Now that it is nice out, we should be publishing more outdoor plans, but you will still need a great workbench to build your wonderful outdoor plans on.  This workbench project is nice, and a little different than many, since it includes built in drawers.  I built a bench about 20 years ago and the [...]

Lumber Storage Workbench Plans When I saw this workbench plans it made me realize that I could kill two birds with one stone.  Lumber storage and work surface.  In fact, this project might be perfect for me up on a set of locking casters.  If you build yours on casters, be sure to adjust the [...]

    Don’t we all need some extra clamp storage?  Well, some efficient and out of the way clamp storage?  This is a simple plan that is nicely detailed in photos.  There are not any measured drawings or material list, but if you have this many bar clamps, you won’t need those things. Free Plan Space-saving [...]

This folding table base plan is AWESOME! In fact, you could build 5 of these and it would only take a few square feet of shop space, or wall space. Two of these table bases would certainly work as well as a set of sawhorses. The pictures below tell the story about this plan.  Click [...]

The following stool plan is from The Family Handyman magazine.  This is a simple, lightweight, and sturdy stool.  This can be taken from job to job and can carry your tools and the bottom shelf. The nice thing is that you can build this stool in no time and it can be build with what [...]

If you are like, me you are always looking for ways to make your shoe more efficient.  This ins’t necessarily a “wood plan” but it is something that will help every woodworker who desires a more organized workshop.  In addition to that, a more organized shop, with proper outfeed tables, and dust collection, will be [...]

Simple and functional plan of the day: Swing-Out Tool Bar Plans Space is almost always at a premium in a woodworking shop. Especially when it comes to wall space. So I’m always looking for ways to “increase” the usable space I have. That’s the idea behind this wall-mounted tool bar shown in the drawing at [...]

If you have a workshop, or a garage work space you will always need an area to work efficiently.  There is nothing worse than working in a space that can’t support your material or isn’t stable enough to do the job.  We have provided workbench plans in the past and will continue to do so [...]

The following plan is another one from American Woodworker Magazine.  Wordbench plans seem to be some of the most popular on our site.  Everyone needs a workbench or 2 and a portable (folding) unit can be ideal.  The key is to have a unit that doesn’t sacrifice stability for the sake of the portability. This [...]

The following plans come to us from ShopNotes.  This is a great plan that allows you to layout a complete workshop along one wall of a traditional 2 car garage.  In the plans, they refer to it as the “one wall” workshop.   Catchy. The plan come with a complete material list and cutting diagram [...]