Acres of Timber / Woodpreneur
Door 04
The Woodpreneur Podcast
Hundreds of episodes with the people who did it. Sawyers, kiln operators, woodworkers, and makers talking about the actual business. What they charge, what went wrong, what they would do again. Roughly 5,000 downloads a month.
What it is
The business, not the hobby
Plenty of people will show you how to cut a board. This is the other conversation. How a one man mill got to three trucks. What a kiln actually costs to run. Why a shop with a full order book still could not make payroll. The parts nobody puts in the highlight reel.
What is the Woodpreneur Podcast?
The Woodpreneur Podcast is a long running interview show for people who make and sell wood products. Episodes feature sawyers, kiln operators, woodworkers, furniture makers, and shop owners talking about the business behind the craft rather than the craft itself. Guests cover what they charge and how they arrived at the number, what a kiln actually costs to run, how a one person mill added trucks and staff, where the cash flow went wrong, and what they would do differently with the same equipment. The show runs at roughly 5,000 downloads a month and has hundreds of episodes in the back catalogue. It is part of Acres of Timber, the hub for wood businesses. To be considered as a guest, write to steve@acresoftimber.com with what you make and what you would want to talk about.
Be on it
Got a story worth an hour
If you run a mill, a yard, a kiln, or a shop and you have built something the rest of the trade could learn from, come on. Tell us what you make and what you would want to talk about.