| Easy Woodworking Projects for Beginners |
Easy Woodworking Projects for Beginners
A beginner in the art of woodworking should start on an easy project. If you choose something that is beyond your level of expertise, you are likely to become frustrated and may ruin it. Choosing an easy task and completing it successfully will hone your skills and keep your enthusiasm hot. The experience you gain will enable you to choose something just a little more difficult the next time and before long you will be able to successfully tackle a project with a high difficulty level. So what are some easy projects for the beginner?
A small bookcase or set of shelves would be a good place to start. This will give you practice in measuring, cutting and joining. You may need to plane the pieces and you’ll certainly need to sand them before applying the finish, unless you cheat and buy the boards ready to go. When you are finished, you’ll find lots of use for such a piece. Whether it is used to keep the children’s books up off the floor or kept for your own workshop will be up to you..
If you prefer something much smaller, a jewelry box could be a good choice. It can be as elaborate or as simple as you desire. You could do small dovetail joints and you’ll certainly need to cut out mortises for the hinges and probably the clasp. You’ll get practice measuring and drilling tiny holes to screw the hinges on.
Another good project for the beginner is a planter box. The gardener of the family will be thrilled to have one of these to show off those pretty plants. It won’t matter if the corners of a planter box are not absolutely perfect, as it just sits there holding a plant. Anyway, the worst part (if indeed there is one) can be turned to the back, or covered by the trailing tendrils of plant.
Other, smaller projects could be a spice rack or a coat rack. The spice rack will certainly give you practice in measuring things accurately, while the coat rack could be made a little more challenging with the addition of a shelf above it.
You can often download free woodworking plans for beginners from the Internet. Some woodworking magazines may also include project plans, while other can be bought, either from the Internet or in books. The library may be another source. Many plans will tell you what you need both in tools and materials, to complete a project.
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