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Downloadable Woodworking Plans that WorkThere are many sources that offer downloadable woodworking plans on the net, but as I learned when I first started woodworking not all plans are created equal. When I was worked at my first woodshop I was helping out a guy who had been working there for years as a custom cabinetmaker. I was to be his “gopher” for the next few days. You know “gopher this” and “gopher that.” We were building a bar for a local business and I noticed he was building one section different from the way the engineer had drawn it on the print. I thought I was being smart by pointing out his mistake. “You show me a way to do it with the equipment we have available and I’ll be glad to give it a try, smart@#$.” I quickly came to the realization that it was possible to do (but kept my mouth shut) but not nearly as efficient as he was doing it. The point of the story is some of the plans that you find are made by people who have not shop tested them, which will cause you to have to come up with a way around different problems. Good woodworking plans are made by people who actually do the work and can give you step-by-step directions on how to get the job done. This is the case with WOOD magazine. All the plans available through them have been done by real woodworkers and show you how each step is done. They offer downloadable plans that you can get straight from the net and print out on your computer. Here is a list of categories available. Among these categories are 100’s of different plans for all skill levels.
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