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This study aims to examine the level of management knowledge of the woodcraft artisans in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. This study belongs to qualitative descriptive research. It was conducted at industrial woodcraft center in Patuk Village, Gunung Kidul Regency, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Sixty-two respondents were selected randomly out of 627 people profess woodcraft artisans from 7 locations. Purposive sampling was used, and the data was collected through questionnaires, interviews, and observation methods. Then, the data were analyzed using interactive techniques, including data reduction, presentation, and verification. The result shows that the knowledge level of the wood artisans for the management basic concepts is categorized as good (71.5%), for the business planning is categorized as adequate (69.1%), and for the business, organization is also adequate (61.5%). Furthermore, the level of knowledge for the briefing aspect is good (76.9%) and for the quality control is modest (57.3%). Overall, the level of management knowledge is still categorized as modest since out of four aspects; the briefing is the only good aspect. Meanwhile, the other three aspects belong to the adequate and modest level. This subject is caused by the socio-cultural factor in the society, which tends to be more socio-collective than professional. The previous researches mainly focus on management and art craft production. This paper provides the information to connect the subject to the knowledge of management for artisans.