I walk you through my step by step build process, sales, profits, materials, overhead, lessons learned and so much more on 6 different patterns totalling 25 very custom end grain cutting boards. We'll call this a complete and unofficial guide on how to price your work. Detailed time stamps below for your viewing pleasure. Please subscribe and further support the channel via the thanks button. Enjoy!
0:00 Intro
0:29 Outlining the video agenda
3:16 Giving credit to mtmwood
3:45 Asking for subscription/thanks :)
4:28 What is a board foot?
7:04 What is a finished board foot?
9:14 Brick Boards - Step by step build process
14:15 Brick Boards - How long they took
15:52 Brick Boards - Total boards, sales & material costs
18:32 Brick Boards - Calculating board footage of reclaimed oak
20:35 Calculating my overhead for all the boards
24:28 Brick Boards - Final Analysis, profits, hourly wage, further analysis 28:11 3D Cube Boards - Step by step build process
31:01 3D Cube Boards - How long they look
32:13 3D Cube Boards - Total boards, sales, profits, hourly wage, further analysis
35:09 Lone Oak Board - Step by step build process
36:54 Lone Oak Board - How long it took
37:53 Lone Oak Board - Sale, profit, hourly wage, further analysis
39:52 3D Zigzag Boards - Step by step build process
44:49 3D Zigzag Boards - How long they took
46:20 3D Zigzag Boards - Sales, profits, hourly wage, further analysis 49:08 Whisky barrel Boards - Step by step build process
51:12 Whisky barrel Boards - How long they took
52:20 Whisky barrel Boards - Sales, profits, hourly wage, further analysis 54:28 Chaos Boards - Step by step build process
56:21 Chaos Boards - How long they took
57:03 Chaos Boards - Sales, profits, hourly wage, further analysis
58:54 SECRET bonus boards ;)
1:00:26 Overall numbers analysis on ENTIRE build - sales, profits, hours, etc.
1:01:21 Capital expenses
1:02:47 Factoring capital expenses into the overall numbers
1:04:16 Potential video income/talking about what goes on behind the scenes
1:07:40 Main lessons learned
1:11:13 Review areas of opportunity i.e. where I could save time & money 1:14:10 My Final Thoughts - was it all worth it? Can you make a living building cutting boards?
1:16:26 Outro and my final ask :)
▶️ Support this channel
SHOP BOARDS: www.westcoastboards.ca/shop-1
PAYPAL: bit.ly/3NOhbBO
CRYPTO: bit.ly/3u6Zx4s
▶️ Follow me
Instagram: / westcoastboards
TikTok: / westcoastboards
▶️ More of my videos
The Biggest, Heaviest and Most Custom Dining Table I've Ever Built
y2u.be/jCm-JQRkTgY
Dining Table Made Entirely from Pallet Wood
y2u.be/JhEVEdB7fPA
The Only Table of Its Kind in the World
y2u.be/npjxCYLcuFs
How It's Made - 3D Patterned End Grain Cutting Board
y2u.be/Jrh_g79Rzh0
From Barrel to Butcher Block
y2u.be/uiu0Hkd6mb0
How It's Made - Optical Illusion End Grain Cutting Board:
y2u.be/S7qLC-lUwHI
Links to products used in this video:
3M Cubitron Ceramic Abrasive 6" sanding discs: amzn.to/3ScCsaD
Festool Rotex Sander: amzn.to/3vDPkfZ
Freud Glue Line Rip Blade: amzn.to/3iW1gE5
Diablo 80 Tooth Fine Finish Blade: amzn.to/3AOU1Up
GRR-RIPPER 3D Push Block: amzn.to/3xVopuF
Gravity Heel Kit For GRR-RIPPER: amzn.to/3D08oHI
3M BlueTooth Hearing Protection: amzn.to/2VVVB8v
Silicone Glue Brush Rockler: amzn.to/3yZumrH
Tape Measure Stanley: amzn.to/2XvzKox
Router Flattening Bit Freud: amzn.to/3CZu9qM
Pipe Clamp ¾” Bessey: amzn.to/3iV9KLL
F-Style clamps Bessey: amzn.to/3k2KhPL
Titebond III Glue: amzn.to/37OE44p
Camera Tripod: amzn.to/2XCxT1q
Sony A6400 4K Camera: amzn.to/3hRPR78
Iphone Tripod Mounting Bracket: amzn.to/3m8pptb
Belt Sander Makita 4”x24” : amzn.to/3g95WEY