Other Great Online Resources for Woodworking

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Woodworking is a skill you build with practice. These online resources can help you learn techniques, find plans, and get a second opinion on tools.

#1. Woodworker’s Resource

Look for sites like this that offer instructional videos and downloadable guides. Some also have project guides for woodworking with kids. Websites change over time, so confirm a site is still active before you rely on it.

#2. Wood Magazine

This long-running magazine publishes project plans, tool reviews, and simple projects you can build at home. Its website has how-to articles and downloadable plans, some free and some paid. It is worth a bookmark.

#3. Fundamentals of Woodworking

This site collects woodworking articles and plans on topics such as cabinet making, furniture design, shop organization, and sawhorse plans. It is a handy place to get a second opinion on techniques you read about here.

#4. Nick Engler’s Workshop Companion

Nick Engler's site is a good resource for essential information about wood, tools, techniques, and materials. It includes a "Know-How" library, calculators, jigs and fixtures, and project plans.

Woodworking can be a rewarding hobby for people with low vision or blindness. The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) publishes resources on technology, daily living, and services for people who are blind or have low vision. Those can help you find tools and support for working safely in the shop.

#6. Popular Woodworking

Popular Woodworking's website offers videos, free articles, project plans, and an e-learning section for online classes. You’ll also find blogs, tool reviews (see also our tablesaw reviews), and technique articles on topics such as finishing. A paid PopWood+ membership adds access to more of its archive.

These online resources can help you build your skills at your own pace. Use them alongside our guides, and always follow the safety instructions in your tool manuals.