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Duration of the online course: 5 hours and 28 minutes

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Build real woodworking skills with a free online course packed with hands-on DIY projects, tool tips, and practical techniques—learn, make, and level up.

In this free course, learn about

Design and build cutting boards: ombre herringbone, juice groove, live-edge guitar shape
Create straight edges without a jointer using essential alternative tools and methods
Build larger shop/furniture projects: ping pong table, side table, desk, vanity desk, file cabinet
Construct storage solutions: rolling scrap cart, bike shed, pool toy organizer
Why corner 1-inch blocks add strength/squareness in a rolling scrap wood storage cart
Flatten twisted boards using the appropriate stock-flattening tool/technique
Surface prep for finishing: benefits of brass bristle brushing before applying finish
Integrate functional hardware features: bottle opener & cap catcher, piano-hinge coat rack
Make strong joints: dowels, mortise-and-tenon, box-joint look without cutting joinery, desk-base joinery
Use templates/routers/CNC for repeatable parts: toy train table, puzzle table, mirror frame
Handle tight curves safely/effectively (e.g., for bandsaw work on curved shapes)
Build instrument projects: Telecaster kit, cigar-box 3-string, Les Paul Jr-style with epoxy ocean pour
Use veneer on a guitar body to improve appearance/cover substrate and add decorative grain
Shop shortcuts: kerfmaker use, cutting dados without a dado jig, safe sawbuck setup for firewood

About the free online course

Turn spare wood, simple tools, and a good plan into projects you’re proud to use every day. This free online woodworking course is built for makers who learn by doing and want practical results, not theory that stays on the page. You’ll follow along with real builds that range from small, giftable pieces to functional furniture and shop solutions, helping you gain confidence from the first cut to the final coat of finish.

Along the way, you’ll develop the kind of job-ready habits that matter in any hands-on craft: measuring accurately, working safely, correcting mistakes, and choosing techniques that match your tool setup. If you’ve ever felt limited because you don’t own a full workshop, this course shows how to get clean, professional-looking outcomes with smart methods, alternative approaches, and careful setup. You’ll see how to improve edges, flatten and square boards, handle curves, and assemble parts reliably so everything fits the way it should.

The projects are intentionally varied so you practice transferable skills across different challenges. You’ll work on cutting boards, small tables, storage builds, wall-mounted pieces, and creative wood art, building your eye for layout and proportion while strengthening your technique with each new make. You’ll also pick up finishing know-how that changes how your work looks and lasts, from surface prep to details that elevate the final result.

Because the course includes quick questions and exercises tied to the builds, you’re encouraged to think like a craftsperson: why a specific tool was chosen, how a joint gains strength, what to do when material isn’t perfectly straight, and how to keep a design sturdy without overcomplicating it. By the end, you’ll have a repeatable process you can use for your own custom projects, whether you’re building for your home, creating gifts, or exploring woodworking as a serious professional skill.

Course content

Video class: DIY Ombre Herringbone Cutting Board 04m
Exercise: What woodworking tools were mentioned as essentials for creating a straight edge on wood pieces when you don't have a jointer?
Video class: Walnut Ping Pong Table Build 05m
Exercise: What material was used for the ping-pong table legs in the video description?
Video class: Rolling Scrap Wood Storage Cart 06m
Exercise: What is the purpose of adding 1-inch blocks to the corners in the scrap wood storage cart build?

Video class: Juice Groove Cutting Board 07m
Exercise: What tool was used to flatten the twisted wood pieces in the project?
Video class: DIY Side Table With Storage Shelf 09m
Exercise: What is the main advantage of using a brass bristle brush before applying the finish to the wood in this project?
Video class: DIY Table with Built-In Bottle Opener and Cap Catcher 06m
Exercise: What unique feature does the table have?

