5 Plywood Projects
Build a complete workshop with 5 easy plywood projects: a tool shelf, workbench, shop cart, router table, and sawhorses — perfect for beginners.
Get your workshop up and running with this essential set of 5 beginner-friendly plywood woodworking projects. Designed specifically for small shops, new woodworkers, and anyone needing affordable, space-saving shop furniture, this project set includes a workbench, wall-mounted tool shelf, router table, mobile shop cart, and folding sawhorses — all built using just a few sheets of ¾" plywood.
This step-by-step woodworking plan is perfect for DIYers looking to create sturdy, functional shop furniture with minimal tools and materials. The plywood workbench provides a rock-solid workspace with splayed legs and support ribs for stability. Above it, the tool shelf with integrated rack keeps your most-used tools and hardware organized and within easy reach.
Expand your capabilities with a compact router table, a mobile cart for tool transport and storage, and a set of versatile sawhorses that fold flat when not in use. Each project in this collection is designed for easy construction and efficient use of materials, making it ideal for woodworkers on a budget.
Whether you’re outfitting a garage workshop or upgrading your current setup, these plywood shop projects will help you build a functional, organized space with lasting results. Start with just a few sheets of plywood and finish with a fully equipped shop!
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What You Get:
- 13 printable (digital) pages of step-by-step instructions
- Over 70 full-color photos and illustrations and exploded views
- Cutting diagram and materials list

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Imperial Plans
The United States Customary System of Units (USCS or USC), more commonly referred to as the English or Imperial system, is the standard set of units for our plans. It uses inches and feet for measurement. This is the one you probably want if you are in the United States, and it is the one we have traditionally offered on this website.

Metric Plans
The International System of Units (SI), more commonly referred to as the metric system, is the alternative set of units that we have available for some of our plans. It uses millimeters, centimeters, and meters for measurement. This is the one you probably want if you are outside the United States. These plans are provided by our business partner, Australian Woodsmith, and are based on the original Woodsmith plan. However, dimensions and other elements of the plan may vary between the metric and standard versions. Be sure to double-check the plan before building.


Premium Plans
All of the information that you need to build our plans can be found in the standard plan. However, if you want even more granular detail to make your job easier, you should consider our premium plans. These come with additional shop diagrams that we drew when creating the prototypes. Shop drawings are not available for every plan.
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