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The Future of Public Domain Woodworking Plans 

Many people find woodworking their own furniture, a less expensive, enjoyable and satisfying task. For this reason, people try to dig up woodworking plans from the internet to base their structuring projects on.

When we say "Public Domain" woodworking plans, we refer to those woodworking plans that are not protected through copyrights. These plans can be lawfully accessed over the internet or any catalog for personal or further commercial use.

How many times have you conveniently made use of the public domain woodworking plan for your furniture fabrication? Well, maybe many times, but have you ever wondered why this precious information is available to you for free?

It's simply because the woodworking plans have been around for so long, copied and re-copied, that the copyright protection expired, and now everyone can copy and redistribute those plans in any form.

In our opinion, some of the very best woodworking plans you will ever find are in the public domain, because those plans have stood the test of time and have been built and re-built by many master craftsmen over the years.

Some woodworkers believe that public domain woodworking plans are incomplete or too tricky to understand. It can indeed prove to be a hassle to understand the guidelines and steps of woodworking plans and give them a physical shape, if the plans are very old. But it can also be a very satisfying experience to bring a classic piece of woodwork to life.

So what is the future of Public Domain woodworking plans? Woodworking will continue to thrive and grow in the era of the internet, and the availability of long out-of-print plans thanks to expiration of copyright protection will continue to be a boon to all serious woodworkers worldwide.