There is a fairly large number of different types of furniture, but the absolute leaders among them are tables and chairs. They are found in almost every residential and non-residential premises. It is impossible to imagine the activities of any organization without them, therefore, organizing a small production of tables and chairs is a very profitable activity.

Business idea: Production of tables and chairs

The best development in the furniture manufacturing market is small firms, the number of employees of which is from 4 to 15 people, they earn good money on small orders and are not competitors to large manufacturers.

If you want to organize production, then first you need to choose a room. The workshop should be large (150m2).

Then you need to register a legal entity. The next step is to buy equipment. To make tables and chairs from wood, you need a woodworking machine and tools. If this will be the production of tables with a metal base, then you need: a drilling (to organize small production) machine, a compressor, pneumatic equipment, a metal saw, 2 drills, 2 grinders, a welding machine, pistols. In the future, machines can be used in production, five pieces will be enough. The minimum number of employees in such an enterprise is five people.

By the way, it will not be superfluous if you can invest part of the money in other assets. Indeed, in case of an unforeseen situation, diversification will only play into your hands!

If you decide to make furniture with your own hands, then a small room and a set of the following tools are enough for you: a saw, drills, screwdrivers, pliers, a hacksaw, a plane, a regular and ribbon-shaped ruler, a drill.

It is advisable that you have an electric saw and an electric drill. A spacious, stable table with a vice will make it easier for you to make individual small parts... You can buy a tree or get it yourself in the nearest suburban planting.

The production process is not complicated. The dimensions of a table or chair can be removed from a similar object and the design can be repeated. After the material for the base and legs has been selected, it must be processed, cut to the desired size, fastened with screws, special glue and painted.

Finished products can be immediately sold to stores, or advertised in the media. Good master always loaded with work, which means that the business he is engaged in will be profitable.

A chair is a piece of furniture for seating one person, with a firm back and a firm seat, with a seat height that is functionally comfortable in relation to the table height.

The main parts of the chair are the seat and back. In a typical chair, the seat rests on four legs, sometimes armrests are included. The backrest can have a gap to the seat, or it can be full height without a gap. Also, the space between the back and the seat can be filled with a decorative element.

Chair production technology + video

Manufacturing chairs first initial stage depends on the design. Compared to upholstered chairs, carpentry makes without a seat frame, and the panel-panel is laid out in quarters, and fixed downwards with special bosses using screws or glue. The materials include hardwood, which have a high level of strength. In order to facilitate the production of chairs in a production environment, the connection of projectiles, backrest bars and drawers can be designed with plastics, and the seats themselves with overhangs. Also for additional technological processes can be attributed to the term furniture constriction. The very process of constriction upholstered furniture starts with being on a solid foundation in order to achieve required level softness, it is necessary to lay a layer of flooring material with a certain height. Only then can the seat be covered with upholstery materials. For this, panels made of panels are most often used, or you can replace a flexible base made of ribbons, snake springs and rubber bands that are attached to the sidebars.

The production of chairs begins with the following process, they take the component parts, which are made from solid natural wood, scalded and subjected to steam treatment. Most often they use special chemicals... In order for the tree to become more elastic, and so that the blanks get the required shape, first of all, they are carefully dried and assembled into a structure.

If we consider all the parts from which the chairs are made, they have a good finished look. In addition to parts, manufacturers draw assembly units that are linked to the intended assembly technology. To make the design much simpler, you can draw up an assembly general drawing, which displays the main dimensions of the finished final chair. Modern chairs that are made for bars of domestic and foreign production can be classified according to the following criteria: materials, scope, design features and style.

The production of classic chairs is made on the basis of furniture samples that were used before. Differences are displayed only in the choice of material and design. Per last period time began to use more modern technologies, namely, in the course of the production of classic versions, designers began to use leather, wood in the course of using metal elements, and cover them with brass or copper. For expensive interiors, they began to make chairs with crocodile leather upholstery.

