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How to Build a Tool Bench
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Shopping List
Supplies You Will Need
1. Locking casters; There should be 6 in all.
2. Wood glue
3. ½-inch plywood for backs and shelves.
4. Pegboard
5. ¾-inch plywood for work surface.
6. 1x2 filler strip for furring out the pegboard.7. ⅝-inch plywood for bottoms and walls.
8. Power strip suitable for workshop use.
9. 1½-inch deck screws
10. ½-inch straight router bit
11. Pegboard hooks
12. 5/16-inch carriage bolt, washer and nuts -
Tools List
Tools You Will Need
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Drill/Driver fitted with a countersink bit
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Circular saw
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Router with ½inch straight bit
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Photo: Allison Dinner
10. Add Top
Drill angled pilot holes through the tops of the bench's sides, spacing the holes about 3 inches from the front and back. Screw together two sheets of ¾-inch plywood; cut to size. Center the top on the bench. Attach with screws driven into the top's underside through the holes.
Next- Helpful Info
- Gallery: The Ultimate Cordless Tool Gift Guide
- Gallery: Tool Test: Cordless Circular Saws
- Gallery: Routers and Bits
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