What are some good wilderness items i could sell

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benchmadebob

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My mom owns a yarn shop and i was wondering what wilderness items people would buy. Currently im making cider bird houses. and im thinking of getting a spoon gouge and making spoons but what should i use dor a sealer like stain that is food safe. So what thing could i make wilderness/bushcraft items could i make and sell. All ideas are apreciated.
 
Anything fire related seems to be a big seller lately. Fire pistons,stikers, etc. Also leather neck pouches to hold tinder or char cloth may be a cool idea.
 
the gimp said:
Anything fire related seems to be a big seller lately. Fire pistons,stikers, etc. Also leather neck pouches to hold tinder or char cloth may be a cool idea.
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I should have mentioned my customers wil be old laddies like 50-80 years old.
 
On a serious note, you could offer to cut their yards or something to that sort :)

I think the bird houses are a great idea, perhaps making a few squirrel feeders would work out as well.
 
benchmadebob said:
I should have mentioned my customers wil be old laddies like 50-80 years old.
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Paracord dog collars.
Key chain lanyards.
bright colored Paracord luggage fob/lanyards for I.D.ing bags at the airport baggage carousel.
 
My grandmother always comments how useful her flashlight, and keychain lanyard are; moreso than any other trinket or gift exchanged.
Mom likes smaller lanyards for zipper pulls, and big n bright for luggage.
Good bucket of fatwood kindling close at hand by the fireplace is convenient, too.
Maybe magnifier sheets.
 
walnut oil is a nice oil to treat wooden spoons, bowls and mugs with. its my favorite oil to use on wooden cutlery however you have to be careful because of people who have nut allergies.

outdoorsy looking furniture might be a nice thing to sell as well.

you could also make berry pickers out of those wooden skewers you get at the local supermarket as well as a hand drill and some discs of wood.
 
Cut nice slabs of wood and get the clock movements to put in them. My brother makes a few of those.
 
Wood carvings
-Spoons (especially tea spoons)
-cups, bowls (mainly for holding candies and such)
-clocks (great idea and very easy)
-little animals (depending on ability)

Rope/woven goods
-Braided placemats
-woven baskets

You could even gather pine cones or some other local item similiar to sell by the dozen. Groing up my mother use to use them as decorations.
 
Canes or walking sticks?

Ditto the wooden spoons, spatulas, honey dippers. Wooden toys for the grandkids. Keepsake boxes-- my wife wanted a box to put cards and stationary in and they are hard to come by. You can get small ones, but nothing big enough for paper.
 
Handmade lanterns with a single candle source are always nice and decorative while also being functional.
 
Given the demographic and type of store, I'd go for craft supplies. Given your outdoor proclivities, perhaps bags of pine cones, dried plants for making decorations (such as cat-tails and milk weed), intersting pebbles and rocks, drift wood, you get the picture. These are items that the average older woman might have difficulty in obtaining, while you get the benefit of doing some woodsbumming while collecting said items.
 
benchmadebob said:
My mom owns a yarn shop and i was wondering what wilderness items people would buy. Currently im making cider bird houses. and im thinking of getting a spoon gouge and making spoons but what should i use dor a sealer like stain that is food safe. So what thing could i make wilderness/bushcraft items could i make and sell. All ideas are apreciated.
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If you do decide to make the spoons my local menards sells butcher block oil. It says safe for food related items, like butcher blocks wooden bowls and utensils. Just a thought.- Joel
 
If you can get scraps of yarn you might be able to package them as nesting material, but check around and make sure about its safety for birds, maybe only natural wool should be used so it will break down. There are many wood crafts you can do towards wilderness use, but if your market is older women, more domestic outdoor items might be more profitable. Simple bowls designed to hold balls of yarn might be an idea, maybe a simple frame made of slats could work. Needle racks would be quick and inexpensive, and if they are free standing it would add to their versatility. I knit, and am looking for the ideal portable knitting kit. Right now I use an eagle creek cloth cube to hold my kit, but it leaves much to be desired.
 
Thanks guys for all the ideas. Im going out tommarow to collect small 1-1.5" stick to make bird houses with what should i use pine or hard wood? im going to pre drill the holes and nail it together.
 
benchmadebob said:
Thanks guys for all the ideas. Im going out tommarow to collect small 1-1.5" stick to make bird houses with what should i use pine or hard wood? im going to pre drill the holes and nail it together.
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..nails? drills?! ..what the devil? ..make some pine pitch glue and lash them together.. ..make it a real wilderness craft project..
 
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