8 Free Router Table Plans

Patrick's Router Table Plan

Here's a free router table plan from Ana White that makes a great-looking router table with tons of storage drawers along the front. There's even one drawer for router bits and another one to store all the cords away so they don't get in the way. Hooks are added to the side so even more items can be stored.

This free router table plan includes dimensions, materials, a tools list, a cut list, general instructions, diagrams, color photos, and tips from those who have used the plan. It's an intermediate-level build that will take you a weekend or two to build.

Patrick's Router Table Plan from Ana White

Cabinetmaker's Router Table Plan

Here's a free router plan from Popular Woodworking that incorporates all the bells and whistles of a store-bought router table and will cost you less than $200 to build it. That's a lot less than buying a new router table! Fences, a sturdy top, and a cabinet front are just some of the features.

Color photos, step-by-step instructions, a cut list, exploded diagrams, and cutting diagrams are all included in this free router table plan.

Cabinetmaker's Router Table Plan from Popular Woodworking

Stow-and-Go Router Table Plan

Here's a free router table plan from Fine Woodworking. This plan will build you a router table that has all the features you need but can easily be broken down and stored when you're not using it.

A how-to video, written instructions, and color photos will walk you through completing your project with this free router table plan. Build this router table today for less than $100.

Stow-and-Go Router Table Plan from Fine Woodworking

Simple DIY Router Table Plan

You'll love building this DIY router table! There are no miters, just butt joints and screws here. That makes the project so much easier. Features like a double dust collection, adjustable fence, and plenty of storage put this router above the rest.

Despite its name, this router table plan from Family Handyman is moderately complex, but there are lots of instructions and pictures to help you along the way. All the necessary tools and materials are listed for you so that you don't have to guess or estimate what you need. It should cost around $200 in materials to build.

Simple DIY Router Table Plan from Family Handyman

Free Woodworking Router Table Plan

Bob's Plans is a great place to go for plans, and now he has created a free router table plan that will help you get the job done. The tabletop is 22" x 16" and 14" high. Besides the standard router table features, there's a dust collection box, a bit holder, and a miter gauge slot.

Download this free router table plan, and you'll get a materials list, supply list, diagrams, written directions, and patterns. After you're done building the base of the router table, you'll want to tackle the router table fence. It's a great addition to the table and you need it to really get the most out of your router.

Free Woodworking Router Table Plan from Bob's Plans

Trash Can Router Table Plan

If you're not much of a builder, but you need a router table, this plan from Woodsmith could be your lifesaver. As the name would suggest, this router table plan assumes that you're fine using a trash can as the base. After building the top of the router table, you sit it on the trash can to immediately have yourself a base that can collect any wood shavings. It's a neat idea and could really work in a pinch.

There isn't much of a step-by-step plan here, so you might have to improvise by borrowing from another router table plan on this page but then skipping any instructions for the base.

Trash Can Router Table Plan from Woodsmith

How to Build a Router Table

This plan from Scott Moore for a router table is different than the others because you can get the plan as a SketchUp file to improve or adjust it as you wish and to see it in 3D. This means you can really make the plan your own. And this router table has a lot going for it, lots of storage, and an attractive front really makes it stand out on its own.

Even if you don't have the SketchUp program, you can view the text version of the plan through the link above, as well as see several images along the way to make sure you're on the right track.

How to Build a Router Table from Scott Moore

Horizontal Router Table Plan

You can have it all with this free router plan that lets you route overhead, horizontal, or the conventional way. Its small space would fit in any work area.  This free router plan includes diagrams, building instructions, and color photos. 

Horizontal Router Table Plan from Woodarchivist