I use a flatbed scanner to scan sections of the plan and print cutting patterns with my computer's printer. Then I temporarily tack glue the cutting pattern to the wood and cut out the part using either a scroll saw or disk sander or both, doing a coarse cut with the saw and doing the final shaping with the sander.

Photostatic (Xerox) copies and laser prints can be transfered to the wood by putting the paper with the picture down on the wood and then heating the back of the paper with a covering iron or by dampening the back of the paper with acetone.

There are plans for all ranges of skill levels. Start simple and work your way up. My first plan built plane was a Cox .049 powered Bee Tween designed by Randy Randolf. I don't think it took longer than a week to build.