Please note: MDF templates are only available for shipping within the United States. For international customers, we recommend using the included digital files (SVGs) with a local CNC shop.

Where do I purchase templates?

Once you've purchased a course there will be a link within the course documents that you can click to purchase templates. 

screenshot of "template purchase option" from within a course

What are Templates?

Woodworking templates are patterns or guides that help you make complex shapes, which would be difficult to create otherwise...like the example piece in the image below:

template pieces for "alternative base" on the Sevotto Dresser project

Do I need templates?

Yes and no. 

For any of our projects where templates are required, you will need to use templates in order to build the piece.

That said, you DO NOT need to buy them from us.

Every course that uses templates comes standard with PDF files for printing (if you want to cut out your own) and SVG files for those who have access to a CNC. In other words...options for you to make the templates on your own. We'll cover it in more detail in the course.

The reason we sell the templates is as a convenience for anybody who'd rather not deal with creating the templates and just wants to jump into building the actual piece as soon as possible.

Why do some pieces use templates, but others don't?

This is often a point of confusion. People sometimes think that a template is a guide that will help them produce a piece.

They don't simply "help", but rather they ARE the way the piece is produced. 

Generally speaking, on our pieces they are used in joint transitions with radiused corners...things like the 3 pieces that make up the legs and arm rests of the "Glenn Lounge Chair" for example.

Glenn Lounge Chair