It's not just the plans that are good, the designs are too. From the world's lightest nesting dinghy to the extraordinary Hoopy wooden bicycle, these are designs that have been tested and proven in the real world. Our dinghies might look flimsy but to this day no one has written to report putting a hole in one! They might not look stable but they are. People are always surprised when they try a Woodenwidget product, surprised because it doesn't just look great but it works really well, often better than many 'ready made' products.

It takes a long time to build a good reputation and a very short time to lose one so we strive hard to ensure our customers are happy. We think the best way to do this is to offer really good value plans for excellent products that you can really use and will last a very long time if you take care of them.

In every aspect of our business we try to reduce waste through intelligent design and thinking outside of the box. And if all that wasn't enough Woodenwidget will plant 5 trees on your behalf for every set of plans you buy. Almost from the beginning Woodenwidget have been planting trees because trees are cool and you can build things with them!

But what we really want is for everyone to have a go at making something because it just feels good. It's hard to describe the feeling you get when you hoist the sails on a small sailing boat you made entirely by yourself and set sail. You just don't get the same from a bought one. Every time you use your finished Woodenwidget design, built to your own personal specification, people will stop you and ask all sorts of questions, like who made it? You can look them proudly in the eye and say 'I did'.

It's our fondest wish that along the way Woodenwidget can encourage people to step outside their comfort zone and realise this: I can make something! With help from our step by step illustrated instructions you really can. Centuries ago if you wanted something you had to make it through necessity. Today we do it for fun. How lucky are we?

Woodenwidget is hosted by PlanetHoster who are a green hosting company based in Canada who use hydro electricity to power their servers.

Woodenwidget was created by Benjy, a wooden boat builder, based in France

Click on any of the images to see some of the other things he's done