AFK Woodworkers Group · A Frayed Knot
Turn scrap wood into pieces people ask to buy — no shop full of tools required.
A monthly membership where you get a new pattern, a live class, and a community that shows you exactly how to build it, sell it, or give it as a gift someone will actually want.
Finished wood piece photo
Placeholder — drop in a real photo of a finished project here.
Does this sound familiar?
Your booth needs new inventory. Here's the shortcut.
You've already got a table booked at the next fair — or a shelf in someone else's shop — and a product line that's starting to feel like the same five things you made last spring.
"Do you have anything new?" is a question you hear more than you'd like to admit, and you already know which pieces on your table are the ones nobody's picked up in two markets.
You can design something new yourself — eventually. Sketch it, test the cuts, fix the mistakes, get it right on the third try. But "eventually" doesn't restock a booth three weeks out.
What you actually need
- A steady drop of new, sellable designs — so your table doesn't look the same at every market you work.
- Patterns already tested and sized right, so a new product idea doesn't cost you a wasted board and a lost afternoon.
- A faster path from idea to finished inventory, so building stock between markets doesn't eat every free weekend you have.
- DRAFT — CONFIRM BEFORE PUBLISHING
Real signal on which patterns actually move at fairs and in shops — not just what's popular to look at, but what sells. (Needs real data or seller feedback from existing members before it can be stated as fact. Do not publish a "these sell" claim without it.)
The AFK Woodworkers Group is your product pipeline.
Each month you'll get
Five things, every single month.
- 1
1 new pattern, designed and priced out
A ready-to-build design plus what similar pieces typically sell for, so you know if it's worth your time before you cut.
DRAFT — CONFIRM BEFORE PUBLISHINGConfirm with Nicole whether price guidance is attached to patterns at all — this is a production commitment, not just copy.
- 2
3 live wood-cutting classes
Watch every cut before you make it, in real time, with Nicole coaching.
- 3
Weekly live Q&A
Bring the piece that's going wrong; get it fixed before you give up on it.
- 4
The AFK member portal
Every past class and pattern, saved, so you can build on your own schedule and go back to a project you're selling or gifting again later.
- 5
VIP Creating with Joy Club included free
A second membership (normally $9.99/month) for painting and lighter crafts, bundled in at no extra cost.
The Pattern Library
100+ patterns, ready when you are.
Every pattern from every month — past and present — lives in your member portal, sized and ready to load onto your scroll saw whenever you pick your next project. Over 100 patterns and growing, with a new one added every month you're a member.
What members are making with the patterns:
These tiles stay as placeholders until Nicole supplies real member project photos. Do not fill with stock woodworking images — that would misrepresent what members actually make.
What it's worth
Everything in the membership, priced out.
Every dollar figure in this section is a placeholder estimate, not confirmed pricing. Confirm all numbers with Nicole before publishing.
- 1 designed, priced-out pattern$25–$40 value
- 3 live cutting classes$60+ value
- Weekly live Q&A$20 value
- Full pattern + tutorial library, growing monthly$30 value
- VIP Creating with Joy Club$9.99 value
- Total value~$145–$165/month
- Your price$34.99/month, or $349.90/year (save ~$70)
Your price is the largest number on this page on purpose — it's the only one you actually pay.
Proof
You can learn this.
Barb
AFK member, five years
She'd never touched a power tool. Five years later, she's guest-teaching other members.
Member story coming
Reserved for a real testimonial about selling, gifting, or saving money. Does not exist yet — do not publish a placeholder quote here.
What you'll need
Less than you think.
A scroll saw is required for most patterns.
DRAFT — CONFIRM BEFORE PUBLISHINGConfirm with Nicole which saw, and a real price range.
A basic sander and wood glue cover most finishing steps.
New to saws entirely? Point to the beginner-friendly patterns or the Safety Guide (already included in the $49.99 starter kit) so a first-timer isn't scared off.
Questions
The things people ask first.
Every class starts with the cut, on camera, in real time. Most members join with zero power tool experience.
A scroll saw for most patterns, plus a basic sander and wood glue.
Yes — plenty of members are here for their own space, not a side income.
No. Selling and gifting are both covered in the group; nothing here requires you to run a shop.
$34.99/month or $349.90/year, billed on the day you join and automatically on the same day going forward.
Yes — no long-term commitment.
Exact cancellation mechanics not yet confirmed.
The private community lives on Facebook, but classes and patterns are also saved in your member portal.
No — it's included free with this membership, not a separate purchase.
About Nicole
Who's teaching.
Bio — pending direction + real details from Nicole.
Two open directions to resolve with Nicole before this is written: an income-proof bio (what she's earned selling her work) or a teaching-credibility bio (how long she's taught, who she's helped learn). Neither has confirmed content yet.
Do not reuse the old generic bio text — including the leftover line that still says "when you purchase the workshop from Nicole." That copy is known-wrong template text.
Join the AFK Woodworkers Group
$34.99/month or $349.90/year.
The yearly plan is $349.90 instead of 12 × $34.99 ($419.88) — that's about $70 saved, spelled out so you don't have to do the math.
Cancel anytime, no long-term commitment. Exact cancellation mechanics unconfirmed — same flag as the FAQ above.
Same pattern, same live classes, same community — starting the day you join.