Video class: DIY Plywood and 2x4 BOX-JOINT Bench - Without Cutting Joinery 05m
Exercise: Which woodworking technique did the creator NOT use when making their bench in this DIY tutorial?
Video class: Guitar Shaped LIVE-EDGE Cutting Board - Easy Bandsaw Project 03m
Exercise: What approach was used to manage tighter curves while woodworking?
Video class: DIY Telecaster Guitar // Woodworking Project // CNC // Guitar Kit 10m
Exercise: What is the primary purpose of adding veneer to a guitar body?

Video class: How to Make a Longboard // Scrap Project // DIY Project // Beginner Woodworking Project 07m
Exercise: What is the recommended thickness for a longboard made from hardwood scraps?
Video class: Wood Magnet Board // Wall Art Challenge // DIY Project // How To Cut Logs 09m
Exercise: What does the creator use to ensure that the magnets are all facing in the same direction when inserting them into the wood cookies?
Video class: Modern Toy Train Table // DIY Furniture for Kids // Router // CNC 18m
Exercise: What tool is essential for creating smooth dowel joints in woodworking projects?

Video class: DIY Bike Storage Shed // Beginner Woodworking Project // Outdoor Storage // Storage Solutions 07m
Exercise: Which type of wood was used for the outside of the storage shed?
Video class: DIY Round Coffee Table // Woodworking Project // Cerused Oak // Router 12m
Exercise: What material was used to create the unique finish on the coffee table?
Video class: How to Make a Modern Mirror Frame // Woodworking // DIY Project // Scrap Project 09m
Exercise: Which type of wood was primarily used to create the frame for the octagon-shaped mirror?

Video class: Making a Three String Guitar // Cigar Box Guitar // DIY // Woodworking 18m
Exercise: What material was initially used to make the body of the custom 3-string guitar?
Video class: Building a Keyboard Stand // Woodworking // DIY Project 15m
Exercise: What type of wood did the DIY tutorial involve primarily for the construction of the keyboard stand?
Video class: How To Build Simple Drawers // Woodworking // Kerfmaker 08m
Exercise: What is a kerf maker used for in woodworking?

Video class: Building a Desk Using Dowels for Drawer Slides // Woodworking // Instagram Builders Challenge 12m
Exercise: Which type of joinery did the builder decide to utilize for assembling the desk base?
Video class: DIY Balance Board with Walnut Inlay // Rail to Rail // Easy DIY Project // Quick DIY Holiday Gift 08m
Exercise: What initial shape was used for creating the balance board?
Video class: How to Build a Modern Vanity Desk // Woodworking Project // DIY Modern Furniture 14m
Exercise: What feature of the vanity desk had to be swapped out for torsion hinges because the original push-to-open slides did not align with the design?

Video class: Live Edge Piano Hinge Coat Rack // DIY // Modern // Woodworking 13m
Video class: DIY Knock Down Stool or Side Table // Easy Woodworking Joinery // Mortise and Tenon // DIY Project 10m
Exercise: What method was used to clean up the edges of the wood in the absence of a jointer?
Video class: DIY Folding Sawbuck // Chainsaw // Cutting Firewood Safely // Quick Do it Yourself Project 07m

Video class: Making a Les Paul Jr. Inspired Guitar with an Epoxy Ocean Pour // DIY Guitar Build 21m
Exercise: In the process of building a custom guitar, which material was used to create an ocean pattern on the guitar body?
Video class: Building a Simple Puzzle Table Using Templates - What materials would you use? 13m
Video class: DIY Marble Solitaire Game - #BuildAtHome Project - Scrap Wood Challenge! 12m
Exercise: What item did the maker use as a protective layer to prevent damage to furniture when creating a marble solitaire game?

Video class: Building a Pool Toy Organizer - How many tools do you think it takes to build it? 11m
Video class: 5 Quick and EASY gifts you can make from SCRAP wood! 22m
Exercise: What method can be used to make dados if you don't have access to a dado jig?
Video class: Building a Rolling File Cabinet 13m

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