TO modern direction can be attributed several varieties, modern, high-tech and avant-garde. In the course of the manufacture of modern chairs, fabric, leather, plastic and wood are most often used. Choose more nut or cherry for color. These chairs look great in modern interiors... In addition, you can also buy wicker options, which are made on metal legs, with backs and wicker seats. The high-tech style implies the use of high technologies, but there is no point in producing chairs with control panels, therefore, stylistic features will be preserved only in the design itself. Here you need to use as few decorations, additional elements, and as little as possible modern materials... In this style, plastic is used, leather is metal, and white, matte and silver chrome are selected for colors.

The avant-garde options for chairs are made of plastic, and the design itself is quite peculiar and requires an appropriate interior. For their decoration, contrasting bright colors are used, very often there are chairs in which the seats are made of fur, or resemble the shape of a blot, palm. The next characteristic is the design, which is divided into 2 standards: low and high designs. Many chairs are divided into public use and household use. If we consider structures for public places, then such structures can withstand heavy loads, besides, the structure is the most durable and rigid. A high level of load is achieved by additional elements and by using more durable materials. High demands include not only the seats and legs, but also the choice of material, cover and upholstery.

Recently, the development of the furniture industry has been gaining momentum. IN production stage use new technologies and materials. And in design, eclecticism is most often found, which means a mixture of styles. Chairs with timber frame, which are tinted under the current wenge massif, and microfiber and leather began to be used as upholstery material.

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For the manufacture of joinery chairs, hardwood is used, which has a high level of strength. Such designs are low-strength and cumbersome. In order to replace structural elements that are not load-bearing, it is possible to use other types of wood. Many parts that are necessary for the production of bent furniture are carried out by the method of bending and hydrothermal treatment.

The best in this market are small companies with 4 to 15 employees, making good money on small orders and not feeling competition from large manufacturers. At the moment, the market is supportive of newbies.

With a general decrease in production volumes in the furniture industry, the demand for chairs, armchairs and sofas has almost doubled since the beginning of this year compared to the past.

The reasons for the general decline in furniture production are the saturation of the market caused by an increase in imports, about a third of which are duty-free imported furniture from Belarus, high customs duties on imported materials and components from other countries. Almost all interviewed furniture manufacturers speak about high competition.

However, the best in this market are small companies with the number of employees from 4 to 15 people, who earn good money on small orders and do not feel competition from large manufacturers. Such orders include one or two units of products worth up to 20 thousand rubles.

Producers different types furniture, respectively, different competitive environment and their own trends. While manufacturers, for example, tables and cabinets have to reduce the production of these products, the production of chairs, armchairs and wooden beds increases.

In total there are about 500 furniture manufacturing companies in St. Petersburg.

Step 1. Premises

The production area should be large enough (at least 150 m2), without partitions, preferably on one floor. The cost of renting such a premises on the territory of a large industrial enterprise will be from $ 700 per year. Electricity costs will add another $ 300 to the total.

"The technology of furniture production is nothing supernatural, there were people who created good products in the garage too," said Alexey Davydov, General Director of MebelMag LLC.

Step 2. Equipment

For the production of metal-based furniture you will need:

drilling machine - $ 700;

compressor - $ 350;

pneumatic equipment - $ 350-400;

saw for metal - $ 350;

drills, 2 pcs. - $ 200;

Grinders, 2 pcs. - $ 350;

welding machine - $ 550;

pistols - $ 350.

In the future, you can automate production. Automatic machines will cost $ 1.5-2 thousand each, five machines will be enough for full automation. Sometimes the equipment is more expensive, however, as market participants say, labor is not so expensive in St. Petersburg that replacing the work machines with machines will pay off the expensive automation.

In the furniture industry, some production functions are often transferred to a subcontractor. The use of subcontracting is, first of all, a forced measure, and not a search for benefits, because novice furniture makers may not have enough equipment. For example, MebelMag LLC orders painting of goods from a subcontractor, but plans to purchase soon spray booth... According to Alexei Davydov's calculations, the cost of painting ($ 1.5 thousand from a subcontractor) in this case will be reduced by 2 times, and with a camera cost of $ 2.5 thousand, it will pay off in a little more than 3 months.

