Here is a sortable list of websites that have free woodworking project plans. If you see any needed updates to links, or think I should include others feel free to contact me. I recently updated my list of favorite woodworking sites that I like to visit. If you’re looking for a good woodworking site there is probably something on the list for you.
Please take a second and click on a STAR RATING for each site you visit. ( It will help make the list better..!)
- Free Plans WebSites
- Premium Plan WebSites
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| 06/17/2013 | Woodworkers Workshop | Woodworkers workshop from what I can tell is a sister site to freeplans.com It too is a bit of a jungle, but the amount of free projects they have listed here is enormous. Definitely worth a look. | GD Star Rating loading... |
| 05/30/2013 | Bosch DIY | The Bosch DIY site is well organized and has a cool room by room selector for different project plan types. | GD Star Rating loading... |
| 05/21/2013 | WoodGears | WoodGears has some pretty cool things posted(check out the marble contraption). The project page has quite a few free plans that are worth a look. | GD Star Rating loading... |
| 05/10/2013 | Yellawood | Yellawood is a pressure treated lumber company. They have a great list of free outdoor project plans. It’s worth a look if you’re looking for outdoor plans. | GD Star Rating loading... |
| 05/02/2013 | Lee’s Wood Projects | Lee’s Wood Projects is a good site with lots of great information. He has a quite a few free projects listed, and many of his projects have detailed instructions. | GD Star Rating loading... |
| 04/25/2013 | Min-Wax | The Min-Wax site has a good variety of project plans. It’s by no means the largest site, but all of its plans are well done. | GD Star Rating loading... |
| 04/25/2013 | Black & Decker | The Black & Decker site has a lot of good information. They’re a little light on the woodworking plans, but they have some good stuff when you view by topic. | GD Star Rating loading... |
| 04/01/2013 | WoodLogger | Yep this is mine. I’m just getting started in learning how to design projects using sketch-up. So I only have a few projects. | GD Star Rating loading... |
| 03/01/2013 | This Old House | This site has a lot of projects and plans. This links points to the Project of the Week page. Definitely pop around their site, there is a lot of good stuff here. | GD Star Rating loading... |
| 12/30/2012 | Craftsman Club | Sears Craftsman Club, Project of the month site. Most of these plans seem to come from Woodworkers Journal. There are a few years worth of plans out here, it’s worth checking out. | GD Star Rating loading... |
| 12/30/2012 | Popular Mechanics | Great Site, has solid plans, from the editors of Popular Mechanics. | GD Star Rating loading... |
| 12/30/2012 | Start Woodworking | This is a nice site that is run by Fine Woodworking. They have quite a few easy plans for starting woodworkers. | GD Star Rating loading... |
| 12/30/2012 | WoodSmith Shop Show | Lots of Great Plans. These come from the WoodSmith Shop Show. This site includes a lot of great tips and free plans. | GD Star Rating loading... |
| 12/30/2012 | Lowes Creative Ideas | This site contains a handful of free plans from Lowe’s. I’ve built a few items from here. Another nice benefit is that you can find every item you need for your projects in one store. | GD Star Rating loading... |
| 12/30/2012 | Kreg Tools | There are a handful of free plans at this site. They all use pocket screws for most of the joints. I’ve built several projects that I’ve found on this site. | GD Star Rating loading... |
| 12/01/2012 | Ana White Homemaker | My wife turned me on to this website. It has a great collection of free plans. Most of the plans have great images; definitely worth checking out. | GD Star Rating loading... |
| 12/01/2012 | Wood Magazine | This site has plans that are both free and purchasable. The plans from here are pretty solid, they come from the editors of Wood Magazine. | GD Star Rating loading... |
| 12/01/2012 | Fine Woodworking | Find Woodworking has a great list of project plans. Many of them are free | GD Star Rating loading... |
| 12/01/2012 | Popular Woodworking | Popular Woodworking has a great list of project plans available to download. | GD Star Rating loading... |
| 12/01/2012 | Free Woodworking Plans | This is probably the largest collection of plans out there. However it’s a real jungle of things you’ll find here | GD Star Rating loading... |
| Date Added | Site | Description | Rating |
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| 06/11/2013 | Amazon | Amazon has a great list of downloadable plans, as well as books. This page is a favorite of mine. You may be able to see more by clicking around, but there are quite a few here. | GD Star Rating loading... |
| 11/01/2012 | Plans Now | This is Excellent pay site. It contains a ton of project plans, for a reasonable price. The plans appear to come from WoodSmith and ShopNotes | GD Star Rating loading... |
| 11/01/2012 | Rockler Project Plans | Rockler has a great list of project plans available, and best of all you can purchase all the hardware you’ll need for your project on the same site. | GD Star Rating loading... |
| 11/01/2012 | WoodCraft | WoodCraft has a huge list of project plans and they have them sorted really well. I think the prices are a little higher on this site then some of the others, but where they lack in price they make up in variety. | GD Star Rating loading... |
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