ShopHelper

ShopHelper is the woodworking toolkit built for how you actually work — in the shop, at the lumber yard, and everywhere in between. Whether you're a weekend hobbyist or a seasoned professional, ShopHelper puts 9 precision tools in your pocket so you can spend less time calculating and more time
building.

9 TOOLS INCLUDED

CUT LIST OPTIMIZER Input your parts and get a color-coded visual cut map showing exactly how to lay out each sheet. See efficiency percentages, total cost, and required sheet counts — then export a print-ready PDF to take to the shop.

BOARD FOOT CALCULATOR Toggle between Lumber and Log mode, pull species directly from the Wood Database, adjust for quarter scale, rough-sawn buffer, and waste overhead. See line cost per piece in real time.

WOOD DATABASE Browse and filter 13 domestic and exotic species by color, Janka hardness, and price. Each entry includes price per board foot, radial and tangential shrinkage rates, grain characteristics, and a built-in wood movement calculator.

MOISTURE LOGGER Log readings with density correction factor, EMC, and stability status. Pull local weather data for ambient conditions and use quick capture for fast entries mid-project.

DIGITAL LEVEL Machine-grade sensitivity for pitch and roll. Set a relative zero on any reference surface and measure compound angles for crown moulding and complex joinery cuts.

FRACTION CALCULATOR Native fraction math with a running history line and instant decimal conversion. Add, subtract, multiply, and divide in fractions — exactly how woodworkers think.

CUT LIST TO SHOPPING LIST Organize materials across Lumber, Sheets, and Hardware tabs. Pull quantities directly from your cut list so nothing gets missed at the yard.

FINISHING JOURNAL Track every project through status stages with finish recipes, hardware BOMs, task checklists, time logs, and attached photos or sketches — all in one place.

TIME TRACKER Run multiple named timers that tie directly into your Finishing Journal. Pause, save, reset, or delete any timer with one tap.

PRIVACY FIRST

No account. No sign-up. All your data — cut lists, journal entries, moisture logs, calculations — is stored locally on your device and never sent to our servers.

PERMISSIONS

ShopHelper only requests permissions when you use the feature that needs them:

• Camera / Photos: attach images to journal entries
• Location: optional weather fetch for EMC calculations (Moisture Logger)
• Motion sensors: real-time leveling (Digital Level)
• File storage: save exported PDFs to your device