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Woodworking Videos.
Start Building.

A Year of Builds Worth Finishing.

One project per weekend, in the exact order that builds real skill, from your first straight cut all the way to a finished backyard shed.

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Be honest with yourself

“Another weekend gone. Another half-finished something in the garage.”

If that quiet frustration sounds familiar, wanting to make something real with your hands but not knowing where to start, or starting and never finishing, you already know this ache. And it’s not your fault.

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You’ve bookmarked forty woodworking videos and finished exactly none of them. Because watching is easy. Committing to a real build, with real wood and real consequences, is where most people quietly stop.
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You bought real tools and they’re mostly used for hanging shelves. That table saw. Those chisels. Sitting there as a daily reminder of “someday.”
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Every free plan online assumes you already know things nobody actually taught you. You’re not behind. The plans just weren’t built for someone who wants to actually get good, step by step.
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You want the satisfaction of building something real, not just watching someone else do it. You want to step back, look at something solid, and know you made that.

The problem has never been your skill level. It’s been the absence of a considered plan, one that tells you exactly what to build next, teaches you what you need at the moment you need it, and gets you to Sunday evening with something finished.

That’s exactly what 52 Weekends is.

Workshop bench
Here’s what changes

A year that actually finishes.

Most plan collections hand you thousands of disconnected drawings and no idea where to start. 52 Weekends does the opposite: one project per weekend, fifty-two weeks in a row, each one quietly teaching you the exact skill the next weekend needs.

By the time you close this book, you won’t have a folder of half-finished plans. You’ll have fifty-two finished builds, real tool confidence, and the habit of actually showing up to your own shop every Saturday.

“A sharp tool forgives. A dull one only argues. The same is true of a plan.” Bench Note

No filler. No sixteen-thousand-plan database to get lost in. Just a year, planned for you, from a cutting board on weekend one, to a weathertight backyard shed on weekend fifty-two.

52
Projects
179
Pages
60
Illustrations
4
Skill Quarters
The arc of the year

Four quarters. Thirteen weekends each.
Every build sets up the next one.

Foundations
Part I · Weeks 1–13

Foundations

Thirteen weekends earning the right to build furniture. Nothing here takes more than a Saturday, and every project quietly teaches your hands one specific thing.

  • Cut straight and repeatably with whatever saw you already own
  • Glue up a panel that actually stays flat
  • Apply your first real finish, and understand why you chose it
  • Build the two things every shop needs: sawhorses and a flat top
First Real Furniture
Part II · Weeks 14–26

First Real Furniture

The quarter where things start getting given as gifts. Joinery replaces screws, cases replace boards, and you cut your first hand dovetails by week fifteen.

  • Cut a hand dovetail that closes without filler
  • Mortise and tenon a table leg to an apron
  • Build a case that pulls square off the clamps
  • Hang a door and a lid so they sit flush
Outdoors and Garden
Part III · Weeks 27–39

Outdoors & Garden

Summer, cedar, and the forgiving scale of outdoor work. Bigger, faster builds that teach you what indoor furniture never will: how wood behaves in weather.

  • Detail outdoor lumber so it lasts fifteen years, not three
  • Cut a curve from a template and repeat it twenty times
  • Batch-build identical parts without a production line
  • Design a lid that sheds water instead of trapping it
Mastery and Capstone
Part IV · Weeks 40–52

Mastery & Capstone

Nine pieces that demand everything the year has taught you. Then the four-weekend capstone: a real backyard shed, framed, sided, roofed, and finished.

  • Fit an inset door with an even reveal, all the way round
  • Manage wood movement in a tabletop built to outlive you
  • Bend wood with steam and a shop-made form
  • Frame, side, and roof a weathertight structure in four weekends
What changes when you finish

It’s not just a shelf.
It’s proof of what you’re capable of.

There’s a moment, you’ll know it when it happens, when you step back from something you built with your own hands and just look at it. It’s solid. It’s square. It’s exactly where you said it would go. And nobody else in the world made that.

That nightstand by your bed. The coat rack your kids hang their backpacks on. The cutting board that becomes the gift your brother talks about for years. These aren’t just objects. They’re evidence.

“I don’t need another hobby. I need a reason to use Saturday morning the way I always meant to.”

By the end of the year, your home is filled with things you made. Your skills are transformed. And the shop that used to feel intimidating now feels like the best part of your week.

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60 Illustrations

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Full Backyard Shed Capstone

Four-weekend build: framed, sided, roofed, and finished. The year’s crowning project.

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Weekend Planning Tracker

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Is this for you?

Built for the person who owns a drill
and a circular saw, and wants to actually
use them for something that matters.

This IS for you if…

  • You have basic tools and want to actually use them
  • You’re a beginner, intermediate, or returning hobbyist
  • You want one clear project per weekend, no guesswork
  • You want to fill your home with things you made
  • You want handmade gifts that actually mean something
  • You want an offline, hands-on antidote to screen time

This ISN’T for you if…

  • You’re looking for shortcuts or hack techniques
  • You expect to learn woodworking without doing woodworking
  • You want CNC-only or power-tool-shortcut builds
  • You’re not willing to commit a weekend to a real build
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FAQ

Questions from the bench

Do I need to be an experienced woodworker?

Not at all. Part I starts with foundational projects designed for someone just learning to use their tools confidently. The book grows with you. By Part IV you’ll be building furniture and structures you never thought you could tackle.

What tools do I need?

Most projects can be completed with a circular saw or table saw, a drill, basic hand tools, and clamps. Each project lists exactly what you’ll need before you start, no surprises when you’re already at the lumber yard.

How long does each project take?

Each project is designed to be completed in a single weekend, typically 6–10 hours spread across Saturday and Sunday. Some early builds can be done in a single afternoon.

Is this a physical book or a digital download?

It’s an instant digital download, a beautifully designed 179-page PDF you can read on any device or print for the shop. Yours forever, no subscription.

What if I miss a weekend?

Life happens. The book isn’t going anywhere. It’s yours forever. Skip a week, pick up wherever you left off. This isn’t a class with deadlines. It’s a plan you own.

What’s your refund policy?

Full refund within 30 days, no questions. If you open it, read it, and decide it’s not for you, you get every dollar back. That’s a promise.

Weekend Workshop

This weekend, you could
build something real.

52 builds. 52 weekends. One year from now, your shop, and your home, look completely different.

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52 complete woodworking projects, one per weekend, all year.

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