WoodLogger Adventures of an American Woodworker 
Here is a sortable list of websites that have free woodworking plans, and woodworking project plans at a premium price. If you see any needed updates to links, or think I should include others feel free to contact me.
- Free Woodworking Plans WebSites
- Premium Woodworking Project Plan WebSites
Free Woodworking Plans
| Date Added | Site | Description | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/04/2017 | Canadian Woodworking | The Canadian Woodworking site has a good list of free project plans. The plans come from the Canadian Woodworking Magazine | |
| 09/23/2016 | Min-Wax | The Min-Wax site has a great variety of project plans. They have recently updated their site. It’s by no means the largest site, but all of their plans are well done. | |
| 02/05/2016 | WoodSmith Shop Show | The WoodSmith shop has a Fantastic list of free plans. These come from the WoodSmith Shop Show. The site also includes a lot of great tips and videos. | |
| 07/20/2015 | Craftsman Club | Sears Craftsman Club has been completely redesigned since I first added them to the list. It’s worth giving them a second look if you haven’t been there for awhile. | |
| 04/20/2015 | Carmichael Workshop Projects | Steve Carmichael has a growing list of free woodworking plans available. Check his site (and his videos) you won't be disappointed | |
| 04/20/2015 | 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. | |
| 1/22/2015 | Popular Woodworking | Popular Woodworking recently went through and revamped their project plans. They have a nice list of free woodworking project plans available to download. | |
| 09/20/2015 | Shanty 2 Chic | Shanty 2 Chic is a pretty cool site. My wife turned me on to this site and it’s great. There are quite a few plans and it’s definitely worth a look. | |
| 06/04/2015 | Chief's Shop | Chief’s Shop is a great website, and he has a lot of free plans on his site. He also sells plans for a low price. Definitley worth a look. | |
| 04/06/2015 | Jays Custom Creations | Jay Bates is a talented woodworker and has quite a growing list of plans available for download. His site is definitely worth checking out. | |
| 01/10/2015 | Build Eazy | Build Eazy has a very eclectic set of plans available. From dog houses to carports there is a wide array of plans to check out on this site. | |
| 11/01/2015 | Rockler Projects & Plans | Rockler Woodworking has a great list of free project plans. Plus they sell just everything you could ever need to complete a project. They’ve also updated they’re site recently. Check this one out. | |
| 08/05/2015 | Do It Yourself | Do It Yourself is a large site with a wide variety of topics. I found they have a woodworking section that has a lot of good plans. Many are step by step and include pictures. You should be able to find something good here. | |
| 07/09/2015 | WoodWorking for Mere Mortals | If you haven’t seen one of Steve Ramsey’s videos on YouTube, you may be the only one left. He is a talented woodworker, and the King of woodworking videos on YouTube. His project plan site has a variety of plans and he continues to add to it. You’ll want to check this one out. | |
| 06/17/2015 | Woodworkers Workshop | Woodworkers workshop is a sister site of freewoodworkingplan.com They have an enormous amount of free woodworking project plans out there. Definitely worth a look. | |
| 05/30/2015 | Bosch DIY | The Bosch DIY site is well-organized and has a cool room by room selector for different project plan types. | |
| 05/21/2015 | 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. | |
| 05/10/2015 | 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. | |
| 04/25/2015 | 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. | |
| 04/01/2015 | 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. | |
| 03/01/2015 | 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. | |
| 12/30/2015 | Popular Mechanics | Great Site, has solid plans, from the editors of Popular Mechanics. | |
| 12/30/2015 | Start Woodworking | This is a nice site that is run by Fine Woodworking. They have quite a few easy project plans for starting woodworkers. | |
| 12/30/2015 | 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. | |
| 12/30/2015 | 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. | |
| 12/01/2015 | 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. | |
| 12/01/2015 | Wood Magazine | This site has project plans that are both free and purchasable. The project plans from here are pretty solid, they come from the editors of Wood Magazine. | |
| 12/01/2015 | Fine Woodworking | Find Woodworking has a great list of project plans. Many of them are free | |
| 12/01/2015 | Free Woodworking Plan | This is probably one of the largest collection of free plans out there. They appear to have been around for a long time, and their collection of plans definitely shows it. It’s actually one of my favorite sites. |
| Date Added | Site | Description | You be the judge |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7/29/2016 | Forest Street Designs | Forest Street Designs has a great collection of plans. There is a fairly wide variety of different things and appears to be priced fairly. | |
| 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. | |
| 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 | |
| 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. | |
| 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. |
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