6 FREE Woodworking Plans For Beginners
Have you been looking for some woodworking plans, which are free online.
Here, you will find 6 plans, that you can take advantage of.
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Easy For Beginners Woodworking Plans, You Can Build Yourself
Dresser
The first free plan is something a lot of people want to craft, but maybe don’t know how to do it or don’t have the tools to do it.
You will see a full detailed plan how you can do it with instructions and all the tools, you need to craft it.

Material List For Dresser
- 4’x8′ – 3/4″ Plywood (x2)
- 4’x8′ – 1/2″ Plywood (x2)
- 2x4x8′ (x2)
- 2x3x8′ (x2)
- 1x10x6′ (x3)
- 18″ Drawer Rails (x6 pairs)
- 2 1/2″ Pocket Hole Screws
- 1 1/4″ Brad Nails
- 1 1/4″ Pocket hole screws
- 2″ Wood Screws
- Wood Glue
- Jacobean Stain
- Classic Gray Stain
Tools, You Would Need For a Dresser
- Drill
- Kreg Jig
- Miter Saw
- Tape Measure
- Table Saw
- Nail Gun
- Kreg Drawer Slider Jig
Jewelry Box
Do you have jewelries you want to store or you need to build a wooden one for someone ? You will know how to build a jewelry box with detailed plan, so you can build an amzing projects with all the details, instructions etc, you need.

A jewelry box is something very compact and tiny, so you will not a lot of materials and tools to build it too.
Tools
- Table Saw
- Bandsaw
- Jointer
- Planer
- Sander
- Router Table
- Cross Cut Sled – Check Out My Video Here
Materials
- Wenge
- White Oak
- Brusso 95* Hinges
- Brass Block
- Titebond II Dark Wood Glue
Bird Feeders
If, you have birds, you more likely will need a bird feeder for them or you have a project, you may need to make for someone, if you have a woodworking business etc.

As, you can see on the video below, making a bird feeder is a very beginner friendly project and it can be also very beneficial to your woodworking experience.
It most likely will not cost you a lot to build one.
Desk
A very often project a lot of people need regularly and you can DIY(Do IT Yourself) is a wooden desk, which a lot of people pay for, usually, but you can actually do it yourself and it is not very complicated.
FOr a desk, you may not need a lot of tools and usually it is also kind of beginner friendly project and you will find a free plan below the image below.

Tools
- 2 Strap Clamps
- Miter Box
- Biscuit Joiner
- Table Saw
- Power Drill
- Power Sander
- Hammer
- Iron
Materials
- 1st Batch of Plywood and Trim
- 2nd Batch of Plywood , Trim , and Wood Glue
- Bicuits
- Base Trim
Drawers and Hardware
- Plywood (Pine)
- Drawer Sliders
- Hanging File Frames
- Bronze Pulls
Paint and Primer (birch needs several coats) $35.00 (approx.)
Nails and Screws $10.00
Workbench
Another thing, if you are a woodworker or someone who does some type of work, you may need a workbench in most cases to put your tools, you need to do something on it.
For example to work on other woodworking projects, you have to work on etc.

You know, that tools are usually free, but, there are also very affordable, that you can use over and over again for your woodworking projects.
A workbench is your foundation of your workshop where you will build your woodworking projects.
You’d need a circular saw, a drill, a belt sander, something that almost anyone has in his home, a wrench, tape measure anothe thing, that you most likely have, Safety Goggles, dust mask and hearing protection.
These are the tools, you will need and some of them are free for you, because you most likely have some of the in your home already.
As for the material list:
- Wood Glue
- 2 x 8 Lumber
- 2 x 4 Lumber
- 1 sheet 1/2- in x 8 foot Plywood
- 16: 3/8 v 4- in Carriage Bolts
- 3-in Wood Screws
You can see an example of an woodworking workbench below.
Garden Bridge
Do you have a garden ? If so, you may want to build and craft an amazing garden bridge inside.
Or again, you may have an order you have to deliver. It will take more time, but it is still not very complicated to build one, as far as you have the right tools and plans with details, which you will find below the image.
Tools
Same of the tools are the same as for that workbench
- Circular saw
- Jigsaw
- Electric screwdriver
- Drill/drill bit (1/2”)
- Hammer
- Wood planer
- Vice/wood clamps
Material List for a garden bridge
- (2) 2x12s hardwood
- (13) 2x6s hardwood
- (2) 8’ 4×4 treated pine post cut into 6 32” posts
- 25” Length of bendable conduit
- Benjamin-Moore Paint or stain & brushes
- Wood screws (2” stainless steel)
- Wood nails
- Pencil, so you can mark

Conclusion About The Free Woodworking Plans, Which Are Beginner Friendly
If, these 6 woodworking plans for you are not enough or you are looking for a whole collection of over 16,000 plans, then you can take a look at Teds Woodworking Plans
There you will be able to find whatever plan, you are looking for, if these 6 free ones are not one you are looking for.
There will be also woodworking videos, tutorials and a lot more for you as a complete beginner to become an expert and very affordable plans, which don’t cost a lot of money at the best possible prices.
You can see that a lot of the plans require general tools and materials, which some of them, you might already have, even before you have started your woodworking journey.