A garden shed is a must as you accumulate tools, outdoor furniture, and equipment at your home. It is inevitable. Your garage won’t be able to hold all of your “stuff”.
Free Garden Shed Plans
These free garden shed plans from Black and Decker are just the ticket. It is well laid out project with a thorough material list and descriptive plans. Save yourself a few dollars and build your own back yard garden shed.
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If you haven’t requested your free woodworking catalog yet, I would encourage you to do so. This is a supply catalog from Rockler Hardware and has virtually anything that a woodworker will need. I mean it, anything. Wood, glass panes, drawers, hardware, turning blanks, tools, etc…
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The following plan is for a potting bench that calls for cedar wood. Cedar is terrific since it is naturally resistant to the elements. It isn’t going to hold up like a pressure treated wood, but western red cedar doesn’t have all of the chemicals associated with that product. When shopping for cedar, you will probably have to call a building supply company. I prefer to use 5/4 radius edge decking for my outdoor cedar projects. It is sturdy and abundant.
On to the garden potting bench. Notice the nice design on this unit. It has a grate that acts like a flat surface and will also allow your material to be brushed through. A nice concept.
Cedar potting bench
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Here is a garden bench plan from The Progressive Farmer (John Deere Company). The woodworking plan is a simple one and has some terrific features. In fact, you could almost call this plan a “Green” one because it is essentially a framework design. The potting bench has three drawers that are simply a plastic container hanging from slides. Ideal to swap out as needed.
Garden Bench Plans
Good luck with this terrific gardening bench project and be sure to visit the Progressive Farmer
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This is a simple garden bridge plan that is the perfect woodworking project for early spring. This bridge gives the appearance of an arch due to the arched railing, but the bottom portion is a pretty simple straight run.
Free Garden Bridge Wood Plans
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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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 to follow.
Mission / Craftsman Bookcase Plans
My version:
Craftsman style cherry bookcase
Mission Style Bookcase Plans
Here are plans for a great project. It isn’t a small scale project, but you could end up with a higher quality item and also save yourself about $1,000 over what you would pay in a store.
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Rockler looks to be really pushing the promotions. Click on the following link to print your own Rockler retail store coupon that is good for $15 off of a $50 purchase. This is only valid in store, but if you have a Rockler location near you, you are in luck.
Rockler.com Retail Store Locations
Rockler Woodworking $15 coupon – printable
Where else can you save 30%?
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Free plans to build your own skate ramp (half pipe).
If you have a child who is into action sports, they are as likely to have asked you for a skate ramp. Skateboarding and other action sports have become big business. Take a look at the skateboarding empire that Tony Hawk built.
Free skate ramp plans
This is a well laid out plan to build your own skate ramp. In fact, the site offers free plans to build
- Half pipe
- Quarter pipe
- Grind box
- Funbox
- Launch ramp
- Vert halfpipe
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