Shop-wall charts

The charts I keep taped up by the saw.

One page each. Print it, tape it to the wall, and stop walking inside to look things up. Free — enter an email once and every chart is yours.

No. 01

Outdoor Lumber Chart

Which wood goes where, what the end tag actually means, which screws survive treated lumber, and how to pick and dry a board. One page.

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No. 02

Exterior Fastener Chart

Which screw for what, pocket-hole length by stock thickness, pilot holes, the coatings that fail in treated lumber, and which glue actually works outside.

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No. 03

Outdoor Furniture Dimensions

The seat heights, table heights, depths, and clearances that make outdoor furniture comfortable — and a five-line design check to run before the first cut.

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No. 04

Outdoor Finishing Schedule

Which finish for which wood, the weather window, dry and recoat times, and how often to redo it. Two-sided.

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No. 05

Wood Movement & Gaps

How much boards shrink and swell by species, what moisture to build at, and how big to leave the gap on decks, slats, and panels.

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No. 06

Lumber Sizes & Metric Converter

Nominal to actual for every common board, the stocked size that replaces a 2x4 in the UK, EU, and Australia, plywood true thickness, fractions to millimeters. Two-sided.

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No. 07

Pressure-Treated Wood: Where It's Safe

The question I get most: is pressure-treated wood safe for furniture? Seats, tables, kids' pieces, garden beds, coops, indoors: a verdict for each, with the evidence.

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Free for personal use. Share the link, not the file. Reference values are compiled from manufacturer and industry sources; your lumber, hardware, and local code govern.