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The Perfection Trap: How It Nearly Killed My Woodworking Business
This took me 10 years to learn and almost ruined my woodworking business. I go over how being perfect almost ruined my woodworking CNC business, how the change impacted my business, and what I did to fix it!
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Our goal is to help aspiring craftsmen do what they love for a living! We hope to share our knowledge in the woodworking field and CNC routering through training videos, CNC router techniques, unique projects, and practical applications.
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Thinking About Buying a CNC? This Will Change Your Mind!
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Want to buy your first CNC, but are a little nervous? Ryan guides you through how to buy your first CNC router and overcome your fears! CIC Academy Waitlist Signup - cicworkshop.com/pages/cic-academy-signup Follow Cutting It Close on Social Media: TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@cicworkshop Facebook: CICWorkshop Instagram: cicworkshop About Cutting It Close: Our goal is to h...
How I Bought Over $100,000 in Tools
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Make smart tool purchases for your woodshop with my proven EQUIP decision framework! Whether you're a hobbyist or a professional woodworker, this guide will help you save money, maximize efficiency, and buy tools like CNC routers, laser engravers, and jointers with confidence. Learn how to make informed decisions and grow your woodworking business today with expert tips and tricks! Get Your FRE...
Proof You're Running Your CNC Bits Too Slow
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We pushed the limits by running a CNC bit at over 1000 inches per minute! Join Ryan Drapela from Cutting It Close as he dives into feed rates, chipload, and common mistakes CNC beginners make. Learn how to optimize your CNC machining and avoid costly errors with this in-depth guide. Feedrate Calculator Sign-up - cicworkshop.com/pages/feeds-and-speeds-calculator/ Checkout CIC Workshop: cicworksh...
Creating My Son's Rocking Chair with a Single CNC Bit - Files Available
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Ryan makes a kids' rocking chair for his son. He mills it out on a CNC router only using a single bit and his new BamCore plywood. He assembles the project and then talks about how to sell it as a CNC business and how he would make money from this CNC project that sells. Rocking Chair Digital File - cicworkshop.com/collections/digital-files/products/kids-rocking-chair-digital-file Material Used...
Create Your Own Mini Skee-ball Table with a CNC
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Ryan shows how he designed and created a mini Skeeball table on a CNC router. Using his brand new material BamCore Ryan walks through a step by step on how you can create this CNC Project for yourself! SkeeBall Digital File - cicworkshop.com/collections/digital-files/products/skeeball-table Material Used - BamCore - cicworkshop.com/collections/materials/products/bamcore Giveaway Closed Signup t...
My Tips for Growing Your Etsy Woodworking Shop | I Now Do Over $1,000,000 a year
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Etsy entrepreneur Ryan, shares his early Etsy business journey. He takes us through his initial years on Etsy, offering insights and lessons learned along the way. Whether your an Etsy beginner or your current Etsy shop needs a boost, these lessons can help you scale and grow. Ryan’s story is sure to inspire and provide actionable tips for your own Etsy venture. cicworkshop.com/ Click here for ...
5 Mistakes Every New Woodworker Makes - And How to Fix Them
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Ryan talks about the top 5 mistakes commonly made by beginner woodworkers. From spending too much on wood to not knowing if you want to start a woodworking business. These beginner woodworking mistakes are ones to avoid if you are just starting off or if you have already started your journey. cicworkshop.com/ Gleam giveaway is closed, Signup to get notified when next one is launched!: cicworksh...
Make Money With This CNC Project! - Get The Files Now
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Join Ryan in this exciting UA-cam video as he takes you through the process of programming, building, and scaling a business around the popular wooden CNC project: the personalized name puzzle. With clear instructions and a hands-on approach, Ryan demonstrates how to create this enjoyable and profitable project, making it accessible for beginners and seasoned woodworkers alike. cicworkshop.com/...
CNC Side Hustle Worth It in 2024?
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Thinking of buying a CNC? 10 reasons why a CNC router can grow your woodworking passion and business! If you are a beginner woodworker looking to get into CNC machining to help make some extra side hustle money this video is the one for you! cicworkshop.com/ Gleam Giveaway is Now Closed! Signup to get notified when next one is launched: cicworkshop.com/pages/email-signup Follow Cutting It Close...
How You Can Make The Same Project That Made $2,852,000- Files Available
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Ryan shows how he made the CNC project that made him over 2 million dollars after selling over 50,000 units of this project! Learn how he started and how he scaled the process during his woodworking business journey. cicworkshop.com/ Don't Miss The Next Giveaway! Sign Up To Get Notified! - cicworkshop.com/pages/email-signup Products Used in Video: Baltic Birch Plywood Panel- cicworkshop.com/col...
Answering Your Most Asked CNC Woodworking Questions (IDC Woodcraft Podcast Highlights)
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Answering Your Most Asked CNC Woodworking Questions (IDC Woodcraft Podcast Highlights)
5 Projects to Make You 10k in 2024 | Make Money Woodworking
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5 Projects to Make You 10k in 2024 | Make Money Woodworking
How Much Money Youtube Paid Me in 2023 (Woodworking 80K Subs)
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How Much Money UA-cam Paid Me in 2023 (Woodworking 80K Subs)
I Cant Stop Selling This CNC Woodworking Project
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I Cant Stop Selling This CNC Woodworking Project
7 Mistakes CNC Beginners Make | Stop Breaking Bits FOR GOOD!
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Even YOU Can Build This | Beginner Shelves
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Even YOU Can Build This | Beginner Shelves
How My Woodworking Booth Made $30,000 at The Biggest Craft Market in America
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How My Woodworking Booth Made $30,000 at The Biggest Craft Market in America
5 CNC Woodworking Projects That ACTUALLY Sell | Make Money Woodworking
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5 CNC Woodworking Projects That ACTUALLY Sell | Make Money Woodworking
Why I Don't Have A Table Saw in my Woodshop
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Why I Don't Have A Table Saw in my Woodshop
3 Beginner Woodworking Projects That Sell | Make Money Woodworking
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3 Beginner Woodworking Projects That Sell | Make Money Woodworking
An Honest Look Into My Chaotic Professional Woodshop
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An Honest Look Into My Chaotic Professional Woodshop
I Challenged my 67 Year Old Dad to a Build Off
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I Challenged my 67 Year Old Dad to a Build Off
Pros and Cons of Woodworking Business | Stay A Side Hustle?
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Pros and Cons of Woodworking Business | Stay A Side Hustle?
The Darkside of Woodworking Business | The Truth Revealed
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The Darkside of Woodworking Business | The Truth Revealed
The Problem with Woodworking Marketing & How To Fix It!!!
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The Problem with Woodworking Marketing & How To Fix It!!!
Best Sander in Woodworking
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Best Sander in Woodworking
Why I Threw Away All of My Pipe Clamps...
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Why I Threw Away All of My Pipe Clamps...
Don't Buy A CNC Before Watching This Video
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Don't Buy A CNC Before Watching This Video
The Only Pricing Formula You’ll Ever Need!
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The Only Pricing Formula You’ll Ever Need!

