Discover a ton of fast woodworking projects, perfect for quick wins, skill development, and boosting your creativity. Explore the benefits of these projects and find your inspiration with our curated list of tutorials.
Woodworking can be a time consuming hobby. Even a medium-sized project can take hours and hours – just to sand the wood!
There is a time and a place for large woodworking projects, but sometimes you just want something you can do quickly and easily.
Fast woodworking projects can help with skill development, boost creativity, and give you the satisfaction of a job completed quickly.
Today we want to chat about quick woodworking projects and share our favorite tutorials with you, all in one place!
Benefits of Fast Woodworking Projects
Fast woodworking projects give you instant gratification. They are a great way to try out a new technique, test a new product, or use up some scrap wood.
A fast woodworking project is a quick win, and it can give you a confidence boost, especially if you’ve been stuck on a long, dragged out project previously.
Fast woodworking projects also make the best wood projects to sell!
If you are a beginner woodworker, fast projects can help you to master basic woodworking skills without getting yourself into anything too deeply.
Fast projects are perfect for gradually building your confidence and competence so you can work your way up to more intermediate woodworking projects!
Quick Wood Finishing Techniques
Proper finishing is important – it gives your project a finished look and makes it more durable.
But, sometimes the finishing work can take as long as the project itself! This includes staining, painting, or sealing your project.
If you want to keep the finishing part of your project to a minimum, our biggest tip is to keep it simple. This is not the time for layering stains or complicated paint jobs!
Choose products that are marked as “quick dry” to speed up dry times. And, don’t skip the primer! A good coat of primer before painting can vastly cut down on the coats of painted needed for full coverage.
Fast woodworking project ideas
Here are a ton of woodworking projects that you can get done quickly!
Fast woodworking projects
Want to do a woodworking project that you can get done quickly? Here are a ton of fast woodworking project ideas!
If you need to help a climbing plant grow, all you need is two strips of wood, some 1/4" dowels and less than an hour!
If you need a plant stand that can be moved in and out of the porch, this one can be made really quick!
Potted plants accumulating quickly? This slatted plant stand is a great scrap wood project with no fancy joinery.
These oversized wooden lanterns are quick to build and make a big impact!
Your neighborhood squirrels will love you after you make them this quick and easy picnic table!
Small cuts and some nails for this project. It will take more time to find the natural items!
Just because it's big, doesn't mean it will take long to build. This is a simple table to fill a big need!
This console table is super functional and can be made in a single afternoon with some easy cuts and joinery!
All the cuts on this build are straight and it's only 5 main pieces!
Rip down some quick strips of wood and join them together for kitchen organization!
If you want to add some flowers or herbs to your porch or deck railing, these can be put together in less than an hour!
3 boards, 2 cuts. In 15 minutes, you'll be planting your garden!
This is a fun and small decorative project that you'll love!
Organize your yard tools in one afternoon with this quick tilted organizer!
We built these on an Instagram Live video in less than 20 minutes!
Grab some scrap wood and 30 minutes and you can build this hanging planter!
Elevated your pots with some scrap wood an a little time.
If you need to get a pot off the ground, you can build all of these plant risers in less than half an hour.
Spooky season is coming and these lanterns are a quick and fun build!
Before you go…
Once you have planned your woodworking project, you’ll need to pick the perfect wood stain! Check out our test of 10 popular wood stains on 5 different wood species to help you choose the best wood stain for your project!
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