Eureka Specialty wood products

I can only say in UK there is no money to be made in this type of working plan woodworkers everywhere who do joinery have sold up their stuff as customers dont want to pay for stuff preffering ikea eetc and all it’s junk which is dirt cheap trying to make a living from this is in my opinion impossible so beware as plenty of others in the same boat before investing a cent sorry but thats how it is here Alistair

-- excuse my typing as I have a form of parkinsons disease

I usually like to create my own business and products.

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

Went to their web site. Looks like you pay $15000 to join and all they give you is plans and a mailing list of furniture dealers. Don’t see any advantage in this. If you want plans look on the internet or buy a chair and use it as your model.

Thanks for the input. What I really was hoping for was an actual producer of Eureka to respond. I did check out the Pro-furniture program website, http://www.profurniturebuilders.com and to add to my original post if anybody has real life experience with that program I would appreciate it.

Basically it’s a scam. They charge for services the average person can work out on their own, and their product mix is guaranteed to put you in the high volume/low margin dog-eat-dog price battling type of market.

I checked into it 5 years ago, not worth it. But he does make it sound really nice, with all the high dollars you can sell outdoor furniture for.
If it was as easy as they claim we would all be rich!
You’ll be better off, going to the Lee Valley site and get their plans, and sell the product for whatever the market will bear.
I rate it with one of those commercials on late night TV, where you will be making $25,000.00 per week while relaxing on the deck of your new pool.

-- Ed - Milan, IN

I am a Eureka producer. I did purchase the package. Haven’t done much with it due to circumstances outside of my control. I agree it’s not as easy as they make it sound but what in advertising ever is. You don’t get just plans but full templates cut via cnc. They are easy to use but you do have to bust but to make it work, especially with this economy. The unemployment lines are not filled with many patio furniture buyers. When my health returns I do plan on giving it a shot. The problem with just purchasing a plan is that it is highly inefficient. The setup with Eureka is geared towards mass production. If you are going to look at single item production you will NOT make much if any money off of it. Not everyone should attempt going the Eureka route period. Even if you do have good enough skills to figure for yourself as to how much of your time you can spend on it, how much you want to make, all the little details.

One last comment, even if you don’t make ‘em you might want to buy a chair. I’m usually not a fan of wooden outdoor furniture but have make one and used it I’ll have to say they some how got the angles and curves right because they are quite comfortable.

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