12 Simple Woodworking Projects To Sell Online in 2025

Curious about how to sell woodworking projects? Whether you’re a casual DIYer or skilled woodworker, check out these woodworking project ideas to sell online.

by Alexandra Sheehan

Updated by Michael Keenan on 5 Mar 2025

Illustration of someone on a woodworking project carving and chiseling and the chips of wood are in the shape of product price tags

Many ecommerce success stories started with a hobby.

One hobby you can turn into an online business idea is woodworking. You don’t need to be a skilled artisan to turn your woodworking projects into products. There are many popular wood projects suitable for all skill levels—it’s just a matter of figuring out which project is right for you and which niche you want to target.

Read on to explore the most profitable woodworking projects as well as everything you need to get started. For some of these projects you need little more than some wood glue and a few pieces of quality wood.

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12 woodworking projects that sell in 2025

Wooden signs
Repurposed wood pallets
Wooden kitchen products
Furniture
Surfboards
Boxes
Picture frames
Children’s blocks
Birdhouses
Planters
Wooden art projects
Wooden toys

1. Wooden signs

Wooden signs are an incredibly easy woodworking project to get started with. They come in all shapes and sizes, and people use them in lots of different ways, indoors and out. They can be made with simple scrap wood and customized to fit the needs of your target audience.

For example, it’s common for people to decorate their homes with wooden signs that have personalized sayings or their family name inscribed on them. Wooden signs are also popular at events like weddings and parties, often as welcome and directional signage.

You can create wooden signs in a number of ways. You could hand paint, carve, or brand the wood to make your designs come to life. You could also use a Cricut to make your wooden signs.

Rustic ’Mr.’ and ’Mrs.’ wooden signs on a palm tree at a beach with ocean waves in the background. — Offer personalized wooden signs or generic ones people can buy on the spot.

Skill level: Beginner

Anyone can make basic signs with stencils and paint. More advanced signs (like those with carved letters) need some woodworking experience. You should be comfortable using basic power tools and have steady hands for detailed work.

Cost: Low

Basic supplies like paint and reclaimed wood are cheap. Costs go up if you decide to use a Cricut, or if you source fancy woods like walnut or maple, which can go for $10 to $20 per board foot.

2. Repurposed wood pallets

Shippers and ecommerce companies use wood pallets to move large amounts of product. The problem is, these pallets are wasteful—but they’re ideal material for a variety of woodworking projects you can turn into cash flow.

The following all make great repurposed pallet projects:

Planter box
Decorative sign
Coffee tables
Wooden bench
Chair or small bench
Wooden business card holders
Mail sorter/key holder
Wooden serving trays
Raised garden beds
Bed platform
Shelves

Infinite Abyss has a collection of woodworking projects in its DIY guide Wood Pallet Wonders. The brand also sells home and décor products made from wood pallets in its online store.

Just remember, if you plan to sell these products online you need to account for shipping and handling. That’s important both in terms of protecting the product from damage while in transit and in terms of keeping shipping costs down, especially for larger and heavier items. The projects that sell the most might not be the most profitable when accounting for shipping costs, so it’s important to do upfront research to get the whole picture of your potential products before manufacturing and selling them.

Skill level: Beginner to intermediate

Taking apart pallets is simple but requires some muscle and patience. For a finished look, you’ll need to know how to safely remove nails without splitting wood, sand rough edges, and make straight cuts with a saw.

Cost: Low

You can find pallets for free or low cost. The main supplies you’ll need are a pry bar ($15), hammer, sandpaper, and screws.

3. Wooden kitchen products

Kitchen products have proven time and time again to be among the top projects that sell consistently. Keep it simple with a wooden cutting board and wooden coasters or go for something more specialized, like detailed wooden utensils. You could even create a wooden serving tray or a wine rack.

Old World Kitchen is a fantastic example of a skilled woodworker that built a business around these projects. The merchant started selling wares on Etsy and eventually moved over to Shopify to scale the business.

Handcrafted wooden spoons in various shapes and tones displayed on a rustic wooden surface. — Old World Kitchen sells wood items like spoons, spatulas, and measuring cups.

Skill level: Intermediate

Kitchen products require attention to detail. You can create more basic products like cutting boards or coasters. More advanced skills are required for tools like spoons or spatulas, where you have to do more shaping.

Costs: Moderate

Everything needs to be food-safe, which brings prices up a bit. A basic cutting board might use $20 in materials, but costs quickly go up for larger or more complex items, stains, or sealers.

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The Polder family started their handcrafted wooden spoon brand by selling door to door before launching on Etsy. Now, they sell both through the marketplace and a standalone ecommerce store.

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4. Furniture

There’s a lot of opportunity for selling furniture online. As consumers have fewer in-person options, they turn to online shopping to fulfill their needs. Environmentally conscious brand Fyrn sells beautifully crafted wooden furniture on its website, including its staple collection of chairs.

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Skill level: Intermediate to advanced

Pieces like stools or side tables may be doable for beginners, while more intricate pieces like chairs and dining room tables might demand more experience.

Cost: Moderate to high

Quality wood and hardware are expensive, plus it takes time to build furniture properly and safely. For a simple side table, wood alone might cost anywhere from $50 to $150, plus the cost of screws, finish, and basic tools if you don’t have them already.

5. Surfboards

Contrary to what you might think, surfing is a year-round sport, so there’s a pretty consistent demand for surfing gear. However, many surfboards are made of foam, fiber, plastic, and other materials that aren’t exactly environmentally friendly.

Using wood is one way to make surfboard manufacturing a bit more sustainable—at least that’s what David Dennis of Ventana Surfboards and Supplies has figured out.

Skill level: Advanced

Shaping and waterproofing wooden boards requires specialized tools and techniques. If you want to get into crafting surfboards, it’s wise to have personal experience with surfing. That way, you’ll better understand the nuances of what makes a quality board, and your passion for the sport will help buoy you through the ins-and-outs of learning a new craft and running a business.

Cost: High

Quality wood like cedar or balsa—plus the cost of multiple wood-finishing steps—can all add up to some big price tags. However, since you can sell wooden surfboards at premium prices, you may be able to create good profit margins nevertheless.

6. Boxes

Another flexible idea, wooden boxes make great woodworking projects that sell. It’s a suitable idea for skilled artisans and newbies alike. You can go straightforward with basic crates and storage boxes, or get creative with decorative shelving and ornate wooden jewelry boxes. With a little bit of wood glue, you can really create some incredibly creative boxes that your customers will love.

The “wooden money box” has become a hit on TikTok. These simple wooden boxes, used for saving cash, often have nice touches like carved words or clear windows. People post videos of themselves putting money into these handmade boxes, which usually have lids that slide or swing open. It’s a basic woodworking project that has caught on through social media.