admin on March 23rd, 2009

It is the time of the year when searches for Adirondack Chair plans and Adirondack furniture plans go through the roof.  Here is a direct link to 8 free adirondack chair plans You can also search the site for other Adirondack plans

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admin on March 21st, 2009

This is a beautiful mission style bookcase plan.  You might call it “Craftsman Style”, as you might find in furniture from the Roycroft movement.  It isn’t a free plan, but this is a beautiful project.   I built this for my own home with a few modifications.  The cabinet plans are incredibly detailed and easy [...]

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admin on June 24th, 2008

If you are a serious woodworker, you should be on the Rockler.com mailing list. They are simply one of the best places to look for woodworking tools, supplies, and plans. Get your free catalog today. First Name: Last Name: Address Line 1: Address Line 2: City: State: ZipCode: Country: United States Other countries… E-mail: I’d [...]

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admin on June 6th, 2008

Someone recently asked me if I had could find free lawn glider plans. Sure, no problem. Well, the plans for a lawn swing or lawn glider weren’t as easy to find as I expected. There are a ton of free porch swing plans, but no so many for the glider style lawn swing. lawn swing [...]

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admin on January 3rd, 2008

This isn’t so much a woodworking plan as an aparatus, but after my mailbox was destroyed by a snowplow I felt the need to locate some protection. This is a patent, so I am not sure if there is an actual product behind it.  Good luck if you choose to modify this into a woodworking [...]

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admin on October 15th, 2007

Here is a nice cottage style mailbox plan. It has a standard body that covers a traditional rural mailbox and includes a nice picket fence. Take a look. Mail box plans (pdf)

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admin on August 27th, 2007

A stand alone deck… Very cool idea. Black and Decker offers free plans to build an island style deck. This deck would be an ideal plan to follow if you are looking to build a deck in an open area, or near a water feature such as a pond, river, creek, or stream. You can [...]

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admin on August 23rd, 2007

This free bookshelf plan is for a very nice mission style (Arts & Crafts or Craftsman style) bookshelf that is reminiscent of the furniture produced by Stickly or other Roycrofter’s during the early 1900′s. If you have a love for mission style furniture, you will appreciated the simplicity of this woodworking plan. As always, this [...]

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admin on April 18th, 2007

I have been vacationing and haven’t been around to post plans.  It would be great to get some requests.  Short of that, the free woodworking plan posts will begin again today.

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admin on January 2nd, 2007

I would encourage anyone who is tackling a smaller project to make a  bold choice in your use of wood.  There are quite a few varieties available and the price  difference between a typical wood and something terrific is nominal. You can find quite a few unique wood species if you contact a local lumber [...]

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