This is such a simple woodworking plan and we seem to have a decent amount of visitors simply looking for a free, easy, and attractive stool to build.
This stool plan is a nice beginner project and is an item that can be used for years.
Free stool plans
Folding stool – Free woodworking plan | free-projects.
This easy to build air conditioner screen is a simple project that can be built in a couple of hours with limited tools. This is a perfect beginner project that will hide your ugly air conditioner and help your house to stand out from your neighbors.
Air conditioner screen
Easy-to-build lattice screen – Projects – How to – Canadian Gardening.
I received a call the other day from someone looking for some Adirondack style swing plans. I tried to point him in the right direction and we got to talking. I was asking about his woodworking skill level and it was clear he knew what he was doing around the shop. As with many woodworkers, we love to start with a plan as a guide for scale and design ideas. Scott was no exception.
We were chatting about Adirondack projects and Scott told me about a 12 foot tall Adirondack chair that he built for Brant Lake Camp in 2005. The chair was built as a gift in celebration of the camp’s 90th anniversary. Brant Lake Camp is in NY, just north of Lake George, NY. Scott built the chair with his assitant Jake Ezratty, then 16. Jake is now an Engineering student at Union College. You have to wonder if Jake would have gone down the path to becoming an engineer if it weren’t for experiences like this.
The giant Adirondack chair is to scale and is a terrific landmark for the location. If I was running a business selling Adirondack furniture, or even sold chairs by the roadside (like many of our readers do), I would build my own Giant Adirondack. This would be an incredible landmark that would very likely become known. Can’t you just hear someone giving directions and explaining “turn left at the giant Adirondack chair”.
Photos below. Thank you to Scott and Jake for providing images.
If you are in the Colorado area, you can lend a hand to the local Habitat chapter. It looks like Scott is a big part of the Roaring Fork Valley Habitat for Humanity chapter.
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If you are anything like my wife, your patio garden might be getting a little out of hand right about now. The runaway cucumber plant needs some support. This project is for a planter with a trellis that will help the plantings to move up rather than out. The planter box plan is as simple as they come. There are few cuts and the planter can be built with stock material from your local home store. Your cost should end up at around $30 to $40. The plans call for pressure treated lumber, but you can use other material such as cedar or redwood. I wouldn’t recommend a wood like pine since the wood is very likely to rot outdoors (especially when filled with damp soil).
Planter trellis plans - free
Click on the image to view the complete planter box plan.
The following Free Adirondack Chair Plans come from The California Redwood Association. This is a classic Adirondack chair and probably one of the easier designs to pull off. The Adirondack chair picture below links directly to the free PDF file. Good luck.
Free Adirondack Chair plans
Don’t forget to check out our post that includes 8 free sets of Adirondack chair plans!
Tags: Adirondack, cedar, chair, free, outdoor, plans, project, woodworking
I know that Father’s day just passed, but I had to include this wonderful book for my fellow woodworkers.
My son (he is almost eight) picked out this book for my father’s day present. It is titled “Handy Dad, 25 Awesome Projects for Dads and Kids”. To be honest, the projects really are awesome! They range from small procects such as a bird feeder (nice one) or a water pressurized rocket to more complex projects like a Skate board ramp or Circus tent (looks like drapes until it is extended).
The first project we will tackle is likely to be the climbing wall. Take a look for yourself. This is a great book that can be used to introduce your kids to woodworking as a hobby.
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What does every handyman or woodworker need? Saw horses!
A sawhorse is such a basic need for a woodworker or someone who likes working on DIY projects. Often times we forget about the basics and assume that everyone has everything. This simple sawhorse plan is a quick build and takes a minimal amount of lumber. One of the best parts is that you can stack the saw horses for easier storage.
DIY Sawhorse plan
This DIY sawhorse plan comes from Chris Baylor at About.com. Enjoy this free and easy project. A basic necessity.
Everyone needs a picnic table in their back yard at some point. Most of us who have kids, and relatives with kids, also understand the need for a “KIDS TABLE”. It is like a rite of passage when a kid moves up to the grown up table. Even outdoors, we can carry the tradition of the kids table by building this wonderful, and simple, children’s picnic table.
Children's Picnic Table
This free plan is from KaBoom. Kaboom is an organization dedicated to playgrounds. They are a real authority when it comes to outdoor play spaces in communities throughout the nation. There are efforts that you can help with and community programs to be sure that there are safe play places in your own neighborhood.
The free plan above is a very standard picnic table plan. The scale is just right for kids and the link to the picnic table plan (click the picture above) will open a PDF file that is colorful, well laid out, and easy to follow.
This is a beginner level project that is fun for families, churches, organizations or communities. ENJOY this free children’s picnic table plan.
If you are looking for a full size picnic table or outdoor dining table, take a look at an earlier post of ours that features 5 different designs:
5 Free Picnic Table Plans
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We are 3 for 3 on the Free wooden play set plans in the past 3 days. It is June and the sun is shining, so can you blame us?
The following set of free plans is probably the most popular swing set / play set / backyard fort / sandbox plan over the past 10 years. You can buy this full set for about $700 at Wal Mart or move to the high end, in terms of quality, and spend more than $5,000 for a Rainbow Play System.
If you are like me, you won’t run out and buy a set, you will have to say “I can build that”!
Check out these free playset plans. They come from a site called hot4cad. Click on the play set picture to get to the free plans.
Free wooden playset plans
