DIY Cut List

DIY Cut List is a free AI-powered tool that helps woodworkers, makers, and DIY enthusiasts plan their projects faster and more accurately. Instead of manually calculating lumber quantities or sketching out cut lists by hand, you simply describe your project in plain English and the tool generates everything you need in seconds. How it works: Type a description like "6-foot workbench with a lower shelf and pegboard back" and DIY Cut List instantly produces a complete project plan including a full material list with quantities and units, a detailed cut list with exact dimensions for every piece, a hardware list covering screws, brackets, hinges, and anything else you need, a cost estimate so you know what to budget before you hit the store, and practical builder tips and common mistakes to avoid. Every item in the material and hardware list links directly to Amazon so you can price check or order everything in one shot without hunting around. Who it's for: DIY Cut List is built for anyone who builds things — weekend warriors tackling their first workbench, experienced woodworkers who want to skip the planning busywork, beginners who don't yet know how to calculate board feet or figure out how many 2x4s a project needs, and anyone who has ever come home from the lumber yard with the wrong amount of material. Why it's different: Most AI tools give vague, generic answers. DIY Cut List is specifically tuned for woodworking and fabrication projects. It knows that a 2x4 is actually 1.5 by 3.5 inches, it adds a 10% waste factor to lumber quantities automatically, it rounds sheet goods up to whole sheets, it specifies the right wood species for outdoor versus indoor projects, and it gives you a cut list you can actually take to your miter saw — not a rough guess. Pricing: Free to try with no account required — your first 2 project plans are completely free. After that, Pro access is $6 per month for unlimited plans, clean PDF exports you can print and take to the shop, and saved plan history so you can come back to old projects. The problem it solves: Anyone who has built things in a garage knows the frustration of making multiple trips to the hardware store because you forgot something, overbying lumber and wasting money, spending more time planning than building, or staring at a blank page trying to figure out where to start. DIY Cut List eliminates all of that. You go from idea to shopping list in under a minute. Built by a maker, for makers. Try it free at diycutlist.com — no account needed, no credit card required.