Archive
All Articles
Every review and guide we've published — no filler, no fluff.
We Investigated Whether Someone With Zero Building Experience Can Actually Finish a Shed in a Weekend.
Ryan Shed Plans claims a first-time builder can finish a shed in a weekend. We investigated whether the claim holds up — and what it depends on.
The #1 Reason Woodworking Projects Fail Has Nothing to Do With Your Skills.
Most woodworkers blame themselves when projects fail. We looked into the actual causes — and the evidence points consistently at the plans, not the person following them.
Why Your Cutting List Is Always Off — And What a Correct One Looks Like.
Most woodworking cut lists have systematic errors that send builders back to the hardware store. We looked into why — and what a genuinely accurate materials list actually contains.
We Asked Why So Many DIY Furniture Projects End Up Half-Built in the Garage.
Half-built furniture projects in the garage are more common than the DIY community admits. We investigated the causes — and the consistent role of incomplete plans in the pattern.
We Found a Plan Library Built By Woodworkers Who Test Every Plan Before Publishing It.
Most woodworking plan libraries are collections of untested documentation. We investigated Ted's Woodworking — a library where every plan is built in a workshop before publication.
We Looked Into Why So Many Weekend Shed Projects Stop Before the Roof Goes On.
We investigated the pattern of shed projects that start well and stop somewhere in the middle. The cause was consistent — and it had nothing to do with the builder.
16,000 Plans, Each One Built and Tested. We Looked Into Whether That's Actually True.
Ted's Woodworking claims every plan in its 16,000-plan library has been physically built before publication. We investigated how that's possible — and what it means in practice.
We Tracked How Many Hardware Store Trips the Average Shed Project Requires. Then We Found a Better Way.
We documented the hardware store trips that incomplete shed materials lists cause. The number was consistent — and the solution was documentation that specifies every component before the build starts.
It Takes Under Four Hours to Build. We Looked Into the DIY Power Generator Anyone Can Make.
A home power generator buildable in under four hours using off-the-shelf parts. We investigated the Energy Revolution System — what it is, what it produces, and whether it's worth the afternoon.