Shop Projects

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

Carts & Stands

Mobile Planer Cart

Build a mobile planer cart with storage, folding wings, and a built-in planing sled—perfect for any woodshop.

Simple & Fast Rabbeted Drawers
Popular Woodworking

Simple & Fast Rabbeted Drawers

Without a doubt, this is as easy as it gets

Clamp Rack
Carts & Stands

Clamp Rack

This article shows you how to make a simple wall-mounted clamp rack.

The Holtzapffel Workbench
Popular Woodworking

The Holtzapffel Workbench

We revive a 19th-century bench that was designed just for cabinetmakers.

Wall-Hung Tool Racks
Popular Woodworking

Wall-Hung Tool Racks

Toolboxes, chests and cabinets are ideal for storing your tools during transport, but they aren't convenient for the workshop.

Traditional Sawbench
Jigs & Fixtures

Traditional Sawbench

An essential shop fixture, this cross between a sawhorse and workbench will quickly become a loyal and dependable assistant.

21st-century Workbench
Popular Woodworking

21st-century Workbench

This new bench combines features from several historic forms in one design that is perfectly suited for the modern wood shop.

A Better Miter Saw Stand
Popular Woodworking

A Better Miter Saw Stand

This miter saw workstation is compact and inexpensive to build.

Mobile Clamp Cart
Carts & Stands

Mobile Clamp Cart

This rolling stand holds a complete collection of clamps in very little space.  

Hand Plane Cabinet
Popular Woodworking

Hand Plane Cabinet

Hand planes are the thoroughbreds of the shop.

Panel-Cutting Sled
Jigs & Fixtures

Panel-Cutting Sled

For less than the cost of a sawblade, you can build a precision crosscutting sled that handles large panels with ease.

Drill Press Table
Jigs & Fixtures

Drill Press Table

This table is as good (or better) than the store-bought ones and much less expensive.