Workshop Plans

Detailed plans to make a marking gauge & beam compass, ideal for DIY and woodworking projects. Innovative, easy to make design, combining the best of both tools into one package. I used an old plotter blade as a marker. It can also cut paper. It can be built with birch wood or plywood.

Free detailed plans for a homemade table for a drill press stand, to make all kinds of holes in DIY and woodworking.It has a guide with adjustable depth. It can be used as a drum sander.Perfect for transporting and working away from home.Simple, easy to build design, using plywood or HPL.

Free detailed plans for a homemade lathe faceplate & chuck, ideal for DIY and woodworking. Simple, easy to build design. Perfect for use with the homemade lathe on this site. It will allow you to make cups, bowls and plates.

Free detailed plans to make a homemade wood mallet, perfect for DIY and woodworking projects. Smart, easy to make design, using cheap materials. I’ve used hard plywood, but it can be made with solid hardwood too. Printable templates to glue on the board to pre-mark cuts and holes.

Detailed plans for a homemade coping saw, ideal for small DIY or woodworking workshops. Perfect for projects that require precision, such as inlays and marquetry. Smart, easy to make design. You only need a piece of plywood and a couple of screws.

Free detailed plans to make a homemade stand for a height gauge, ideal for DIY and woodworking. It will allow you to accurately measure the heights of router bits or saw blades. Innovative, easy to make design, using some pieces of plywood and screws. Attaching and removing the gauge from the stand is quite easy thanks to a magnet.

Free detailed plans for a homemade push stick, ideal for use with table saws. Safety is of the utmost importance when working with DIY or woodworking power tools. Use this push stick to improve your safety. Ergonomic, easy to make design, using a few pieces of plywood.

Free detailed plans for a homemade mini axe, perfect for DIY and woodworking workshops. Simple, easy to make design. I’ve recycled an old saw blade. It’s a very versatile tool to carve or cut small pieces of wood. They include printable templates to glue on the metal and the wood to accurately pre-mark cuts and holes.

Detailed plans for a homemade retractable wheel adjustment tool. Includes a printable template to glue to a board to pre-mark all the holes and cutting lines. Try using some kind of hard or semi-hard material like hardwood.

Detailed free plans for making a DIY router table dust hood. It has a 100mm hose port and a good aspiration capacity. Easy coupling system to attach to the router table in a few seconds. This dust hood can be used on a bench to work with other tools.

Free plans to make three prong nuts or tightening knobs at home out of wood or plywood. Perfect for our homemade woodworking tools, or even for our furniture. Easy to make, just glue the printable template on the board and cut along the line.

Free plans for making a Quick Install Base Plate for a Router. This DIY base will allow you to attach your handheld router to other router jigs in a quicker and more convenient way. Along with the incremental circle jig, it will allow you to do all kinds of milling jobs with great accuracy.