Toy Crane

Are you retired? Got kids or grand-kids? I guess you do if you're looking in this category. Well, you found an excellent project to build in this toy crane. Another excellent free woodworking plan from Shopsmith. The free plan includes five pages of detailed instructions that guide you through each step of the process. In addition to the detailed written instructions, Norm Marshall and the guys at Shopsmith have also provided detailed layouts for most of the pieces. I think it would be interesting if someone would to try to up scale this project and make it larger. Also, try putting more variety into the wood that you use. I think it would make this free woodworking project even better. I'll put this one in the easy or medium difficulty level. Especially if you have some experience in woodworking.

|Views: 19 | Last Viewed: 02/21/2012 10:50am | Site: www.shopsmithhandson.com

Mah Jong Box

Although the plan says its for a Mah Jong game set, this free woodworking plan could be used for many types of game storage. It's a basic plan for box construction with a few details that make it special. Try this free woodworking plan and add your own finishing details. Did you know that the popular Mahjong computer game is nothing like the Chinese original game. The original game is played with four players and is much like the western style game of rummy.

|Views: 170 | Last Viewed: 02/22/2012 1:21am | Site: www.am-wood.com

Hand Turned Chess Pieces

This free woodworking plan contains information for someone looking to create their own turned chess pieces. They give you patterns for the common chess pieces and more importantly, they offer excellent tips for the actually wood turning process.

|Views: 188 | Last Viewed: 02/20/2012 6:58pm | Site: www.shopsmithhandson.com

Simple Marble Game

This is a perfect woodworking project that you can build with the kids. It requires a small amount of materials and it is simple to construct.

|Views: 245 | Last Viewed: 02/21/2012 1:53pm | Site: canadianhomeworkshop.com

Der Holzknoten (wooden knot puzzle)

Ok, its a German website, but its a cool little woodworking project. The dimensions are in metric, but I think you can figure that out. Come-on its not rocket science. Give this little gem of a woodworking project a try.

|Views: 254 | Last Viewed: 02/17/2012 10:45pm | Site: www.wood-line.de

Hardwood Pool Table

This is a very ambitious project, but one that an experienced woodworker can handle without a problem. However, you would need some design experience as this one does not come with detailed plans. The free woodworking plan does describe how and where to get all of the material.

|Views: 300 | Last Viewed: 02/22/2012 6:47pm | Site: www.bestbilliard.com