Woodworking Math · Chapter 10

Project Cost & Payback

The whole project, added up. Materials, tools and a market price in — your real cost and the payback out.

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Enter your materials cost and a market price for the finished piece, then press Calculate.
From the book — Chapter 10. Savings per unit = market price − materials cost. Payback = one-off tool cost ÷ savings per unit, rounded up to whole units.

The four-line ledger below is exactly what Chapter 10 totals by hand. Everything stays in your browser — no sign-up, nothing stored.