Friday, 9 January 2015

Free Wood Working Crafts

Find free plans for a chair online.


Woodworking crafts provide enjoyment to people who are good at working with their hands. Picking up the hobby of woodworking can require an investment in pricey equipment such as saws and lathes, as well as supplies such as lumber and screws. However, plans for many woodworking craft projects can be found online for free. Plans often include a list of materials that can be used for shopping, as well as full instructions including photos or illustrations.


Canadian Home Workshop


Canadian Home Workshop's website provides plans to hundreds of free woodworking crafts, complete with shopping lists and illustrated and detailed directions. For example, the plans for a Muskoka rocking chair made from composite wood include templates for each part, as well as an assembly guide giving multiple views of how the various parts fit together. Projects available include a game board made from plywood, an eco-friendly desk fashioned from white pine and a spruce coffee table that can be built for $25.


The Home Depot Fire Pit


The Home Depot provides a free project sheet for a fire pit that has a wood frame with a decorative ledge with mitered corners, with a steel fire bowl nestled atop a bed of sand topped with river rock. The project includes a list of materials and tools that will be needed to complete the weekend project. The Home Depot also provides a list of other projects in the Know How section of their website.


Unique Projects


The Unique Projects website includes free plans for woodworking projects including a magazine rack, a headboard and a harmonograph. The list of projects includes an estimate of the cost of materials and the required time for the project, as well as the skill level, primary material and project category, such as d cor, toy/game and gift. The step-by-step plans include photos and illustrations. Some plans, such as the mission headboard, include a personal account of a craftsman's efforts to build the project.

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