• Post Reply Bookmark Topic Watch Topic
  • New Topic
permaculture forums growies critters building homesteading energy monies kitchen purity ungarbage community wilderness fiber arts art permaculture artisans regional education skip experiences global resources cider press projects digital market permies.com pie forums private forums all forums
this forum made possible by our volunteer staff, including ...
master stewards:
  • Nancy Reading
  • Carla Burke
  • r ranson
  • John F Dean
  • paul wheaton
  • Pearl Sutton
stewards:
  • Jay Angler
  • Liv Smith
  • Leigh Tate
master gardeners:
  • Christopher Weeks
  • Timothy Norton
gardeners:
  • thomas rubino
  • Jeremy VanGelder
  • Maieshe Ljin

New woodworking plans

 
Posts: 6
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
Hi!  I'm new to this forum but I have discovered a wonderful site with so many plans for woodworking on it, I can't decide which to do first!  The name is joineryplans.com and they have thousands of plans for building things.  I just couldn't keep this to myself.  If anyone else has any good plan sites, you could let me know.  Thanks!  
 
Posts: 601
Location: Stone Garden Farm Richfield Twp., Ohio
83
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
Is this a legit site? Sorry, but it sounds a little questionable. Don't want to click on it until some else says its ok.
 
Rufus LaRossa
Posts: 6
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator

Jim Fry wrote:Is this a legit site? Sorry, but it sounds a little questionable. Don't want to click on it until some else says its ok.



I've been on the site myself and it seems really good for plans for things like tables, etc.  I'll let you know if there are any problems.
 
gardener
Posts: 1813
Location: Zone 6b
219
cat fish trees books urban food preservation solar woodworking greening the desert
  • Likes 2
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
I checked the site, in the 'about us' I've heard of one of the people listed. Like Woodgears.ca (my go to for certain plans, even for how to build some of your own woodworking tools-not production but home hobby, with care in building, they work great).  I'll be browsing in there further this weekend and will edit my reply if it's warranted.
 
Posts: 10
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
Be wary of free plans sites as many are related to or spin offs of the infamous Teds Woodworking plans which is a rip off designed to do little more than take your money.
There are plenty of sites with free plans..
http://woodarchivist.com is pretty good with lots of free plans.
Another with lots of links to root around for plans and other general woodworking knowledge is https://www.woodnet.net/links
I build a lot of furniture and other things made of wood, but most are from my own imagination or otherwise taken from other plans and modified to suit my needs.
Once you understand the basics of furniture or other types of construction you can modify just about any plans you might find online.
I'm preparing to build a cabinet to store both my wife's collection of different boxes of tea and our collection of coffee cups and mugs. I spent a good deal of time trying to find plans for such a cabinet, but none really fit the bill so I've modified it with a plan from finewoodworking.com and the rest from the stuff crammed between my ears.. It's made primarily from red oak and will likely weigh more than anything that will ever be stored inside of it...
The term "dammit, I can't remember the word" springs to mind. I had it right before I started typing it and have forgotten the term, but it basically means made to fit..
Anyway, learn the basic techniques and you can design your own furniture or anything else without the need for specific plans..
 
The time is always right to do what is right. -Martin Luther King Jr. / tiny ad
Learn Permaculture through a little hard work
https://wheaton-labs.com/bootcamp
reply
    Bookmark Topic Watch Topic
  • New Topic