Shop Projects

Enhance your workshop with woodworking plans for shop projects, from tool stands to workbenches, shop-made tools, and more.

Tool Cabinets

Craftsman Tool Display Cabinet

Glass-pane doors protect your prized tools from dust, and the Arts & Crafts details improves your shop’s style in this Craftsman Tool Display Cabinet.

Workbench

Modern Baker Workbench

This bench incorporates a plywood top with a thick hardwood base. A cabinet provides welcome storage.

Tool Chests & Totes

Drill Press Caddy

Maximize workshop efficiency with this space-saving Drill Press Caddy. Swiveling trays keep drill bits and accessories clean, organized, and close at hand.

Jigs & Fixtures

Shop-Made Loose Tenon Jig

Make perfect mortises with your palm router using this compact, shop-made jig. Easy to build, versatile, and ideal for loose tenon joinery.

Shop-Made Hand Tools

Coping Saw

In this project, you'll find out how hardwood and aluminum combine to make a lightweight saw that’s tough enough for all kinds of tasks.

Shop Projects

Mobile Air Filter

Time to send the box fan and furnace filter combo out to pasture. This shop-made version clears dust from the air better and is whisper-quiet too.

Shop-Made Hand Tools

Layout Square

Upgrade your framing square with this simple modification, designed for better accuracy and grip when working with wide boards — perfect for precision woodworking.

Shop-Made Hand Tools

Panel Gauge

Craft a precise panel gauge with this woodworking plan, perfect for accurate marking of wide panels in hand tool projects.

Shop-Made Power Tools

20-Inch Disk Sander

This high-end, custom20-Inch Disk Sander pays big dividends in your workshop. All it takes is a small investment in shop time and common materials.

Router

Just-Right Router Table

This not-so-big shop machine has everything you need to tackle all your routing tasks and looks great too!

Router

Router Cabinet

Organize router tools with this DIY cabinet plan—includes bit storage, drawers, and a drop-down work surface. Easy to build in a weekend.

Table Saw

Table Saw Cabinet

Build this wall-mounted table saw accessory cabinet to store blades, inserts, and more. A smart, space-saving solution for an organized workshop.