The difficulty or complexity involved in creating a handmade wooden craft needs to be factored into its overall cost. Running a woodworking business is a tremendous amount of work and has all of the same challenges found in any other business. Streamline your production If you have managed to build an item or items that you have identified as good sellers you should analyze the way you built it and consider streamlining the production process for that item. Add felt to the bottom and dividers on inside to add extra appeal. Wagner, Nancy. None of these jobs paid well and I kept my doors open by taking on refinishing work, working part time in a refinishing shop, and collaborating with another local woodworker on larger commercial projects. Apr How good you are and how many customers you have will decide of your income.