Skip to content

Browse▾

All plans Cutting Boards Furniture Storage & Shelving Outdoor Shop Projects Gifts & Small Projects

Learning About FAQ

Search plans

Search plans

Browse by category▾

All plans Cutting Boards Furniture Storage & Shelving Outdoor Shop Projects Gifts & Small Projects

Learning About FAQLog in Sign up

Browse

Cutting Boards
Furniture
Storage & Shelving
Outdoor
Shop Projects
Gifts & Small Projects

Site

All plans
Learning
About
FAQ

Notch — Built naturally. Made to last.

© 2026 Notch. Measure your own material and follow the safety guidance for your tools — a plan is a well-specified starting point, not a substitute for judgement at the saw.

Plans

Loading plans…

Notch

Plans

Every plan carries a full cut list, a material list and a cost band — so you can compare them before you drive to the lumberyard.

Categories

All plans
Cutting Boards
Furniture
Storage & Shelving
Outdoor
Shop Projects
Gifts & Small Projects

Search plans

Per page

Sort

Filters (1)

Category

Difficulty

BeginnerEasy

Outdoor

159 plans match your filters · Clear search and filters

Results

Outdoor
Modern Fence Picket Planter (Multiple Sizes)
A clean-lined raised planter with waterfall-mitered corners, built as a cheap 2x4 skeleton wrapped in cedar pickets. Seven sizes from 18" square to a 6-foot garden bed.
- Easy
- $$
- 3–5 hrs

Intermediate

Advanced

Expert

Cost

$ = scrap-wood cheap · $$$$$ = a serious lumber budget

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

Time available

Tools you own

Tick what you have. You’ll only see plans you can actually build — optional tools are ignored.

Clamping

Bar / Pipe ClampsParallel ClampsSpring Clamps

Drilling

Drill / DriverDrill Bit SetDrill PressForstner BitsHole Saw KitImpact Driver

Fastening

Brad NailerStaple Gun

Hand Tool

Block PlaneCard ScraperChiselsHammerHand Plane

Joinery

Domino / Biscuit JoinerDoweling JigPocket Hole Jig

Layout

Combination SquareLevelMarking GaugePencilSpeed Square

Milling

Iron for Edge BandingJointerRouterThickness Planer

Outdoor

Post Hole Digger

Power Saw

Band SawCircular SawJigsawMiter SawScroll Saw

Safety

Hearing ProtectionSafety Glasses

Sanding

Belt SanderRandom Orbit SanderSandpaper (assorted grits)

Turning

Lathe

Minimal modern wood bench with low back built from five 2x6 boards

Outdoor

Modern Five-Board Bench

A modern low-back bench from exactly five 2x6 boards and one box of screws. Two steps, two identical leg sets, no angles anywhere.

Beginner
$$
1.5–2.5 hrs

Eight-foot wooden picnic table with three A-frame leg sets

Long Picnic Table (8-Foot)

A full 8-foot picnic table with THREE A-frame leg sets — the top boards go on uncut at stock length, and the middle legs are what keep an 8-foot span from sagging.

Intermediate
$$$
5–7 hrs

Post-mounted little free library box with slanted roof and windowed door

Little Library / Community Pantry Box

A weatherproof post-mounted box with a windowed door — half a sheet of exterior plywood, built to survive outdoors with books or canned goods inside.

Intermediate
$$$
6–9 hrs

Small kid-sized wooden picnic table with splayed legs

Little Kids Picnic Table

A toddler-scale picnic table in light 1x lumber — 30° splayed legs, clipped corners everywhere a shin could find, and a de-wobbling trick that actually works.

Easy
$$
2–3 hrs

6-Board Leopold Bench

A classic outdoor bench built from three boards and one angled cut — no joinery beyond screws.

Beginner
$
1.5–2.5 hrs

Kids' lemonade stand built from cedar fence pickets and 2x4s

Lemonade Stand — Cedar Fence Pickets and 2x4s

A kids' lemonade stand with a tall signboard back, a 2x4 frame, cedar-picket paneling on all sides, and an inside shelf for cups and pitchers.

Beginner
$$
2–3 hrs

Large Three-Sided Outdoor Bar

A 7ft U-shaped serving bar framed in 2x4 with cedar-picket siding, a 2x12 countertop, and a notched inside shelf.

Intermediate
$$$
6–9 hrs

Long outdoor bench with an X-lattice back panel

Large Outdoor Bench with X-Back

A porch-length bench with a lattice of mitered 2x2 Xs filling the back — the same repeating joint six times over, with the pocket holes deliberately hidden from the front.

Intermediate
$$
5–7 hrs

Large modern hanging porch swing couch with flat slat arms and back

Large Modern Porch Swing Couch

A full-width hanging couch, not a bench — a wide 2x4 seat frame with center supports, flat modern slat arms and back, sized and reinforced for real two- and three-person loads.

Easy
$$
5–7 hrs

Large Sloped-Roof Dog House

A 4ft x 4ft framed dog house with a sloped, shingled roof — sized for a large breed.

Intermediate
$$$
5–7 hrs

Large wooden sandbox with a canopy frame over the top

Large Covered Sandbox

A big 2x8 sandbox with wide sit-on top trim and four canopy posts ready for a sun cover. The posts double as corner reinforcement.

Easy
$$
4–7 hrs

← Prev1…7 8 9…14Next →

Hand Saw

Mallet

Straight Edge

Tape Measure

Table Saw