Woodworking Software Articles

Here is an assortment of articles about woodworking software including product reviews, descriptions of some popular programs, and general musings about woodworking software.

Woodworking Software Primer
A summary of the different types of woodworking software that are out there.

CutList Plus
A nifty application for creating cut lists, sheet layouts, project cost estimates, and more.

Most Popular Woodworking CAD
Find out what other woodworkers are using to design furniture. Includes an overview of 10+ top rated CAD programs.

DeltaCAD
Review of DeltaCAD, an inexpensive 2D CAD package that is popular with woodworkers.

Discontinued Woodworking Software
Products that have come and gone (we hardly knew ye).

Google SketchUp
Review of Google's free CAD tool that is designed to bring 3D modeling to the masses.

Instant Woodworking Design
A wizard-based CAD product with pre-built designs that allow you to crank out a drawing within minutes.

My Scroll Saw Projects
Helps you maintain detailed records of your scroll saw projects, pattern inventory, customers, vendors, and power equipment.

Woodworking Price Estimator
A short write-up on a free online utility for estimating project costs.

Bob Vila's 3D Kitchen Designer
An online tool for designing a custom kitchen that walks you through the process of creating a floor plan, adding cabinets, etc.

The Wood Explorer
An reference tool featuring info, photos, and search tools for 1,650 species of wood.

Woodworker's Guide
A useful application for finding woodworking magazines articles.

Woods of the World
The original CD-based multimedia reference tool for over 900 different types of woods.

You're kidding, right?...Me, CAD ?!!
A self-proclaimed wood miser shares his thoughts on CAD for woodworking. by Roger Phillips.