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Photograph a piece you like, or describe the one you want. Cutonce draws the plan: every board, every cut, every step, on your phone.

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The slatted pine storage crate on a wooden floor beside an armchair, holding rolled blankets and books, with a rope handle on its end
Plan
CO-001
Time
4 h
Parts
23
Scan
Plan ready
CO-001, Slatted Storage Crate: the finished piece, framed as a scan to illustrate scanning a piece.
The guide on step 1 of 12, cutting the long slats: 610 mm set as the largest thing on the screen
Plans
150+
Scan to plan
From a photo
From
$0.44 a day
Rating
4.8
Refund
14 days

Scan it. Get the plan. Build it.

Take a few photos of a piece you like, and Cutonce draws the plan: every board, every cut, every step.

  1. The plank-top pine coffee table on a pale rug in front of a grey sofa, with books, a mug and a vase of dried grasses on top and a blanket and a basket on its slatted shelf

    See it

    Photograph a piece you like, in a shop or at a friend's.

  2. Plank-Top Coffee Table, exploded view with numbered partsExploded view, parts numbered by type: 1 Top plank, 2 Leg, 3 Long apron, 4 Short apron, 5 Long stretcher, 6 Short stretcher, 7 Shelf slat.123345667
    Plan
    CO-012
    Parts
    28
    Time
    8 h

    Get the plan

    Every part numbered and drawn, with the cutting list, the shopping list and the steps.

  3. The bare coffee table on a workshop floor, freshly finished, showing the four top planks, the slim legs and the slatted shelf underneath
    Built CO-012

    Build it

    Follow the plan on your phone, one cut at a time, and build it yourself.

You type: A bench for my hallway, with a shelf for shoes.

Slatted Shoe Bench, exploded view with numbered partsExploded view, parts numbered by type: 1 Leg, 2 Long rail, 3 Short rail, 4 Seat slat, 5 Shelf slat, 6 Lower long rail.1223456
Plan
CO-008
Parts
26
Time
5 h
The plan you get: CO-008, Slatted Shoe Bench.

Or describe it

Tell Cutonce what you want to build and how big it should be, and it draws the plan.

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Every part, drawn before you cut.

You see each piece go into place before you pick up a saw, so nothing on build day is a surprise. Scroll to put the slatted storage crate together, part by part.

  1. The crate's parts laid out with their numbered tags: 23 pieces in 4 part types.
    Step 7 of 12 Every part laid out: 23 pieces in 4 part types.
  2. Drawing: the end slats and corner posts joined into two end frames, with the screws marked in red.
    Step 8 of 12 The two end frames go together.
  3. Drawing: the long slats screwed across the two end frames, the frames shown in grey.
    Step 9 of 12 The long slats join the frames.
  4. Drawing: the crate upside down with the bottom slats placed across it.
    Step 10 of 12 Upside down, the bottom slats go on.
  5. Drawing: the finished slatted crate in timber.
    Step 11 of 12 The finished crate.
  6. Drawing: rope handles threaded through the ends of the crate.
    Step 12 of 12 Rope handles, and it is built.

Start with a ready-made plan.

Build times from 2 to 10 hours, with a cutting list, a shopping list and a drawing for every step in every one.

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Stuck at the bench? Ask.

Mark answers questions about the step you are on. The photo tools read a board or a piece of furniture from a picture.

Mark, which side of the line do I saw on?

Ask Mark about the step you are on, and add a photo if it helps. He knows which plan and which step you have reached, and he tells you he is software, not a person.

Example screen. In the app, Mark and the photo tools answer live.

An example of Ask Mark on step 1 of the crate: his opening line says he is software, then the question "Which side of the line do I saw on?" and an answer labelled "Sample answer".
Mark, the plank: the helper in the app

What wood is this?

Photograph a board and Wood ID names the timber. Furniture ID and Repair tips read a photo the same way. Each answer is an AI estimate, and it says so when it cannot tell.

Example screen. In the app, Mark and the photo tools answer live.

An example Wood ID reading of the app's built-in sample board, titled "Sample board: Scots pine", with its basic information.

