stick with wood working and now 45 years later I'm finally getting back to it.

[@michaelwillson6847]

Great video Matthew as ever love the peech vine think you might be onto something 🤣 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍

[@paulfisk7918]

Hahaha I have worked for the Amish, one had a much better Delta table saw then I could pay for.

[@donproctor3445]

Add some fake candles and some greenery to the tool box

[@alacharger]

Great video! Be sure you know a little about vines before trying to harvest one. Several species have caustic saps that can really hurt.

[@MatthewPeechWoodworking]

Thanks for the heads up! Safety first!

[@salg1907]

What's the PB site? I'm lost here, sorry

[@Hog-g2z]

Good morning 🌅, You sound Amish enough ,😂 , great project,

[@MatthewPeechWoodworking]

😁 lol

[@davesparks3545]

Keep in mind your vine may start leaking sap out the ends.

[@cabman86]

All of the vines in my woods have 1" thorns on them.

[@MatthewPeechWoodworking]

Ouch!

[@williamregan316]

that would actually make them much cooler looking

[@ChrisSchlesinger-er4eb]

I'm heading out to chop down some vines

[@Aarononautos]

Two things I do not do: I do not make furniture and I do not make things meant for kids. High liability areas that I'm not interested in getting involved in.

[@cabman86]

I made a few of those same benches and couldn't sell any of them. I ended up giving them to family.

[@paulbateman5769]

Is that tool box not a wine carrier?

[@c.j.rogers2422]

Good call!

[@MrLenardMtnHomestead]

What is "PB"

[@gameofantlers8833]

Whats pb?