Q. Here is the finished product.
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I am a beginner at woodworking. I understand everything about my project except for how the drawers will go. I'm trying to imagine the best way to do it. I have access to a router, table saw, circular saw, miter saw and various other tools. Please guide me in your opinion on what would be the best way to make these drawers.
Thank you
http://db.tt/C1mFBA74
I am a beginner at woodworking. I understand everything about my project except for how the drawers will go. I'm trying to imagine the best way to do it. I have access to a router, table saw, circular saw, miter saw and various other tools. Please guide me in your opinion on what would be the best way to make these drawers.
Thank you
Answer
Go look at the way the draws work on your: desk, kitchen counter, bureau, etc. Draws are basically boxes that ride on metal tracks or wood slats. In the case of a woodworking bench I'd stick to wood slats.
Draw Building Basics, It's a PDF file so you can even print it out. - http://www.finewoodworking.com/pdf/drawerbuildingbasics.pdf
Go look at the way the draws work on your: desk, kitchen counter, bureau, etc. Draws are basically boxes that ride on metal tracks or wood slats. In the case of a woodworking bench I'd stick to wood slats.
Draw Building Basics, It's a PDF file so you can even print it out. - http://www.finewoodworking.com/pdf/drawerbuildingbasics.pdf
does anybody have or know where i can get some workbench plans.?
i have a 20 ft wall in my garage and i want to put a workbench all the way down it. some drawers under it on one side. and 2 to 3 ft wide..any plans?
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Hi Cody! I have been making things like this in my different garages for about 20 years. And always changing/improving!-lol- I weld, do cars, electrical, whatever. My favorite is a 2x4 frame (wall type:12-16" on center cross bracing "joists") for the table/bench, with legs at each end. (a leg at each 8' length of plywood(basic); add a leg by middle of each 8' section, depending on drawer placement for much stronger bench; in back, I anchor the frame with lag bolts into the wall studs)... For any pounding areas, I place 2x6s(2x8s, 2x?s) laid flat on top of the frame, all laid touching next to each other, perpendicular to the back wall, screw them down, and cover with a thick plywood and screw that down. My welding area gets a steel sheet on top of that. If you want a nice easy clean surface you can go with a prefab counter (like the cheap molded kitchen counters) from a hardware chain, or some you find being tossed. I use to make drawers, but now I find kitchen cabinets/drawers, someone is tossing or selling cheap. Top cabinets on the wall and I plywood top the bottoms cabinets (for no dust and dirt) and also the very bottom, to throw on lockable casters, so I can pull them out and rearrange them underneath, for my future preference. (also much easier to clean underneath and around) That way I am not stuck with my first thoughts/design, either.(no tearing out! ... just move them) There are so many ways to go, designing a working unit, but it really comes down to your needs (what you are going to do with/around it: lightweight to heavy work), budget, and just plain personal preferences. If I can help you more with that, let me know. If all this was even what you were looking for? (Do you need actual plans and dimensions???) -Guy-
Hi Cody! I have been making things like this in my different garages for about 20 years. And always changing/improving!-lol- I weld, do cars, electrical, whatever. My favorite is a 2x4 frame (wall type:12-16" on center cross bracing "joists") for the table/bench, with legs at each end. (a leg at each 8' length of plywood(basic); add a leg by middle of each 8' section, depending on drawer placement for much stronger bench; in back, I anchor the frame with lag bolts into the wall studs)... For any pounding areas, I place 2x6s(2x8s, 2x?s) laid flat on top of the frame, all laid touching next to each other, perpendicular to the back wall, screw them down, and cover with a thick plywood and screw that down. My welding area gets a steel sheet on top of that. If you want a nice easy clean surface you can go with a prefab counter (like the cheap molded kitchen counters) from a hardware chain, or some you find being tossed. I use to make drawers, but now I find kitchen cabinets/drawers, someone is tossing or selling cheap. Top cabinets on the wall and I plywood top the bottoms cabinets (for no dust and dirt) and also the very bottom, to throw on lockable casters, so I can pull them out and rearrange them underneath, for my future preference. (also much easier to clean underneath and around) That way I am not stuck with my first thoughts/design, either.(no tearing out! ... just move them) There are so many ways to go, designing a working unit, but it really comes down to your needs (what you are going to do with/around it: lightweight to heavy work), budget, and just plain personal preferences. If I can help you more with that, let me know. If all this was even what you were looking for? (Do you need actual plans and dimensions???) -Guy-
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