What is this clock worth?

Photograph a wooden piece and Valuation estimates what it is worth, with the reasons. It is an indication, not an appraisal.

Valuation: the app's drawing of a mantel clock

Up to 10 scans and 40 answers from Mark a day. If use across Cutonce reaches a monthly ceiling, they can pause until the month ends; your plans and guides stay open. See the terms of use.

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From a plan to a finished piece in four steps.

  1. Home in the app: beginner plans led by Slatted Storage Crate, CO-001, with its time and part count.

    Pick a plan

    Choose a piece you will use every day. Each plan shows the time, the parts and the tools before you start.

  2. The top of the shopping list of CO-001: the pine boards and the post to buy, tagged with the parts they give, and the total board length.

    Buy the boards

    Take the shopping list to the shop. It names every board and fixing, so you buy once and forget nothing.

  3. A cutting step in the guide: the long slat, 610 mm set large between two arrows.

    Cut once

    The length to cut fills the screen, so you mark it right and cut every part once.

  4. An assembly step in the guide: the long slats joining the end frames, screws marked in red, step 9 of 12.

    Build it step by step

    Each step shows the new parts going in and where the screws go. Stop when you like: your place is saved.

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Every number agrees, so you cut once.

Each plan is one model of the piece. The cutting list, the shopping list, the drawings and every step are read from it, so a length on one sheet is the same length on every other.

  • One model behind every sheet

    Plan CO-009, Simple Garden Bench, is drawn once. Six sheets are read from it.

    The pine garden bench on a gravel path under an apple tree, with a folded blanket and an enamel mug on its seat
    Plan
    CO-009
    Time
    4 h
    1. Cutting list 13 pieces
    2. Shopping list Boards, fixings
    3. Plans Front, side, top
    4. Exploded view Parts numbered
    5. Steps 11, drawn
    6. PDF Print or keep

  • Millimetres or inches

    Choose once and every list, drawing and step follows. Inches come as fractions, the way a tape measure reads them.

    Units

    610 mm 24 in

    (24 in)

    Part 1 Long slat, the first cut of plan CO-001

  • A cutting list for every part

    Each part with its size and how many to cut, tagged with the same number as on the drawings.

    From plan CO-001, Slatted Storage Crate: the first 3 of 4 part types
    PartSizeQuantity
    Part 1 Long slat 610 mm ( 24 in ) long Make 6
    Part 2 End slat Size and count in the app
    Part 3 Bottom slat Size and count in the app

  • A shopping list you buy once

    The boards and fixings to buy, how many of each, and which parts each board gives you.

    • Pine timber Gives parts Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5
    • Pine board Gives parts Part 6 Part 7
    • Pine strip Gives parts Part 8
    • Exterior wood screws

    From plan CO-013, Garden Potting Bench. How many to buy is in the app.

  • A drawing for every step

    Parts in place are grey, the new ones are timber, and the screws to drive now are red.

    Slatted Shoe Bench, step 11 of 14: a step drawing with the new parts in timber and the screws in red5Shelf slatScrew5
    Plan
    CO-008
    Step
    11 of 14

  • Saved at every step

    Stop at step 9 and the plan opens at step 9 next time, on your phone or your computer.

    The pine potting bench against a brick garden wall, with clay pots, seedlings and a trowel on the worktop, herbs on the top shelf and a sack and a watering can below

    CO-013 Garden Potting Bench

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120,000+ builders have chosen Cutonce.

120,000+ builders

  • I had never held a saw. My first crate was done in one weekend.

    I thought woodworking needed a garage full of machines. Cutonce showed me every cut, one animated step at a time. I still can't believe I built it.

    Daniel R.
    CO-001 Slatted Storage Crate

  • I have built for years. The cut lists still save me hours.

    I used to redraw every project on paper before I could start. Now I pick a build, check it against my tools and go. The boot tray took one evening.

    Megan T.
    CO-002 Slatted Boot Tray

  • Four builds in my first month. My kids help with every one.

    We started with the birdhouse and kept going. The steps are so clear my nine-year-old reads them out loud.

