A dining chair is one of the hardest pieces of furniture a home shop can build, and that is exactly why it is worth doing. It carries a moving load, gets dragged across the floor, and takes a beating every single day. Get the joinery and the geometry right and it will outlast the table. … Read more
Part of: Outdoor Woodworking Plans → An Adirondack chair is one of the best first outdoor furniture projects you can take on. The wide slat back, the deep recline, and the flat armrests wide enough to hold a drink are all built from straight cuts and screws. There are no complicated joints, no glue-ups that … Read more
A set of solid wood bar stools runs $150 to $400 in a store. You can build one yourself for about $60 in hardwood and a weekend of shop time. This guide walks through a backless bar stool with tapered legs, a round or square seat, and a footrest that actually sits where your feet … Read more
A woodworking stool is one of the best first joinery projects you can take on. It is small enough to finish in a weekend, cheap enough to build from offcuts, and it teaches the two skills that carry over to every chair and table you will ever make: angled legs and real joinery. This guide … Read more
Seating is one of the most rewarding things you can build, but “build a chair” covers everything from a two-hour shop stool to a Windsor chair that will humble a seasoned furniture maker. This hub covers six chair and stool plans worth your bench time, each broken down by skill level, cost, and build time … Read more
A wall cabinet is one of the best storage projects for an intermediate DIYer. You get real skill practice with a face frame, a door, and hinges, and you end up with something that hangs on the wall and holds weight every day. This guide walks you through a complete diy wall cabinet build, from … Read more
Store-bought vanities cost $400 to $1,200 and rarely fit an odd bathroom footprint. These bathroom vanity cabinet plans walk you through building a custom 30-inch single-door vanity for $200 to $500 in materials over two weekends. You will build a moisture-resistant plywood carcass with a solid-wood face frame, a soft-close door, and clean plumbing cutouts … Read more
A store-bought wooden filing cabinet runs $300 to $600 and still uses cheap slides that bind when a drawer is full. Build your own and you get real full-extension hardware, wood that matches your desk, and a cabinet that outlasts anything from a big-box store. These wood filing cabinet plans walk you through a two-drawer … Read more
A good woodworking storage cabinet turns a pile of loose tools and half-empty finish cans into a system you can actually find things in. This guide walks you through building a full-height shop cabinet with a pegboard back, adjustable shelves, and optional doors. It is a weekend project for a beginner-to-intermediate builder, it costs $100 … Read more
Shaker cabinet doors are the most copied design in woodworking for one reason: they look right in any room and they are simple to build. The style comes from Shaker furniture, the plain, functional pieces made by the Shaker communities in the 1800s. No carving, no ornament, just clean flat frames around a recessed panel. … Read more