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Joinery Shop Drawing Sheet

A free printable shop drawing sheet for woodworking — cutting list with finished sizes, joints, timber, finish and hardware, and a squared area for the drawing.

First page of the Joinery Shop Drawing Sheet — Get a piece of furniture or joinery from idea to cut list on one page, so nothing is cut twice and the drawing is with the list when you are at the saw.
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2 pages. Choose your paper size — both versions are laid out identically, so neither one gets shrunk to fit.

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The fillable versions have real form fields — open them in any PDF reader, type into them and save. Printing help.

What this sheet is for

Get a piece of furniture or joinery from idea to cut list on one page, so nothing is cut twice and the drawing is with the list when you are at the saw.

Who it is for

Furniture makers, joiners, cabinetmakers and serious hobby woodworkers, at the bench or in a shared shop.

How to use it

  1. Fill the header: job, piece, revision, timber, finish, hardware and overall size.
  2. Write the cutting list in finished sizes, noting rough allowance, grain direction and matching where it matters.
  3. List each joint or fitting with where it goes and its setting-out sizes.
  4. Draw the piece in the squared area and note the scale.
  5. Tick each part as it is cut, and raise the revision if the drawing changes.

What is on the sheet

2 pages, in this order:

Page 1

Printed under the title: One piece of furniture or joinery on one sheet — the cutting list with rough and finished sizes, the joints and hardware, the finish spec, and a squared area for the drawing itself.

Write-on lines: Job / client · Piece · Drawn by · Date · Rev. · Timber / sheet material · Finish · Hardware · Overall size

Cutting list — finished sizes; note the rough size where it matters

Table, 10 rows: Part · Qty · Material · Length · Width · Thick. · Grain / notes · Cut

Joints and fittings — which joint where, and what it needs

Table, 3 rows: Where · Joint / fitting · Sizes and setting-out · Notes

Page 2

Drawing — plan, elevation or section — mark the scale you used

Squared grid

Questions

Why is there no allowance or moisture figure on the sheet?

Because machining allowance depends on your timber, your machines and how you work, and the moisture you accept depends on where the piece will live. Write your own allowance against the part it applies to.

What scale is the drawing area?

Whatever you say it is. The squares are a regular grid to draw against; write the scale you chose beside the drawing so the next person reads it correctly.

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