The right tools for the job
A small carpentry workshop traded borrowed hand tools for its own, and doubled what it could make.
Names and places in this story have been left out to protect the people in it.
A carpenter and his two sons had made doors, shelves and simple furniture for their neighbours for years, sharing a single set of hand tools between the three of them. When a big order came in, they had to turn it down or keep customers waiting for months.
Tools of their own
With a Be the Hope grant, the workshop bought a workbench, clamps, planes and a full set of chisels and saws, enough for all three to work at once. The training that came with it helped them price each piece for the hours it really takes.
Twice the work
The workshop now finishes in a week what used to take two. They've started making small tables and shelves to sell ready-made, alongside their orders, and have taken on a young apprentice.
Equipment is often the one cost a small business can never quite save up for. It's also the one that makes the biggest difference.
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