Woodworking projects for beginners: here's 50 great beginner woodworking projects that will get you comfortable with the basics of building with wood. some of the projects below can be completed in a weekend and others in just a few hours, either way all the projects will help y…. To build one, you only need a 3/4-in. x 8-in. x 4-ft. hardwood board and a 6-in. x 6-1/2-in. piece of 1/4-in. hardwood plywood to match. begin by cutting off a 10 inch length of the board and setting it aside. rip the remaining 38-in. board to 6 in. wide and cut five evenly spaced saw kerfs 5/8 in. deep along one face..
