Woodworking Pricing Calculator
Woodworking mixes material cost with shop overhead and skilled labor. Enter project type, wood cost and species, hardware, finish, sandpaper and consumables, shop overhead percent, packaging, shipping, hours and skilled rate, platform fees, and target margin. Get materials total, overhead, labor, landed, retail, and wholesale.
Instant calculations · Editable fee assumptions · Export-ready results
Inputs
Values update results instantly. Adjust fee assumptions to match your seller dashboard.
Product
Type of woodworking project
Materials
Lumber, hardwood — total per item
Species affects perceived value
Screws, hinges, handles
Oil, varnish, beeswax, food-safe finish
Sandpaper, rags, brushes per item
Overhead
% of materials for tool wear, electricity, dust collection
Packaging
Box, wrap, care card per item
Shipping
Average shipping to customer
Labor
Hours of skilled shop time
Skilled woodworking rate
Fees
Etsy 6.5% + payment or other fees
Fixed transaction fee
Target
Desired margin after costs
Results
Live estimates based on your inputs and editable fee assumptions.
Materials total
$22.00
Wood + hardware + finish + supplies
Shop overhead
$3.30
Materials × overhead %
Labor total
$105.00
Hours × rate
Total landed cost
$145.80
Materials + overhead + labor + pack/ship
Recommended retail price
$324.30
At target margin
Profit per item
$145.77
At recommended retail
Achieved profit margin
Excellent44.9%
Profit / retail
Wholesale price (25% margin)
$224.61
For stores
What this means
Wood $15.00+hardware $3.00+finish $2.50+sand $1.50 = $22.00 mats + overhead $3.30 (15%) + labor $105.00 (3hr×$35) + pack $3.50+ship $12.00 = $145.80 landed. At 45%+10% fees retail $324.30, profit $145.77. Wholesale $224.61.
Woodworking cost breakdown
Interactive breakdown of fees, costs, and remaining profit.
Distribution
- Wood$15.009.2%
- Finish+hardware$7.004.3%
- Overhead$3.302.0%
- Labor$105.0064.4%
- Fees$32.7320.1%
Total $163.03 · 5 segments · interactive
Line-item breakdown
Dollar amounts, share of revenue, and visual proportion.
- Wood cost
- $15.00
- Hardware cost
- $3.00
- Finish cost
- $2.50
- Sandpaper & supplies
- $1.50
- Materials total
- $22.00
- Shop overhead
- $3.30
- Labor total
- $105.00
- Packaging
- $3.50
- Shipping
- $12.00
- Total landed
- $145.80
- Retail fee
- $32.73
- Recommended retail
- $324.30
- Profit per item
- $145.77
- Wholesale 25%
- $224.61
Assumptions used
- • Materials $22.00 = wood+hardware+finish+sandpaper
- • Overhead $3.30 = $22.00×15%
- • Labor $105.00 = 3hr×$35/hr
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Woodworking Pricing Calculator
Generated 8/4/2026, 2:50:54 PM · Currency USD
Inputs
- Woodworking item type: cutting_board
- Lumber / wood cost per item: 15
- Wood species: walnut
- Hardware cost: 3
- Finish cost per item: 2.5
- Sandpaper & supplies per item: 1.5
- Shop overhead %: 15
- Packaging cost per item: 3.5
- Shipping cost to customer: 12
- Hours to make: 3
- Hourly skilled rate: 35
- Platform fee %: 10
- Platform fixed fee per sale: 0.3
- Target profit margin %: 45
Results
- Wood cost: $15.00
- Hardware cost: $3.00
- Finish cost: $2.50
- Sandpaper & supplies: $1.50
- Materials total: $22.00
- Shop overhead: $3.30
- Labor total: $105.00
- Packaging: $3.50
- Shipping: $12.00
- Total landed: $145.80
- Retail fee: $32.73
- Recommended retail: $324.30
- Profit per item: $145.77
- Wholesale 25%: $224.61
Interpretation
Wood $15.00+hardware $3.00+finish $2.50+sand $1.50 = $22.00 mats + overhead $3.30 (15%) + labor $105.00 (3hr×$35) + pack $3.50+ship $12.00 = $145.80 landed. At 45%+10% fees retail $324.30, profit $145.77. Wholesale $224.61.
How it works
Methodology & formulas
This calculator is transparent by design. Review the steps and formulas so you can trust the estimate and adjust assumptions when your dashboard differs.
Calculation steps
- 1Sum wood, hardware, finish, and consumables for materials total.
- 2Apply overhead percent to materials for tool wear, electricity, dust collection.
- 3Add skilled labor hours at shop rate.
- 4Add packaging and shipping for landed cost.
- 5Solve retail for target margin after fees; also show wholesale at 25%.
- 6Highlight batch processing to amortize setup time across units.
Formulas
- materials = wood + hardware + finish + sandpaper
- overhead = materials × overhead%
- labor = hours × rate
- landed = materials + overhead + labor + pack + ship
- retail = landed/(1-margin-fee%)+feeFixed
Important assumptions
- materialsTotal = woodCost + hardwareCost + finishCost + sandpaperAndSupplies.
- overhead = materialsTotal × shopOverheadPercent/100.
- laborTotal = hoursToMake × hourlyLaborRate.
- totalLanded = materialsTotal + overhead + laborTotal + packagingCost + shippingCost.
- Retail = landed / (1 - margin - fee%) + feeFixed.
- Wholesale uses 25% margin.
Worked example
Walnut cutting board – single vs batch
Walnut cutting board. Wood $15 + hardware $0 + finish $2.50 + sandpaper $1.50 = $19. Overhead 15% = $2.85. Labor 3hrs × $35/hr = $105. +$3.50 pack + $12 ship = $142.35. Retail at 45%+10%: $316.70. Market $80-150.
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