I've looked on ebay to see what kind of furniture is selling and I don't
see
making it building doll furniture and selling it for $3. Many years ago
I
tried the craft show route without much success but that might be
something
to try again. I have a friend who does greeting cards at craft shows and
he
said I could give him items to sell on consignment.

I know there are risks here financially but I'm in a position that it's
something I have to do. I have enough tools and equipment to get me
started
and a garage for a workshop so I have the basics.

You have the basics, do you have the skills? By that, I mean not just the
ability to make a nice piece of customer furniture, but be able to make it
fast enough to make a living at it.

The Smith family wants a coffee table. They have a design in mind and want
to get a price. They get a price of $900 from the guy across town. They
visit your shop and you tell them $1000 and they like you and are very
interested. They seem to like you more than the guy across town and are
willing to pay the extra $100. People looking for quality, don't quibble
over that much money so you get the job.

The guy across town has made many similar items and he buys $300 in wood and
material and finished the job in 15 hours and makes a living. You do the
same quality of work but it takes you 60 hours to complete. Your competitor
buys his wife a nice Valentines gift after the payment, you buy a can of
beans just to survive.