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @neseeo1
    @neseeo1 День тому

    My x bought me one years ago

  • @robertyack1661
    @robertyack1661 День тому

    Another great vid, sir. When i click on the Calculator email wait list, it just goes to your products page...

  • @workshopnut
    @workshopnut День тому

    I get the message here, but while watching this video, I couldn’t help thinking about the state of manufacturing today. As someone old enough to have watched the transition in my lifetime of companies making quality products that last a long time to making things that barely outlast the warranty, I would like to offer one piece of advice. Never sacrifice quality for efficiency. I get that you want to maximize profit, but making the best product should be the #1 goal, not making it the fastest. Just a little “old guy” advice. 😉

  • @IAM_Mike_BE
    @IAM_Mike_BE 2 дні тому

    Hey, I just bought a laser! 😂 Guess I’ll get one of these too.

  • @alexreid4131
    @alexreid4131 2 дні тому

    I’m a huge fan of yours Ryan and I am thrilled at your success. But this video does not surprise me at all. Having been a British Army Captain and the an Operations Manager and then COO of tech companies it’s easy for me to spot people that make the mistakes you’ve made. Efficiency does not necessarily equal effectiveness. One can be very efficient at being ineffective. Thank you for sharing this. I’m sure a lot of people will benefit from your lived experience in this regard. Onwards and upwards my friend. Love your channel.

    • @cutting-it-close
      @cutting-it-close 2 дні тому

      Alex, thank you for the comment, I’m learning this through the school of hard knocks as rapidly as I can! All of this has really helped me understand everything from the ground up, like I said in the video, it’s not going to get a ton of views, but those who watch should be better off because of it.

    • @alexreid4131
      @alexreid4131 2 дні тому

      @@cutting-it-close definitely need more folks like you pointing out these lessons mate. And when I said I wasn’t surprised that wasn’t a dig. People with an attention to detail like you are obsessed with efficiency. And it’s so hard to let go of that in favor of effectiveness. Kinda like OCD where to back off on the efficiency is almost impossible as I means admitting to wasted time on the wrong things. I applaud you on letting go and becoming more effective. Like I said…big big fan of yours mate. What you have achieved already is incredible and inspiring.

