Leather, Wood, & Metal Crating Businesses?
I’m thinking about opening a little shop of one, or all three, of these types of businesses…would leather-crafting be the quickest and least expensive of the three to get started-up (as far as purchases tools and materials, etc.), please?
Thanks in advance…
Thank you “Top Dog” – and yes, my question should have said Leather, Wood, & Metal “CRAFTING” Businesses?
Thank you again for your valuable insight!
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The exact type of things you want to make will determine what tools, or machines, you will need and that will dictate how much money will be needed for outfitting your shop. I really enjoy metalworking but I don’t have the room or money for the necessary equipment. Most of he guys in my family are woodworkers and they have thousands of dollars worth of tools to work with. I have been a leatherworker for over thirty years and know you can outfit a small shop for less than a thousand dollars if you are willing to bypass power tools and do hand work. To start off get the tools you will NEED and later buy the tools you WANT. I tell all of my leathercrafting students to make their leatherwork pay for the next tool they want.
One more thing about a small shop; whatever you are making, produce a quality product. Most of your advertising will be word of mouth and one customer complaining about a poorly made item will tell five times as many people about it as will the happy customer that likes what they bought.
Good luck and have FUN!
The head “Dog” at HotDog