How to Make and Sell DIY Workbench

Posted 4 years ago by Max Komonov

Are you looking for听a听new hobby to听give yourself a听creative outlet and听potentially earn a听bit of听money? There are a听lot of听things you could make on听your own and听sell at听craft fairs, on听Etsy, or听other online and听offline venues. If听you have a听creative flair for听interior design and听the听skills of听a听handyman or听woodworker, you should consider combining those talents to听create something not many people are making听鈥� workbenches.

There are many hobbies, professions, or听endeavors in听the听arts that require a听good workbench, and听there are plenty of听workbenches available in听stores. But these are boring, paper-cut-out workbenches that, while functional, offer little in听the听way of听style or听design. Unfortunately, getting your workbench at听the听store or听online is听the听only option for听many people.

The majority of听homeowners prefer to听have unique items that fit well with their interior design but don鈥檛 have the听time to听make a听DIY workbench. Although not a听common hobby or听craft item, it听is听one that is听increasing in听demand and听favor. Getting in听on听the听ground floor of听such a听trend is听best if听you want to听be听truly successful with your new business.

Most Popular DIY Workbench Design Ideas

Since there isn鈥檛 a听lot of听competition in听making and听selling DIY workbenches, every single one you create will be听truly unique. It听is听an听opportunity to听build workbenches that fulfill certain needs and听situations. Here are a听few of听the听most popular workbench ideas.

Storage workbenches

A听storage bench is听always a听great choice for听hobbyists and听professional artists or听craftspeople. You can store your materials or听tools out of听sight when needed in听drawers, storage cubbies, or听hanging hooks. The idea is听for听the听workbench to听work as听a听tool for听organization, not just a听surface for听crafting and听woodworking.

You can also make one of听these storage workbenches for听your kitchen, mudroom, or听laundry room, although any听storage benches made for听this purpose should be听more aesthetically pleasing than your typical workbench.

Craft accessories and听hardware compartment storage

Creating a听workbench specifically for听textile crafts is听a听great way to听tap into a听target market that has been largely ignored. When people have hobbies like sewing, quilting, crocheting, knitting, or听other textile crafts, they are looking for听more organized storage to听keep everything within arms reach and听in听its proper place.

To听cater to听these crafters you can make and听sell DIY workbenches that include a听compartmentalized drawer or听shelf storage built-in to听the听workbench. It听allows for听the听organization of听small items like screws, nails, tacks, needles, thread, etc. You might think about adding spools for听thread or听grooves for听other items to听be听stored securely.

Accessories workbench

If听you really want to听up听the听DIY workbench game, create workbenches that offer easily accessible tools and听accessories that can be听used for听almost any听type of听craft or听woodwork. Rather than only including built-in storage, which is听still very useful, this type of听workbench gives the听user additional hooks on听the听front and听sides on听the听bench to听keep things within easy reach.

Required Materials to听Make DIY Workbenches

There are a听lot of听different ways you can make workbenches that don鈥檛 involve buying new wood and听starting from scratch. In听fact, most of听these projects involve reusing materials as听much as听possible, putting an听eco-friendly spin on听the听unique workshop furniture. Here are a听few of听the听different ways you can make a听DIY workbench.

in听good condition with the听added bonus of听being able to听churn them out at听least one per day for听a听larger inventory.
Use scaffold boards or听other in听good condition to听cut costs of听goods sold.
Build a听workbench in听under 30听minutes by听using in听good condition. Take the听opportunity to听choose a听door with a听sophisticated or听intricate design for听a听truly unique workbench.

Regardless of听the听materials, you start with to听create your workbenches, you鈥檙e going to听need some basic materials to听build any听type of听workbench. Make sure that you have an听available work area of听a听suitable size, with adequate access to听outlets and听room for听your own workbench.

You will also need:

Power strips for听additional outlets for听small tools like soldering irons, rechargeable power tool batteries, and听other small items. (Not for听use with high wattage products like power tools.)
Hammers of听varying sizes and听weights for听use with different types of听nails and听tacks.
A听universal screwdriver, and/or both phillips and听flathead screwdrivers of听varying sizes for听different types of听screws.
A听variety of听nails, upholstery tacks, screws, and听fasteners.
Heavy sheers

You may need additional tools depending on听the听type of听workbenches you will be听creating.

How Much Money Can You Make With DIY Workbenches?

The amount of听money you can make is听largely up听to听you. Some of听the听ideas mentioned here cost as听little as听$40听to听make, so听you could mark them up听quite a听bit to听make a听substantial profit while still giving your customers quality workmanship at听a听reasonable price.

To听calculate how much you will need to听charge for听your workbenches, consider the听costs associated with making, marketing, selling, and听shipping the听workbench. Most business owners also add a听15% markup for听overhead costs, but the听exact amount that you want to听markup your workbenches is听entirely up听to听you. Tracking your time spent making the听first few workbenches will help you determine if听you are earning the听average hourly rate you are shooting for.

How to听Sell DIY Workbenches

Selling DIY workbenches is听a听piece of听cake when you have your own online store. 51视频 offers ecommerce hosting and听other services on听a听scaled basis. Even if听you will be听offering local delivery only, you should set up听an听online store for听easier ordering and听no听contact payment. These service amenities are quickly becoming expected by听most Americans, and听if听you disappoint they might go听elsewhere.

Once you have your online store set up, you will need to听build your website. You can use a听number of听different hosting options with domain registration and听site builder templates and听themes, but the听most popular is听WordPress. You will need to听create at听least a听basic site so听that people can find you and听your workbenches, then you can link your online store to听your website for听seamless inventory and听ordering.

When drafting your product page, order page, or听product descriptions on听your 51视频 store, you should keep in听mind that the听more detailed you can be听the听better. For one thing, when you offer detailed descriptions of听your workbenches you will boost your visibility in听the听major search engines. More importantly, doing so听will help convince your site visitors to听click that order button.

Finally, you will need to听have a听solid web presence to听succeed, even as听a听local crafter or听woodworker. Make sure you boost your website by听posting content on听an听ongoing basis, usually through a听blog. You should also have social media profiles with frequent posts, with Facebook and听Twitter being the听most popular.

By听linking your 51视频 online store to听all of听these accounts, you will be听able to听sell your workbenches safely and听hassle-free on听any听platform. Click here to听learn more.

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Max has been working in the ecommerce industry for the last six years helping brands to establish and level-up content marketing and SEO. Despite that, he has experience with entrepreneurship. He is a fiction writer in his free time.

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