Step 3. Personnel

Unskilled workers - from $ 300. Production manager - from $ 1,000. Locksmith - $ 700. Masters - customizers of automatic machines - from $ 1 thousand

The minimum number of personnel in production is from five people. So many workers can ensure the production of 2-3 thousand units of products per month, and this, according to Alexey Davydov, is about 1 million rubles of turnover.

Internet: search engines - $ 200 / month; support of a corporate website and advertising on thematic resources - $ 50 / month.

Directories - $ 200 / year.

Specialized editions - $ 200 / month

Furniture exhibitions - at least $ 5 thousand

The production of metal furniture for private use and commercial activity as a type of business will always be in demand. Unlike wooden chairs, metal products last almost forever and do not require any maintenance or repair. Therefore, the production of chairs can be considered the niche that will find its customer anyway.

Manufacturing technology

What are the components of the chair frame? This is a kind of strictly thought out set of straight and bent pipe parts that are welded together. That is, for the most part, the process of manufacturing chairs is working with a profile material:

1. Cutting workpieces to size;
2. Bending pipes to the desired angle;
3. Welding works.

After completing the main stages of work, the frame is painted and the chair cushion is fixed on it. Thus, if these three stages of production are properly adjusted, it is possible to produce a fairly large number of chairs per unit of time.

Equipment selection

Chair manufacturing is impossible without reliable metal cutting tools and welding machine... However, depending on the level production workshop you can use the simplest types of equipment of this type. In particular, in the manufacture of chairs, manual sawing of blanks and manual welding are usually used, since there are quite few points of contact in the chair frame.

In addition, automated welding involves performing a long weld seam, and this technology is not relevant in the manufacture of chairs.

Therefore, at the initial stage of the formation of your business, it is quite possible to get by with the simplest cutting and welding devices - this will in no way affect the quality of the products.

Working with a pipe bender

The mass manufacturer of metal chairs has long adopted professional pipe bending equipment. Thanks to the wide capabilities of such machines, it is possible to quickly and accurately bend pipes without compromising even the most thin-walled products.

Pipe benders are designed to perform operations on bending pipe sections to the desired angle without deformation and cracking in the metal.

Manual mandrel pipe benders in this business are most in demand due to their productivity and low cost. In addition, even at the initial stage of the development of the chair manufacturing business, it is recommended to use a special pipe bender, since it is practically impossible to bend the pipe qualitatively by hand.

Cansa Makina machines

The Turkish pipe bending equipment manufacturer Cansa Makina is considered the world leader in the manufacture of modern machines for production needs. The pipe benders presented on our website are characterized by a number of competitive advantages:

• High build quality;
• Reliability in work and unpretentiousness in service;
• Affordable cost;
• Factory warranty.

The production of chairs using such equipment can be considered professional, since bending operations can be performed even by low-skilled personnel without compromising the final quality of each product.

Our company offers convenient system calculations and prompt delivery of equipment to anywhere in Russia. All models presented on the site are in stock.

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Furniture from natural wood will never lose its relevance. The demand for wooden furniture shows a stable growth from year to year, despite the fact that there are many furniture made from alternative materials (glass, plastic, metal). The main reasons for this are high environmental friendliness, the absence of toxic impurities, moreover, the tree carries positive energy and warmth.

Assortment of production from natural wood

Wood is the best raw material for making furniture for the kitchen and children's room.
That is why a properly organized business for the production of wood products will always find its client. The list of products that can be made from wood is very diverse:

• Tables;
• Chairs;
• Furniture for restaurants and bars;
• Gazebos and furniture for summer cottages;
• Doors and wall panels;
• Sofas and armchairs for offices;
• Cabinet furniture;
• Kitchen sets;
• Playgrounds;
• Game tables (billiards, poker);
• etc.
  

What taxation system to choose for a wood furniture business

The organizational and legal form of an enterprise for the production of wooden furniture can be either an ordinary individual enterprise or a limited liability company. For small shops, at the initial stage, an ordinary individual entrepreneur is quite suitable, since the registration of this activity (as well as the closure) is many times easier and cheaper than opening a legal entity (LLC).

