Im surprised by the negativity. I know a few people locally that it is perfect for. They might not make more than $50-60k a year, but they are also doing highly specific historic restoration work and only working half the year. Not necessarily woodworking, but one guy makes signs for retail storefronts, works alone, and makes a top 10% level income. Finally, i cant speak loosely about a vendor i used to work with when i was at a large retail company. They made fixtures like tables, shelves, display stuff, and i know that company was not hurting for business. However, for every success story, there are 10 stories like the guys above that found themselves working to death for very little profit. Kitchen cabinets always looked like a warzone to me. I make some on the side, and used to make a lot more working a lot more. On a part time basis, it was really good for me. Paid for a lot of lovely international trips with my wife, and paid off my student loans in a few short years. All the while working from my home in odd evening and weekend hours. It's not that it necessarily paid a lot, but it was flexible and easily fit into my office job's schedule. I guess it would be similar to driving for Uber in the evening and weekends. Back then, i bet i was only netting like $30/hour, which isnt enough to equate to a good standard of living, in my opinion. Now, i take on only a dozen jobs a year and it pays for any tool splurge i want, a vacation or two, and some extra money towards retirement. Of those jobs, i turn down anything that doesnt pay the rate i want it to. I dont need the money, and I dont chase business. If it comes to me, and it is the price i demand, then i do it. If not, then we both go on our merry way. Woodworking income has always been a really nice side hustle for me, but i never had the impression i could or want to go at it full time. Professionally, it reminds me a lot of another hobby of mine, bonsai. The most talented bonsai professionals make their money teaching classes to hobbyists, and not by creating beautiful trees and selling them. Even then, there is a point of severe diminishing returns for both. I can think of two bonsai studios that dont chase business or do crazy circuits/tours of the country doing demonstrations and classes for a couple hundred bucks a pop. Instead they teach a handful of classes a year in their home nurseries and classes are so limited the students pay thousands to be there for a week. Im sure those guys arent taking home more than $75-100k each year, but they are doing what they adore, from their home, and once again, not working 80 hour weeks. Conversely, they could beat themselves to death and maybe make $150k a year.