Two Hour DIY Workbench (Free Plans!)

Honeybear Lane
by Honeybear Lane
5 Materials
$50
2 Hours
Easy
Need a DIY workbench? Here’s one I built in two hours and really anyone can build it. It might take you a little longer but the gist is that it’s pretty easy and straightforward.
I built this to also be able to move around the garage, so it has wheels.  And I made it tall enough and wide enough to be a catch table for my table saw if I need to rip some long pieces without having to catch them myself.  It has a shelf underneath that is deep enough to hold a lot of stuff.  I actually started with an old extra shelf I had from some storage shelves I built awhile ago so this entire plan is based off that.  You’ll notice the lengths for my bench is 90″ which is about 7.5 feet (The custom size for this particular storage shelves).  If you want to save yourself some work and cutting, just make yours the full 8 ft and then you can just buy and use 8 ft wood boards as is.  This DIY workbench is not fancy, but it’s easy and quick and does the job.  Plus it was super nice to be able to use that extra storage shelf instead of wasting it.


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  • 8 2x4x8
  • 2 4×8 3/4″ plywood
  • 2 1/2″ self-driving wood screws
  • 2 1/2″ brad nails
  • 8 swivel casters (optional)


Cut List (*option to leave all 90″ cuts at 96″ for a full 8 ft workbench):
  • (2) 2×4: 90″
  • (4) 2×4: 21″
  • (6) 2×4: 32 3/4″
  • (6) 2×4: 4″
  • (3) 2×4: 24″
  • (2) 90×24″ plywood
  • (1) 96×30″ plywood


Step 1:  Take your 2×4’s and construct a frame with 2 1/2″ self-driving wood screws, a simple butt joint.
Step 2:  Add a basic top to your frame, cut 90″x24″.  You can have the hardware store rip the 4×8 board in half because you’ll use the other half for the bottom shelf.
Step 3:  Construct six legs by screwing a small 4″x3.5″ block to a 32 3/4″ 2×4.  Just put one 2 1/2″ screw in the center of the block, careful not to split the wood and shoot 2 1/2″ nails into the four corners of the block.  The small block acts as a support for the stretcher boards as well as making the base of the legs wide enough for casters to be mounted to.
Step 4:  Flip your tabletop and screw on the six legs by screwing 2-4 self driving 2 1/2″ wood screws into the apron of the tabletop.
Step 5: Add a stretcher board across each pair of legs, securing with nails.
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