But, individual entrepreneurs cannot create their branches, large firms are not so willing to work with them, and entrepreneurs have more risks of losing personal property (in case of lawsuits) than legal entities (which only risk the property of an LLC).

Therefore, with the enlargement of the business, registration of an LLC promises a lot of advantages. As a taxation system, the most optimal is a simplified taxation system - STS, 6% of revenue or 15% of profit.

The use of the simplified tax system exempts the company from paying income tax, property tax and VAT. Transition to this special. the regime is carried out directly at the time of business registration on the basis of a notification.

What is the OKVED for a business for the production of wooden furniture

When registering entrepreneurship, the OKVED code must be indicated in the application. The following codes are suitable for the production and sale of wooden furniture:

• 36.12 Manufacture of furniture for offices and trade enterprises;
• 36.13 Manufacturing kitchen furniture;
• 36.14 Manufacture of other furniture
• 51.47.11 Wholesale trade household furniture;
• 52.44.1 Retail trade of furniture;
• 52.44.5 Retail sale of wood products, cork and wicker products;
• 52.61.2 Retail trade carried out directly through television, radio, telephone and the Internet.

If you open an individual business, then in the application you should indicate all the OKVEDs for which you plan to work (you can at least 30, it will not be superfluous). If you are registering an LLC, you can specify only one code, since the charter of the LLC will state that the Company can engage in any kind of activity that does not contradict the legislation.

As for the license. Compulsory licensing and certification of manufactured furniture is not established by law. But, some enterprises voluntarily issue quality certificates for their products (to increase sales). In this case, compliance with such norms and standards as:

• GOST 16371-93 “Furniture. General technical conditions ";
• GOST 28793-90. Furniture. Tables. Determination of stability
• GOST 28777-90. Furniture. Test methods for cots
• GOST R 50051-92. Furniture. Chairs. Determination of stability
• GOST 19917-93 “Furniture for sitting and lying. General technical conditions ";
• GOST 19194-73 “Furniture. Method for determining the strength of fastening of furniture legs ";
• GOST R 54208-2010 “Protective and decorative coatings on furniture made of wood and wood materials. Classification and designations ".
• GOST 13715-78 “Joinery Plates. Technical conditions»;
• GOST 30255-95. Furniture, wood and polymer materials.

What equipment to choose for the production of natural wood furniture

To organize furniture production a complete cycle will need to be purchased: thicknessing machine, planer, drilling and grooving machine, circular saw for cutting wide boards, milling machine, grinding machine, turning and milling copying machine, spray gun, drilling and filler machine, edge banding machine and other auxiliary equipment. The main supplier of equipment is China and Taiwan.

How much money is needed to start a business for the production of natural wood furniture

Estimated costs for the purchase of equipment for organizing the production of full cycle wood furniture are 700 - 1000 thousand rubles (including accessories).

Raw materials used for furniture production

For the manufacture of wooden furniture, ready-made furniture boards or an edged solid board are used. The most popular types of wood are: pine, oak, beech, hornbeam, alder, birch, larch. Sawed and dried boards are purchased from forestries, timber industry enterprises and private firms.

One m3 of edged pine boards will cost about 6500-7500 rubles. Particular attention should be paid to the production of paintwork. The varnish protects the wood from external influences, increases the resistance to moisture, thereby increasing the life of the furniture. For best results, the wood is varnished at least three times and dried thoroughly after each application.

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Step-by-step plan for starting a wood products business

Organization room size furniture business directly depends on the planned production volume. If we are talking about a complete production cycle (and not a “garage version), then the following departments are required:

1. Production workshop - a place where woodworking machines and other equipment will be located;
2. Assembly shop - a place for assembling wooden furniture from pre-prepared parts;
3. Paint shop - a room for paintwork;
4. Dryer or drying chamber;
5. Finished goods warehouse / raw materials warehouse;
6. Production staff room;
7. Restroom, shower room;
8. Premises for administrative staff and sales managers.

The requirements for the production area are standard and require heating, water supply, ventilation, a 3-phase network, and a fire safety system.

