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The
following 60 sites are
great sources for woodworking
plans; well over 10,000 project plans can be accessed from the
links below, and at the top of the first section you can quickly search
the largest sites by
keyword ("bookcase" or "toy box").
So
bookmark this page and start here the next time you need to
find a plan for that special woodworking project! And if you
like this links page, please Tell a Friend!
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THE
LARGEST PROJECT PLAN SITES |
| AbsolutelyFreePlans.com
This site offers 500 free plans of all sorts. |
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FreeWoodworkingPlan.com
Listing of 4,000 plans? I'll take their word for it. |
| Free Woodworking Plans on the Internet
700 free plans, 1,031 plans total, as well as a variety of other niceties to make the trip
worthwhile. |
| PlansNow.com
From the editors of Woodsmith, ShopNotes & Workbench,
this site offers over 200 readily downloadable plans, from
furniture to jigs. |
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Rockler
Their plans are top-notch and just a mouse click away. |
| The
Wood Store Sponsored by Wood Magazine, over 175
downloadable plans and 100 others are available. |
| Woodcraft Plans Offers an
assortment of 800 plans, from birdfeeders to furniture and everything in between. |
| WoodProjects.com
With over 3,000 plans to choose from (I didn't count them
but that's the claim!) you'll find a plan for most anything
that you want to build in a variety of categories, perhaps
the largest number on the web! |
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EXTENSIVE
PROJECT PLAN DIRECTORIES |
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Free
Plans Directory Put together by a dedicated woodworker, this would be a good
place to start looking for free project plans. |
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Woodbin
This site offers a link and download of a free woodworking
plan finder. |
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INTERNATIONAL
PROJECT PLAN SITES |
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Aschis
Workshop Offers a broad selection of electronic plans
for wooden toys and models. A free plan offer is a bonus for
visitors. |
| Australian
Exports Native parrot and bird mobile plans. |
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Bear Woods
Canadian site with a wealth of toy plans, from mini excavators
to a Chevy coupe. |
| Craft Supplies Limited
Dedicated to woodturning in the U.K. |
| Grampa's
Workshop When you can't find the plan you're looking for, check here for
some tips on creating your own. |
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UNIQUE
PROJECT PLAN SITES |
| Boat
Plans Online If you like being on the water, on a craft
built with your own hands, start here for the right plans. |
| Bunk
Beds Unlimited This site offers a variety of ready-made
bunk beds and accessories. And if you have time to build it
yourself, you'll find plans that can be built in a couple
weekends for about $100. |
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Castles.org
You can learn a lot about castles from this site, including how to build a
miniature of your own. |
| Classic
Carving Patterns You'll find more carving plans here than most anywhere I
suspect. |
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The Clock
Mechanics Woodworking clock kits and plans. Really neat
site. |
| Cornerstone
Designs Great site for plans for toy trains, trucks,
construction & farm equipment. |
| Detailed
Play Systems For the children . . . let's just say
'swing sets' do not do these plans justice. |
| Home
Bar Plans Online Home bar construction plans to build a
functional wet bar in your house, even incorporating an
under-bar keg chiller! For adding entertainment to your home, here's
a great place to start! |
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Home Wet
Bar.com Home bar plans with descriptive details on how
to build a bar in 8 easy steps. Plan designs include a
see-thru bottle cap top, fish tank in the front, and space
for a refrigerator under the wet bar. |
| Law
Enforcement Dog House Plans Law Enforcement K-9 Dog
House Plans available in different sizes for one or two
dogs. They are fully insulated, with removable inside walls
and a hinged roof. Perfect even if your dog doesn't
wear a badge! |
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Mechanical Toys Page
This is a cool site for your 'inner child' or the real one in your
life. |
| Pool
Table Plans.com I'd be tempted to just buy one, but if I
were to be adventurous . . . |
| Spiral
Staircases Okay, this is a cool site. A lot of know-how
if you're looking on building your own spiral staircase. I
mean to have one in my next house; how about you? |
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Vintage
Games These plans will either will bring you back to your
childhood or bring your childhood to you. |
| The
Woodbox.com Intarsia all the way. |
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MISCELLANEOUS
PROJECT PLAN SITES |
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About
Time Plans Clock and furniture woodworking plans for the
home shop. |
| Adirondack
Source Good selection of Adirondack and other outdoor
furniture and projects. |
| American Furniture Design
No surprise here. 100 plans of furniture, furniture and more furniture. |
| August
Home The publisher of Workbench,
Woodsmith and ShopNotes
Magazines offers over 100 downloadable plans, many from projects in
past issues. |
| B.Y.O
Swingsets Your kids will love you for it. |
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The
Barley Harvest Easily modified plans, from furniture to
clocks to games. |
| Bink's
Woodworking A variety of simple, free plans for the
taking. |
| Byegone
Workshop This site would be right at home had the Little
House on the Prairie had an Internet connection. Go ahead
and build the LOYL an old-fashioned wheel barrow for her
garden display. |
| Craftsman
Plans Home of authentic detailed drawings of early 20th
century American furniture, as originally manufactured by
Gustav Stickley, L. & J.G. Stickley, Charles Limbert
& Roycroft. |
| Decks
USA Stop here before you start on that spring project. |
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| Design
Group No plans for fine furniture, but for just about
everything else, from toys to mirrors to outdoor projects. |
| Family
Tradition From the rocking horse to the pet bed plans,
for both the young and old, these plans will get the sawdust
moving in your veins. |
| FreePlans.com
Get free plans in exchange for receiving 'sponsor' e-mails.
Sounds like a good trade. |
| Furniture
Den Quite a selection of Adirondack chair plans. |
| Furniture
Plans.com Downloadable rocking horse and gazebo plans,
and everything in between. |
| Garden
Structure.com From custom plans to DIY plans, this site
offers a large selection of all kinds of structures for your
garden. |
| Gold
Country Woodworks A number of truly unique plans
including the 'Fish' Adirondack Chair. |
| Handyman
Plans A wide variety of plans for the home and the yard,
including gazebos and decks, workbenches and toy train sets. |
| Jeff
Greef Woodworking
Some quality furniture plan freebies as well as some quality
resources. Nicely done. |
| L
& R Designs Come here for downloadable plans for
your yard, from swings and doghouses, to playhouses and
birdhouses. |
| Plans
4 Wood Every kid's dream is for his dad or mom to build
anything from this site. |
| Popular
Woodworking Some quality, free plans for the
downloading. |
| Scandinavian
Furniture Plans.com Just think IKEA to the max! |
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Specialty
Furniture Designs Build admirable outdoor and indoor wood
furniture and accessories from errorless plans. |
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SwingPlans.com
Swings, gliders, garden seats and planters; every plan you'll
need to enjoy the great outdoors in your own backyard. |
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U-Bild
Since 1948, they've been providing plans for easy-to-build
projects for the beginner and experienced woodworker alike. |
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The
Winfield Collection From fun mail box designs and
whirlygigs, to scrollsaw and holiday projects, there's
something for everyone. |
| The
Woodcrafter Page The largest free collection of those
retro 'Delta' project plans your grandfather would reference
in the 40's & 50's. And if you'd like a custom plan
created just for you, here's the place to come. |
| Woodcrafting
A selection of free woodworking plans. |
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Woodware
Designs Low stress computer furniture that you can build. If you don't have
a computer, then please build it to hold mine :-) |
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