  • @pinkeye00
    @pinkeye00 2 дні тому

    REVENUE ..... made about $50K in 4 years in profit. lol.

  • @pinkeye00
    @pinkeye00 2 дні тому

    ABS ... Always ... Be .. .Selling. #everyscamartristever.

  • @pinkeye00
    @pinkeye00 2 дні тому

    "reverse engineer that" ...

  • @pinkeye00
    @pinkeye00 2 дні тому

    "Alan & Susan" instead of addressing them as Mr. and Mrs. {last name} of GF. Ya, this is like wost scam bait ever.

  • @pinkeye00
    @pinkeye00 2 дні тому

    500K in revenue. $50K iin profit.

  • @The_noticing
    @The_noticing 2 дні тому

    I kept waiting for one of those sausages to get zipped up

  • @gsawoodworking969
    @gsawoodworking969 2 дні тому

    Good video. Never heard the term GITMO but I understand. every project has a small imperfection to some degree. I work hard to minimize this but it happens. I still sweat the delivery/install but getting better at it. I like to think it keeps me humble and always strive to do better but there's always a point where enough is enough. Thank you for the video

  • @onjofilms
    @onjofilms 2 дні тому

    How much is the Academy going to cost?

  • @soltesznagytamas
    @soltesznagytamas 2 дні тому

    ❤❤👏👏👏👍👍

  • @anthonyegner1382
    @anthonyegner1382 2 дні тому

    Love it my wife is a perfectionist it was killing me

  • @ericruggiero7490
    @ericruggiero7490 3 дні тому

    Where did you get that flap sander??

  • @acerjuglans383
    @acerjuglans383 3 дні тому

    To be honest, Festool isn't really seen too much in millwork shops, like yours, it's more marketed to a cabinet shop/installer. Woodpeckers are more seen with "influencer" type amateurs and custom makers. And Microjig is more of a hobbyist set of tools.

  • @proactivex
    @proactivex 3 дні тому

    super helpful

  • @lucasalati369
    @lucasalati369 3 дні тому

    Another great lesson, true i got trapped in the perfection loop as well and true, the last 5% of detailing a product takes the same time of developing 90% of a new one. Thanks!

  • @i_might_be_lying
    @i_might_be_lying 3 дні тому

    Thank you! It was useful. Hope to use GETMO more often.

  • @jodylecompte
    @jodylecompte 3 дні тому

    I recognize your knowledge and success in this space, but I want to ask a sincere question. Multiple times it was said in this videod, "You can't scale this to making a living" and other people in the comments have replied that they absolutely already do. Is it possible in building a million dollar woodworking business and wanting to scale even further, that maybe there is a disconnect between your goals, experiences, and outcomes, and that of someone who just wants to support their family without running a massively large business with overhead, employees, commercial scale shop space, etc? I think where people are at in their journey matter a lot too. There was a time in my life where $1000 a month in profit would have been life changing.

    • @cutting-it-close
      @cutting-it-close 3 дні тому

      When was it said in this video that woodworking cannot be scaled to make a living?

    • @jodylecompte
      @jodylecompte 3 дні тому

      @@cutting-it-close I didn’t mean woodworking in general, I meant the specific projects

    • @cutting-it-close
      @cutting-it-close 3 дні тому

      Okay I understand now, and yes there is, I had the highest profit margin % whenever I was smaller. Totally doable to do it at a smaller scale. I get this a lot, that’s why I’m making CIC Academy to help people like you, someone who wants to make some extra money doing what they love, and not end up ruining their passion.

  • @CaptCorpMURICA
    @CaptCorpMURICA 3 дні тому

    I’ve always preferred, “Good enough for government work.”

  • @personalcontent4484
    @personalcontent4484 3 дні тому

    Have a large workshop with 37 cncs but in the steel sector, built over 11 years... we refer to it as FFP ie Fit for purpose. Busy setting up a shop for wood sector in Europe and love to see that everything I know from steel sector will be highly useful in wood sector ;) thanks for shortening the learning curve

    • @hugedell
      @hugedell 3 дні тому

      Where in Europe ?

    • @personalcontent4484
      @personalcontent4484 3 дні тому

      Portugal. I am shocked to see the prices that Europeans are paying because manufacturing companies are inefficient, overloaded in overheads and labour intensive. And the client ultimately pays for it which I don't think is fair. My strength and experience lies in maximising automation and keeping costs down.

