Woodworking for beginners

Detailed plans for a homemade doweling jig, ideal for small DIY and woodworking workshops. Easy to make design that will help you make dowels and holes in many kinds of wood and boards. It can be adjusted for various thicknesses and for 8mm or 10mm dowels.

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.

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 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.

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.

Detailed plans for a homemade folding knife, perfect for carving wood. Inspired by the famous Spanish knives from Taramundi. These are easy to make, with a simple design. The friction between the blade and the wood acts as a locking mechanism. I recycled an old steel saw disc to make the blade. Widely used in DIY and woodworking.

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 bathroom vanity. Perfect for small bathrooms where open hanging furniture creates a spacious effect. Simple, easy to make design, using a few hand tools. Can be made with MDF, plywood or solid wood.

Detailed plans for a homemade open wardrobe. Perfect for small bedrooms where open furniture provides a sense of space. The design is quite simple and easy to make, using cheap materials that you can find in any large store. Project for small DIY and woodworking workshops. You will only need a few hand tools.

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.