Who Is Ted McGrath, Really?

GuruWatchdog

6/30/20263 min read

Okay, But Is the Actual Product Any Good?

Fair question. Even fake experts can sell real value sometimes.

So I looked at what you're actually buying.

The site brags about being the "Highest Converting Woodworking Site On The Internet." Which, if you think about it for two seconds, tells you who this is really built for. Hint: it's not you. It's affiliate marketers chasing a 75% commission.

The core offer is a digital vault (sometimes a DVD too) claiming 16,000 woodworking plans.

Sixteen thousand. That's the number they want you to hear.

But when you actually dig through what's inside:

A huge chunk is old scanned pages from vintage hobbyist magazines—we're talking decades-old material, not modern plans. Another chunk is scraped content lifted directly from independent DIY bloggers who originally posted these builds for free. And because none of it was vetted or standardized, you get cut lists that don't match the assembly diagrams, mismatched measurement formats, and missing steps that just assume you already know advanced joinery.

It's not a curriculum. It's a junk drawer.

A massive, disorganized junk drawer with 16,000 things crammed into it.

The Honest Pros and Cons

Let's be real for a second—there's some value here.

For $67, you do get an enormous pile of files. If you already know what you're doing and can spot a bad cut list from a mile away, it might work as a chaotic source of inspiration.

But don't expect clean, modern CAD files. Don't expect organization. The site itself is a mess to navigate—poorly labeled zip folders, no real filtering system, just endless scrolling.

The one genuine silver lining? Payment goes through ClickBank, a third-party platform. That means you can skip dealing with "Ted's" nonexistent customer service entirely and just file a dispute directly with ClickBank. They've got a real 60-day refund window that actually works.

So at least there's an exit ramp.

My Verdict

1.5 out of 5 stars.

You get a lot of files, sure. But the whole presentation is built on a lie. The expert isn't real. The credentials don't exist anywhere they're claimed to exist. And a huge portion of the "library" is uncredited, scraped, or pulled from decades-old scans riddled with errors.

This isn't a woodworking academy. It's a repackaged file dump with a fictional spokesperson slapped on the front.

If you've got the patience to sift through disorganized archives looking for the occasional decent idea, go for it—I'm not your mom, do what you want with your $67.

But if you want clear, step-by-step plans from actual living, breathing woodworkers? Those exist. For free. All over legitimate maker communities online.

You just have to skip the guy who doesn't.

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I Dug Into "Ted McGrath" From TedsWoodworking. Here's What I Found.

So my browser's been blowing up lately with ads for this massive woodworking blueprint library. You've probably seen them too. There's this friendly-looking older guy, salt-of-the-earth type, promising he'll solve literally every workshop problem you've ever had. Pay a small fee, get instant access to thousands of plans. Simple, right?

Here's the thing. I do consumer protection journalism for a living, and the second I saw how aggressive this marketing was, my BS detector started going off.

It wasn't selling craftsmanship. It was selling volume and urgency. Two very different things.