  • @Todd-W
    @Todd-W 3 дні тому

    Excellent video Ryan. I'm sure I speak for a lot of woodworkers, laser folks, cnc folks when I say I am my own worst enemy/critic when it comes to this. Spend more time perfecting things rather than the using the GETMO mentality.

  • @RikyToboga
    @RikyToboga 3 дні тому

    Excelente, gracias!

  • @dian3145
    @dian3145 3 дні тому

    Diminishing returns! I will say that is the smallest scrap pile I have ever seen 🤪

    • @dian3145
      @dian3145 3 дні тому

      Has your list of book recommendations changed since that old video?

    • @cutting-it-close
      @cutting-it-close 3 дні тому

      The One Thing, is so important on that list, and my favorite book of all time that I did not talk about is called Laws of Success by Napoleon Hill. Its long, but sooooo good! written back in 1920's.

  • @Schubladenknopf
    @Schubladenknopf 3 дні тому

    Great stuff Ryan !!!

    • @cutting-it-close
      @cutting-it-close 2 дні тому

      Thank you, this lesson was so big for me, I hope it helped!

  • @TechnoEveryday
    @TechnoEveryday 3 дні тому

    Great 🎉🎉🎉🎉

    • @cutting-it-close
      @cutting-it-close 2 дні тому

      Did this help you?

    • @TechnoEveryday
      @TechnoEveryday 2 дні тому

      I am not a wood worker but electronics engineer so i enjoyed it..... ✅

    • @cutting-it-close
      @cutting-it-close 2 дні тому

      Awesome!! Thank you for watching, hope I can keep you watching in the future as well!

  • @catsheep86
    @catsheep86 3 дні тому

    I'm afraid that my customers will see the flaws that I see when creating a product and not be satisfied/leave a bad review. I also find that I have very high standards for what I intend a product/item to be and I'm not satisfied unless it meets this expectation. How can I apply GETMO when I have these types of concerns?

    • @SuperiorEtchworx
      @SuperiorEtchworx 2 дні тому

      Your friends and regular customers will be your guides to help you recognise when it's good enough.

    • @cutting-it-close
      @cutting-it-close 2 дні тому

      Friends and family are also your biggest critiques a lot of time too. No matter what I did, they always found something wrong even still today! Trust in yourself more than anyone else!

  • @WanderingRobotStudio
    @WanderingRobotStudio 3 дні тому

    Customers will never know what features you didn't include, or how things could have been. It leaves you open for better models and features in the future while making customers happy today.

  • @stlwoodworking
    @stlwoodworking 3 дні тому

    Great advice brother. I did that for a long time focusing on the tiniest little flaws in a project when in the end I am the only one who would ever even see it. I'm sure lost many potential clients on that time.

  • @garydube3627
    @garydube3627 3 дні тому

    You're going to have to change you motto to "If you ain't cutting it close enough, you ain't cutting it right", 😂

  • @ashleehouse5204
    @ashleehouse5204 3 дні тому

    I wasn't looking and thought you said Gitmo. 😮 🤣🤣🤣

  • @tpsooner7816
    @tpsooner7816 3 дні тому

    Great stuff!

  • @justinbanks2380
    @justinbanks2380 4 дні тому

    What are the largest dimensions of any of the parts? I'd like to get the files, but I have a Shapeoko 3 standard so can only cut about 16 x 16. So I'm wondering if could cut all the pieces out if I move them around inside that square?

    • @cutting-it-close
      @cutting-it-close 3 дні тому

      It would be too small, everything would fit except the rockers, they are like 28 inches.

    • @justinbanks2380
      @justinbanks2380 3 дні тому

      @@cutting-it-close gotcha. Did the files come with an image version (jpeg, PDF, etc) that I could print out tiled and trace onto wood and cut out by hand? Also, would solid wood work (aligning the grain) , or does it need the multi directional strength of ply? Also, while I'm disappointed it won't fit, I guess the upside is it is another vote to splurge and get a bigger machine... 🤣 (Gotta look at the upside!)

  • @Samhain606
    @Samhain606 4 дні тому

    Cool. I'll be right back after I look up what a CNC machine is

  • @kevinlizarraga984
    @kevinlizarraga984 5 днів тому

    Great video! New subscriber here

    • @cutting-it-close
      @cutting-it-close 4 дні тому

      Great to have you on! Are you about to get into CNC?

  • @wildniscamper7276
    @wildniscamper7276 5 днів тому

    the problem is, selling as much as you can produce, is almost impossible.. selling as much as you need, to make a living is very hard because not many people need those stuff and than they wont pay as much as you would like to have for that amount of work.. if your cnc woodworking business runs that awesome, you would have 0 time and reason to make yt videos.. just my guess