This will ensure you’ve left enough room for the spans to fit in properly. Dry fit scrap 2×4 boards in the false lap joint locations (3 1/2″ areas on the diagram below) when building these. Make 4 of the legs below using the 2×4″s indicated.This post contains affiliate links where we make a small commission on any purchase you make, at no extra cost to you. If you’re looking for a larger workbench plan that you can build in a day, this is the one! My back has thanked me for building this workbench a few months ago. I had considered making it a mobile workbench and adding wheels, but I decided against it for now, but I know I can add them at any time by cutting down the legs and adding some swivel wheels. Plenty of room to build larger or small projects on.
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My free workbench plans measure 36″ x 73.5″, and includes a half shelf on one side, and is clampable all the way around. That’s not nearly big enough for most of the projects that I’m building. I have a smaller workbench on the other side of the shop, but it is only about 18″ x 48″. So I finally decided it was time to get the ‘base’ of my workshop built. That really won’t hold anything with a significant amount of weight and it was throwing my builds just slightly off square/level/flat. I finally realized I was building these projects on just two sawhorses that were anything but sturdy and a couple of 2×4’s with a 3×8′ sheet of plywood on top. Like this little side table!Īlicia always has pieces that she would like me to build (you can see a lot of my other free woodworking plans ), but this one was for me, and only me! It’s all about making the house pretty, comfortable and organized. This easy to build workbench is big and strong and will be a valuable addition to any shop, so get the free plans to make your own!Īll of the projects I’ve worked on in the house have been, well…for the house.