Manufacturing technology and manufacturing of wood furniture

The full cycle of wood furniture production includes the following stages:

Stage 1. Preparation of a working sketch. At this stage, technologists develop three-dimensional models and working drawings of the future product.

Stage 2. Wood preparation for production. At this stage, the type of wood is selected, as well as the drying of the solid wood for 10 days until its moisture content drops to 80% of the initial values.

Stage 3. Dissolution furniture board using a multi-saw machine. At this stage, the bark is removed and the board is cut to the specified dimensions.

Stage 4. The cut-to-length machine removes knots, resin pockets, curves and other defects.

Stage 5. Splicing bars lengthwise - preparation of lamellas. Wooden blanks are laid out on the table, aligned along the edge and pressed with a press from above and on the sides. Upon reaching the programmed length, the lamellas are cut and sent to the press.

Stage 6. Bonding lamellas. The lamellas undergo double-sided grinding and glued on a fan press, taking into account the guiding fibers. The gluing time is 40-50 minutes.

Stage 7. Forming the shield of the desired size using a band-dividing machine.

Stage 8. Planing lamellas from both sides on a thicknessing machine.

Step 9. Sawing the furniture board to the desired thickness using a sizing and grinding machine.

Step 10. To create additional strength, the solid wood is trimmed with veneer.

Step 11. Reamer of the mounting holes on a drilling and filler machine. The production of individual pieces of furniture is carried out on automated machines according to the specified parameters. These machines make all the necessary cuts, cutouts and veneer edges.

Step 12. Finished products are subject to control checks for defects and defects.

Stage 13. All parts are sanded 3 times for perfect smoothness of the product.

Stage 14. Furniture varnishing and painting in accordance with the specified design.

Step 15. Drying of the product.

Step 16. Product packaging and sending to the finished product warehouse. In addition to the full cycle, there is also a short production cycle. This is when ready-made dried boards are used as raw materials for the production of wood products, which are polished, sawn into certain parts, assembled and varnished.

Staff

The mandatory staff of even a small enterprise for the production of wooden furniture includes:

• constructor-designer;
• technologist;
• carpenters-machine operators (from 4 persons);
• carvers;
• auxiliary workers (from 2 persons);
• sales Manager.
  

Also, the company will need an accountant, a cleaner, a personnel officer and a lawyer. However, most small businesses outsource these workers to a reasonable cost. It is not profitable to arrange such employees for a full-time job, with small production volumes.

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Organization of full cycle wood furniture production is a very complicated matter. The project manager has to solve such important questions how: selection of qualified personnel, staff motivation, selection of high-quality timber and paints and varnishes, purchase of expensive equipment and tools, study and implementation of carpentry technologies, regular retraining of production personnel, management of sales, processes, people and much more.

It is for this reason that many inexperienced beginners in this field will inevitably fail. According to some market players, the best way study the industry with minimal risk - to organize the business in a somewhat "truncated form". For example, you can only design furniture and entrust the manufacturing processes to an experienced artisan. The key task of organizing a business will be to find a responsible and competent partner.

Professional business plans on the topic:

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How much can you earn on the production of wood furniture

The payback period for such a business is on average 2 years. The competition in this area is big enough and in order for your business to flourish, you need to take care of the quality of products all the time, conduct market and competitor analysis, carry out advertising activities and attract new customers through continuous improvement and expansion of the product range.

With the right business organization, annual net income will be up to 40 percent of costs, which is definitely a good enough indicator.

What documents are needed to open a business for the production of wooden furniture

First you need to decide on the legal form of the enterprise. The organizational and legal form will depend on the choice of potential consumers of your products - individuals, small entrepreneurs, or legal entities and institutions. Required documents for LLC registration:

1. The name of the company.
2. Opening decision protocol.
3. Information about the founder and accountant.
4. Requisites.
5. Charter.
6. A document confirming the payment of the state fee.

Do I need permissions to start a business

List of permits for starting a business for the production of wooden furniture:

1. Trading license.
2. Permission from SES.
3. Fire department permission.
4. Product certification.

An experienced lawyer will assist you in obtaining all permits and certificates, which will significantly reduce the time for registration.