The First 5 Projects Roadmap
Free, printable, and yours in about ten seconds — add your email and the roadmap opens on the next screen with the PDF on it.
Who it is for
Anyone who wants to make something out of wood and has no idea where to start — no shop, no machines, no experience, and a strong preference for not wasting money on either wood or tools. If you have already built furniture, this is not for you; the project guides will still be useful.
What is inside
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A decision tree for your first project
Three questions — what tools you have, how long you have, and what you want to end up with — that land you on one build instead of a list of forty.
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Five projects in skill order
Phone stand, simple box, cutting board, planter box, wall shelf. Each one adds exactly one new skill to the one before it, so nothing arrives all at once.
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A tool inventory you fill in
Every tool on the starter list, with a column for own, borrow, rent, or buy later. Most people finish it owning less than they expected to.
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Project cards with real constraints
Time band, materials cost band, board sizes, tools, the skill it teaches, and the point in the build where the honest answer is to stop and ask someone.
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A cut list and shopping worksheet
Printable, so it goes to the timber rack with you rather than staying on a screen at home.
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A mistake log and next-project tracker
One line per build: what went wrong, what you would do differently. It is the fastest way to stop repeating the same cut.
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Prefer to read first?
Everything else on this site is free with no signup at all — the project guides, the tool guides, the techniques and the safety guide. The roadmap is the one thing behind the form, because it is the thing worth an email address.