The Ted's Woodworking (16,000 Plans) sales page, captured 2026-09-23
Ted's Woodworking (16,000 Plans) review
A big library of woodworking plans for people tired of vague, half-finished instructions
By the RJ Editorial Team. Sales page checked 2026-09-23. Last updated 2026-09-23.
Is it worth it?
You've got the project in your head already. The bench for the garage, the table, the thing you promised you'd build last spring. What stops you isn't skill, it's that every plan you find is either a blog post with two photos or a PDF where step five skips something important and you find out after you've cut the wood. That's the gap this sets out to fill: one big library so you're not hunting every time. And for browsing and idea-hunting, it genuinely does that. Sixteen thousand is a lot of plans. The honest catch is consistency. A collection that size is assembled from many sources, so quality swings hard. Some plans are properly detailed with cut lists and exploded views. Others are thin, oddly scanned, or give dimensions without much explanation. Woodworkers have been pretty vocal about this over the years. If you can read a drawing and fill in gaps yourself, that's an inconvenience. If you were hoping every plan holds your hand, it won't. The sales page is doing a lot of emotional work ("the plans were broken, not you"), which is a nice line but not a quality guarantee. Also worth knowing: this is listed as recurring billing, so check what renews before you pay. Treat it as a cheap, messy, occasionally excellent reference library rather than a course.
Pros
- Huge range of project types in one place
- Cheap compared to buying individual plans
- Instant download, nothing to wait for
- Good for browsing and inspiration
Cons
- Plan quality is very inconsistent across the collection
- Page doesn't say the price, file formats or total download size
- Listed as recurring billing, which the sales copy doesn't make obvious
- Upsells are common after purchase
What you get
Digital access to a claimed 16,000 woodworking plans, delivered as downloadable files (mostly PDFs, plus CAD-style diagrams) covering furniture, sheds, decks, workbenches, small shop projects and kids' pieces. There are supporting bonuses like a video collection and a basic plan-viewing/editing tool. You browse by category, pick a project, print the cut list and build from it.
Before you buy
- Check the exact price and whether it rebills monthly or yearly before you confirm
- Check the refund window (these are usually 60 days, but confirm at checkout)
- Search for one specific project you actually want to build and see if a free plan already covers it
Who it suits
Hobbyists who can read a drawing and want a broad cheap reference library, not beginners wanting step-by-step guidance
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