Your Opinion on These Woodworking Plans

[Chicago65]

I've been thinking about purchasing a book or videos on woodworking projects and would like to get some feedback on this woodworking package of plans and DVD's. I know there's free stuff on the web but the discount they're running appears to be good deal for 16,000 plans. I'm recently retired without any specific project in mind but the fact that everything's together for me to look through seems to be a good idea. 

[p_toad]

first...welcome on the patriot woodworker forum.

 

now, to your question.   when i tried to use that link my browser flagged it as "clickbait" - which is generally not a good indication.

once i went on through...   i would say (in my own opinion) run the other direction.   no matter what they offer it's probably

too good to be true (even with the glowing "testimonials").   I'm sure there are some folks here who may have some good

references for you (but i honestly don't think that's one of them)..

Edited June 13, 2020 by p_toad

[John Morris]

Chicago, welcome to our forums, those are Ted's plans, with a really bad reputation around the woodworking communities. They are a bunch of swindlers and get rich quick schemes that lure unsuspecting folks into running a Ted's website for plans, and trying to lure others in, stay away, run etc. We don't allow Ted's links here on this community so I am going to disable the link, but again, welcome to our forums, hope you enjoy and interact often!

[Gunny]

9 hours ago, Chicago65 said:

I know there's free stuff on the web but the discount they're running appears to be good deal for 16,000 plans

Allow me to enlighten you.  In your link the plans for this are offered as one of 16,000.

Now how they have plans for something I made with NO plans is amazing.  I challenge them any day to  duplicate this particular project.  

 

You want to learn to do woodworking?  Then you have found the right forum to do just that.  Plenty of experience and expertise available here for free.  Minus the kartrashian drama.  

 

 

  

 

 

 

[Ron Dudelston]

Chicago, welcome aboard!  Gunny has a good point in that these folks here have a head full of knowledge and all will freely share it.  Grab a cup of coffee and thumb through the gallery.  That’ll spur the gray matter and the builder will probably share the nuances of how it was built.  

[Cal]

Welcome aboard Chicago, glad to have you here.  What sort of projects do you think you will enjoy tackling first, and what sort of tool inventory do you have?  Stay with us, and we will get you up and running with most anything you want to do - in regards to woodworking

[PeteM]

Welcome Chi65!   You might look into Steve Ramsey's on line courses at    https://woodworkingformeremortals.com/learn-woodworking/

 

I found good value for what I spent there.  Even the hat.

[Gene Howe]

Here is another great You Tube resource. 50 full length videos.

NEW YANKEE WORKSHOP.

Edited June 14, 2020 by Gene Howe

[HandyDan]

Viewing the profile of @Chicago65 gives me the feeling this thread is just a plug for Ted's plans.

 

If you are real @Chicago65 give us a sign.  We enjoy supporting new members and won't make fun of your name.

[Gene Howe]

33 minutes ago, HandyDan said:

If you are real @Chicago65 give us a sign.  We enjoy supporting new members and won't make fun of your name.

Speak for yourself, Dan.

[kmealy]

A well-known scam of pirated plans

 

[Chicago65]

Thanks everyone for your opinions and replies. I am real Dan and came upon Ted's plans with a simple google search but will continue to research more. Feel free to make light of my user name because I am a life-long Cubs fan and have taken plenty of abuse about that along the way.

[John Morris]

12 minutes ago, Chicago65 said:

Thanks everyone for your opinions and replies. I am real Dan and came upon Ted's plans with a simple google search but will continue to research more. Feel free to make light of my user name because I am a life-long Cubs fan and have taken plenty of abuse about that along the way.

Once again, welcome Chicago!

[Gene Howe]

Thanks for responding Chicago. Now that we see that you're real, a hearty welcome. 

[Gunny]

25 minutes ago, Chicago65 said:

Thanks everyone for your opinions and replies. I am real Dan and came upon Ted's plans with a simple google search but will continue to research more. Feel free to make light of my user name because I am a life-long Cubs fan and have taken plenty of abuse about that along the way.

 

12 minutes ago, John Morris said:

Once again, welcome Chicago!

 

2 minutes ago, Gene Howe said:

Thanks for responding Chicago. Now that we see that you're real, a hearty welcome. 

 

 

Welcome indeed.  We get alot of scam which is why the question or being real was asked.  Now with that out of the way what can we help you with that you would like to build?  Lot's of talent and skill here to help guide you.

[John Morris]

@kmealy, I had to remove your links referring to well known scam sites, as we don't allow links to well known scam sites.

[HandyDan]

1 hour ago, Chicago65 said:

I am real Dan

Well I'm glad you are.  I'm not making fun of your user name I was just skeptical since your profile has such limited information.  Thought it was Ted's people playing the scam game.  A wholehearted welcome to you and I look forward to your participation.   

[Ron Dudelston]

Cubs rock, C65!

[PeteM]

6 hours ago, Gene Howe said:

Here is another great You Tube resource. 50 full length videos.

NEW YANKEE WORKSHOP.

Thankee sir!!!!  I had not realized YT had all those NYW's, a series I remember with fondness.  

[kmealy]

5 hours ago, John Morris said:

@kmealy, I had to remove your links referring to well known scam sites, as we don't allow links to well known scam sites.

Those were actually sites telling more information about the scam.   Steve Ramsey has done a fair amount of work tracking this all down.