    Chris W.
    CO-003 Classic Garden Birdhouse
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Why not a video or a free plan?

A video shows you someone else's build. A plan on paper gives you their numbers. Cutonce gives you the next cut, in your units, at the bench.

Compare Cutonce with
Cutonce compared with a typical video tutorial and a typical printed or PDF plan
Video tutorials Printed or PDF plans
A cutting list for every part Yes No Sometimes
A shopping list of boards and fixings Yes Sometimes Sometimes
A drawing for every step Yes No Sometimes
Your units, mm or in Yes Sometimes Sometimes
Watch the build before you start Yes Yes No
Ask about the step you are on Yes No No
Progress saved at every step Yes No No
Every size read from one model of the piece Yes No Sometimes
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The square cedar planter box on a stone terrace beside a back door, planted with flowering lavender and trailing thyme

Cedar Planter Box

Plan
CO-005
Time
3.5 h
Parts
25
Built CO-005
Cedar Planter Box, plan CO-005, finished and stamped as built.

Questions

The things people ask before their first build.

Anything else, ask through the support form. A person on the team reads it.

What is Cutonce?

Cutonce is a woodworking app for people who have never built anything. Each plan comes with a cutting list, a shopping list, dimensioned drawings and numbered steps with a drawing each.

Every number comes from one model of the piece, so the list, the drawings and the steps always agree.

I have never built anything. Can I do this?

Yes. Start with a plan marked Easy: they take 2 to 4 hours. On a cutting step the length to cut is the largest thing on the screen, and you can watch the build play through before you pick up a saw.

If you get stuck, ask Mark, the helper in the app, about the step on your screen.

How does scanning a piece work?

Take a photo of a piece of furniture you like. The app works out its parts and their sizes and gives you a complete plan to build it: a cutting list, a shopping list, drawings and numbered steps.

Can I get a plan for something that is not in the library?

Yes. Describe the piece you have in mind and how big it should be. The app draws up a full plan for it in minutes, with the same cutting list, drawings and steps as every other plan.

What tools do I need?

Each plan lists its tools with a picture of each before you start. Every plan uses a tape measure, a pencil, a try square, a hand saw, a drill with bits, clamps and a sanding block, with safety glasses and a dust mask.

No plan needs a workshop full of machines.

How much does it cost?

There are two plans. The 3-month plan costs $39.99 for your first 3 months ($0.44 a day), then $99.98 every 3 months until you cancel.

The 1-week plan costs $6.99 for your first week ($0.99 a day), then $17.49 every week until you cancel.

Prices are in US dollars and include VAT where it applies.

Every plan and every feature in the app is included in the subscription.

What happens when I press Get Cutonce?

You choose a plan and pay on our checkout page, by card through Stripe.

Then you open Cutonce and sign in with the email you paid with and a 6-digit code we send to it.

How do I cancel?

Cancel any time in the app, under Account, "Manage subscription".

You keep access to the end of the period you have paid for, and you are not charged again.

Can I get a refund?

Today you pay $39.99 for the 3-month plan or $6.99 for the 1-week plan. We email you before your first full-price charge. Cancel before it and that is all you pay.

Changed your mind? Ask within 14 days of your first charge and we refund it in full, with no reason needed. A full refund ends your access and cancels the subscription.

Later charges, including the first full-price one, are not refunded as a matter of course, but you can cancel at any time and you are not charged again.

Ask through the support form. A person on the team reads it.

Who makes Cutonce?

Cutonce is made by Juicy Lucy AI, UAB, a company in Lithuania: Tiltų g. 19, LT-91249 Klaipėda, company code 307637084. Stripe takes the card payments.

Write to us through the support form. A person on the team answers within two working days.

Millimetres or inches?

Both. Choose one in the settings and every list, drawing and step uses it. Inches are written as fractions, the way a tape measure reads them: 610 mm is 24 in.

Which devices can I use?

Cutonce runs in the browser on any phone, tablet or computer. Sign in with your email and a 6-digit code.

Your progress is saved to your account at every step, so you can start on a computer and carry on with your phone at the bench.