Board-feet in. Heirlooms out. Margins known.
Hivara is inventory and production software for woodworkers. Cost lumber by the board-foot with waste and offcuts counted, track finishes and hardware, and quote commissions and market stock from numbers as solid as the joinery.
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A woodworking in Hivara
Product
Engraved Cutting Board
SKU ENGRAVE-BOARD
Material
Maple Hardwood Board
tracked in board-ft · Lumber
Supplier
Timber & Tools Supply
Variations
Wood, Size
Track everything that goes into a woodworking
From raw materials to finished stock, Hivara keeps woodworkers on top of:
- lumber by the board-foot
- blanks
- finish and stain
- hardware
- sandpaper and consumables
A woodworking in Hivara
Product
Engraved Cutting Board
SKU ENGRAVE-BOARD
Material
Maple Hardwood Board
tracked in board-ft · Lumber
Supplier
Timber & Tools Supply
Variations
Wood, Size
Built around how woodworkers actually work
The board-foot math nobody writes down
A cutting board consumes more lumber than it measures — planing, jointing and offcuts take their share. A waste factor per species makes the recipe match the sawdust.
Species is a price, not just a look
Walnut runs multiples of pine, and figured stock more still. Per-species material costs mean the walnut board is priced like walnut — automatically, even when lumber prices move.
Finish and hardware ride every piece
Oil, wax, rubber feet, hangers, sandpaper — the quiet consumables of a woodshop. In the recipe, they're priced; out of it, they're a slow leak.
Commissions priced on the spot
The custom table inquiry deserves a confident number. Species, board-feet, finish and shop hours in a recipe turn 'let me get back to you' into a same-day quote.
What a engraved cutting board really costs
This is the math Hivara does for every product you make — every line from a real bill of materials, updated whenever a supplier price changes.
The same board in walnut costs $19.90 in materials — species-level costing keeps both versions priced right.
Engraved Cutting Board
- Maple hardwood (1.8 bd-ft incl. waste)
- $10.80
- Food-safe oil + wax
- $0.65
- Rubber feet
- $0.40
- Sanding consumables
- $0.35
- Box + insert
- $1.10
A day in Hivara, for woodworkers
- 1
Rack lumber by species
Maple, walnut, oak and cherry tracked in board-feet at what the lumberyard actually charged.
- 2
Recipe each build
Board-feet with waste factored, finish, hardware and shop time — the piece's true cost, ready to price.
- 3
Build, finish and log
A batch of six boards deducts lumber and oil, and adds six finished pieces to sellable stock.
- 4
Quote customs from the same math
Commission requests scale a proven recipe — bigger dimensions, same certainty.
Questions woodworkers ask
How do I price handmade woodworking pieces?
Cost the board-feet the piece really consumes (waste included), finish, hardware and packaging, add shop time at a rate that respects the skill, then margin. Wood pieces priced off the lumber receipt alone ignore the third of the board that became shavings.
How much waste should I figure into lumber costs?
Between 15% and 40% depending on the build and the stock — milling rough lumber loses more than working S4S. Track a few builds against actual usage and set per-recipe waste factors that match your shop's reality.
How do I handle different wood species in pricing?
Each species is its own material at its own board-foot price, so the same design quotes differently in maple versus walnut without separate spreadsheets. When walnut jumps at the yard, every walnut recipe updates.
How should I quote custom woodworking commissions?
Scale a known recipe: dimensions drive board-feet, species drives price, and your shop rate covers the hours. The quote lands the same day and the margin survives the build.
Can Hivara track my woodshop consumables?
Yes — sandpaper, glue, finish and blades can ride as per-piece allowances in each recipe, turning the shop's steady consumable spend into priced, visible cost.
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