Woodworking cost & pricing calculator
The customer sees a beautiful board. You remember every pass through the planer.
Glue, finish, machine time, your labor and waste turn the lumber into a finished board. These are worked-example costs. CrafterBy helps you calculate yours.
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Explore the cost example first
From making it to selling it
You made a board for your own kitchen. Now someone wants one for a gift. You know which walnut to choose and how you want the edge to feel. But a price needs more than the lumber receipt. It needs the work between a rough board and a finished piece.
CrafterBy gives that work somewhere to go: materials, waste, machine use and active bench hours in one product cost. Start with a build you know. Put the numbers beside the choices you already make at the bench.
02 / See what the price leaves you
In this fictional cutting-board example, $56.25 of walnut becomes $140.00 in making costs after glue, finish, machines, labor and waste. That is the number to start from when you consider a selling price.
That’s after the costs listed in this example. Any unlisted packaging, fees and other expenses still need to come out of it. Move the price to explore the difference.
Illustrative USD example. Your costs and selling price are yours to choose.
42.9% margin
before other expenses
A fictional worked example, not a recommended price. Include any packaging, overhead, selling fees and applicable taxes not listed here before treating the remainder as profit. Changing the price doesn’t predict demand.
Make the next decision with the numbers visible
The fictional example puts $56.25 of walnut inside a $140 making cost. Materials are only part of the story. Labor, machines and consumables explain the rest, without asking you to guess a multiplier.
Enter your own build and compare a selling price against those costs. The displayed margin is a way to examine the quote, before any expenses you haven’t included. It is not a promise about what a buyer will pay.
Calculate my first product03 / Put your costs somewhere useful
CrafterBy brings materials, active labor and equipment costs into a saved product. Explore the real app below.
Keep hardwood lumber, plywood, wood glue and the other materials you use in one library. Record purchase prices and units, then use them in your product costs. Real app captures below contain sample woodworking data.
Your materials, organized · Real captures with sample woodworking data; your work uses the same tools.
View full sizeKeep purchase prices, units and waste allowances with your materials. Buying a large pack and using a small amount should be part of the calculation, not another guess.
Save a familiar product’s materials and process as a starting point. Review the quantity, design and active time when the next order is different.
See what remains after the costs you entered. You choose the price; the breakdown helps you judge the work and the order before committing to it.
Before you make the next batch or quote
Keep what helps you understand the job. The reason to try CrafterBy is a connected material library and reusable product templates, so each new quote has a familiar place to start.
Test it with one completed build. Compare how clearly you can find the material quantities, machine costs and bench hours. Choose based on your own workflow, without rebuilding your entire catalog first.
Your first step is small
Bring the cut list for one board, shelf or small table. Create a free account, add the stock and consumables it uses, and include your active hours. Look at the cost before choosing the price.
Create your free account, add the costs you know, then explore a selling price. Replace estimates with measured numbers as you learn from your own work.
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Before you start
Use the quantity consumed by that build, including its appropriate waste allowance. Stock left for later projects remains separate. Review your units so purchase quantities and product quantities match.
No. Equipment use and your active work are different costs. Both can apply during the same operation. Avoid counting power or wear twice if you already included it in your chosen machine rate.
Use it as a starting point, then update quantities and time for the new build. You decide how the design changes the stock and work required.
Yes. You can begin with one product and the materials you already use. Bring the cut list for one board, shelf or small table. Create a free account, add the stock and consumables it uses, and include your active hours. Look at the cost before choosing the price. You don’t need a team or a large catalog to start understanding your costs.
At a $245.00 selling price, $105.00 remains after the $140.00 of costs listed in this fictional example. Any packaging, overhead, selling fees, shipping you cover or applicable taxes not listed here can reduce that amount. Include your active labor as a cost too; it is separate from the margin left afterward.
Yes. Create an account and start free with one product. Check the pricing page for current plan features and limits. You can compare the process with your existing notes or spreadsheet before deciding what you need.
Your work deserves a price you understand
Start with your materials, your process and your time.
Give the next price a reason behind it.
Free to start · Your costs, your price, your decision