Re: an answer, but not to the question you asked...
Mike I pondered the same question back in the late 90's or early 2000's and was fortunate to have the opportunity to discuss it with Kelly Mehler. I can't remember if his school was open then or if he was just talking about it but basically he said that if he writes books and articles, goes on speaking tours, and was doing the school because there wasn't enough money in high end furniture. And I don't know if you've ever seen Kelly's furniture but he's second to none. I think if you want to make money building furniture you need to be super cheap or really high end and if the latter then you need contacts because there are already people filling those needs. Really I think if you want to make money building furniture, get a decent camera, clean up your shop, get a youtube account, and become a content creator. Whatever you build, donate to WUNC.
Mike I pondered the same question back in the late 90's or early 2000's and was fortunate to have the opportunity to discuss it with Kelly Mehler. I can't remember if his school was open then or if he was just talking about it but basically he said that if he writes books and articles, goes on speaking tours, and was doing the school because there wasn't enough money in high end furniture. And I don't know if you've ever seen Kelly's furniture but he's second to none. I think if you want to make money building furniture you need to be super cheap or really high end and if the latter then you need contacts because there are already people filling those needs. Really I think if you want to make money building furniture, get a decent camera, clean up your shop, get a youtube account, and become a content creator. Whatever you build, donate to WUNC.