Roadmap

100 wood species with search, faceted filtering, Janka hardness, workability, cost, and detailed profiles.

Side-by-side species comparison, board-foot calculator with per-board pricing and waste allowance, and a wood movement calculator using verified USDA shrinkage data.

Email/password auth with verification and password reset, saved favorites, saved cut-list projects, public user profiles, and a notification center.

Guided “what wood should I use?” picker that matches species to your project, budget, and skill level.

Browse, share, rate, comment on, and download woodworking project plans, with a Makes gallery for member build photos and moderation tools.

Real photos from woodworkers on each species page, with EXIF handling, rate limiting, and an admin moderation queue before they appear.

Download your board-foot calculator projects as a formatted PDF or CSV to take to the lumber yard.

A dashboard for your favorites, projects, saved designs, and recently viewed, plus shareable public links for individual designs.

Share any design or species page to X, Facebook, Reddit, or your device’s native share sheet, plus a “Request a species” flow for entries we’re missing.

Every species page now shows the community projects built with that wood, with thumbnails linking to each design.

Optional email alerts when someone comments on or rates your design.

Allow community members to flag incorrect data on species profiles with a formal review process.

Expanding the species database beyond the current 100 entries, with a focus on less common hardwoods.

A reference for wood finishing — stains, oils, lacquers, and which work best with which species.

A guide to common joinery methods — mortise and tenon, dovetail, box joints — with strength and use case comparisons.

A native iOS and Android app for quick species lookups at the lumber yard.