Woodworking Plans

Scandinavian Kitchen Table
Woodworking Plans

This plan is your guide to making a simply beautiful table. This everyday table is modeled on Julia Child’s original kitchen table. Purchased in Norway in 1960, it’s the farm table at which Julia and her husband Paul ate most of their meals. It is now on display at the Smithsonian where it so fascinated Mario Rodriguez that he created this plan for reproducing a similar version.

SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate

FINISHED SIZE:
35 1/4 in. wide by 65 3/8 in. deep by 28 3/4 in. tall

PRINTED PLAN INCLUDES:

• Scale drawings
• Complete cutlist
• SketchUp drawing

Wood Plans are shop tested measured drawing and instructions for the project shown. Wood Plans contain no hardware, materials or accessories shown on Cover photo.

Harvest Table
Fine Woodworking Project Plan

Build a classic Shaker drop-leaf dining table with detailed project plans and step-by-step instruction from Christian Becksvoort. He details his method for cutting the rule joint where the table and leaves join, as well as how to install hinges for smooth operation. Also included are additional options for leaf-support systems, which can be used to support any variety of table extension.

Skill Level: Intermediate

Printed Plan Includes:

• Extensive full-size and scale drawings
• Complete cutlist
• Step-by-step spinner guide
• Component templates

FINISHED SIZE: 48'' D x 84" W x 30-1/16'' H

Pedestal Table
Fine Woodworking Project Plan

This reproduction of a 160-year-old French Regency pedestal table has many interesting details, not to mention a few challenges. Each piece is either curved or has a compound angle; there are tips on using jigs to make construction easier. Curved parts on the triangular base are shaped with a router on a trammel jig. There's no need for a lathe to shape the feet. A steel rod feeds through each section of the table, holding it together.

SKILL LEVEL: Advanced

PLAN INCLUDES:

• detailed building guide
• detailed cutlist full-size and scale drawings
• component templates

FINISHED SIZE: 48 in. in dia. by 30 in. tall

Shaker Dining Table
Fine Woodworking Project Plan

Based on a piece built at the Shaker community in Hancock, Mass., this table has been sized to meet the demands of today's diners. Bed bolts used in construction ensure that the trestle design can be knocked down easily for moving or storage. The single center stretcher gives plenty vertical legroom and the arched feet give the table a graceful appearance while leaving plenty of space for diners' feet. The posts are turned on a lathe, and then notched with the aid of a shopmade jig.

SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate

PLAN INCLUDES:

• Step by step assembly instructions
• Complete cutlist
• Full-size and scale drawings
• Directions for shopmade jig that simplifies construction steps

FINISHED SIZE: 30" tall x 36" wide x 96" long

Trestle Table
Fine Woodworking Project Plan

Plans for this graceful trestle table can be adapted to reflect the design of your choice, from Shaker to Colonial. Techniques include hand-cut through-mortise and -tenon joints and machine-cut breadboard ends. Instructions describe how to size tenons and cover each stage of construction, from lumber milling to final finish. Simple instructions on dimension modifications enable you to seat more or fewer people as your taste and needs require.

SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate

PLAN INCLUDES:

• through mortise-and-tenon joinery tips
• complete cutlist
• full-size and scale drawings
• detailed building guide

FINISHED SIZE: 28" deep x 71-5/16" wide x 29" tall

Hayrake Table
Fine Woodworking Project Plan

Inspired by English Arts & Crafts designer Sidney Barnsley, this rustic table requires an array of mortise-and-tenon joints. While the hayrake stretcher looks complex, construction is broken down into easy steps and drawboring the rake simplifies the process.

SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate

PLAN INCLUDES:

• Extensive full-size and scale drawings
• Complete cutlist
• Step-by-step companion article

FINISHED SIZE: 76" long x 36" wide x 30" tall

Contemporary Dining Chair
Fine Woodworking Project Plan

Beauty, comfort, and strength come together in this chair designed by Michael Fortune. In traditional chairmaking the legs, rails, seat, and back are part of a single unit. This design throws all that out the window. By separating the seat and back from the legs and rails, you can build the base first. Because the legs and rails are square to one another, the joinery is much simpler. The seat and back are attached to the base with screws after they’ve been shaped for comfort. Handy jigs take care of the multiple mortises in this chair and make it easy to create an identical set to fit around a dining table.

SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate

PRINTED PLAN INCLUDES:

• Companion How-to Article
• Detailed cutlist Extensive
• full-size and scale drawings

FINISHED SIZE:
19-1/2" deep x 21-1/2" wide x 32-1/2" tall

Mission Addiction
Woodworking Plan

Either as a stand-alone project or as a complement to our table and chairs, you’ll find the buffet a worthy addition to your home’s decor. Made from oak and accented with reproduction brass hardware, our buffet boasts ample storage.

Measures: 50" wide, 18" deep, 33-1/16" tall.

Wood Plans are shop tested measured drawing and instructions for the project shown. Wood Plans contain no hardware, materials or accessories shown on Cover photo.

Huntboard
Fine Woodworking Project Plan

The huntboard is a wonderful furniture form, a relaxed cousin to the more formal and high-style sideboard. The focus of this design is the three central drawers, balanced by flanking doors. The case itself is deep and tall, and it's engineered to withstand the weight of flatware and dinnerware collections. It will also withstand seasonal wood movement without damage. Detailed, thorough instructions include information on how to rabbet and dovetail the front stretcher to the legs and side aprons to help stabilize the case against racking.

SKILL LEVEL: Advanced

What’s Included:

• Extensive full-size and scale drawings
• Complete cutlist
• Step-by-step companion article

FINISHED SIZE: 53" wide by 18" deep by 40" tall

Pennsylvania Spice Box
Fine Woodworking Project Plan

Steve Latta designed this spice box as a 10th anniversary present for his wife. Fitted with banks of small drawers and a two hidden compartments, it features a dovetailed case with an inlaid frame-and-panel door that can be personalized for a special occasion. The box is small enough to fit comfortably atop a dresser or sideboard, but don't let the small size fool you. The box may be small, but the task of making it is not.

SKILL LEVEL: Advanced

What’s Included:

• Extensive full-size and scale drawings
• Complete cutlist
• Step-by-step companion article

FINISHED SIZE: 11". deep x 14-1/4" wide x 21-5/16" tall

Ready-to-Serve Wine Cabinet
Woodworking Plan

Keep your favorite wines, stemware, and serving accessories handy in this stylish unit. Featured in the October 2006 issue.

Wood Plans are shop tested measured drawing and instructions for the project shown. Wood Plans contain no hardware, materials or accessories shown on Cover photo.

Krenov Inspired Display Cabinet
Fine Woodworking Project Plan

The cabinet-on-stand form popularized by James Krenov uses familiar construction methods such as mortise-and-tenon joints, dowels, and bridle joints. What makes it special are all the lessons and details Jim Budlong adds, learned in years teaching side-by-side with the master. For example, he starts with the doors and then builds the case to fit them. The doors are joined with attractive, simple bridle joints, and divided glass panels help make them special. The carcase is joined with dowels, which makes it easy to dry-fit to ensure a perfect fit with the doors. The legs are shaped on the bandsaw and refined with hand tools.

SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate

PRINTED PLAN INCLUDES:

• Companion How-to Article
• Detailed cutlist
• Extensive, full-size and scale drawings

FINISHED SIZE:
11-5/8" deep x 22-1/4" wide x 60-13/16". tall