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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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See more projects built by Tom Silva:
• How to Build a Headboard and Footboard from Bifold Doors
• How to Build a Grilling Station
• How to Make a Pot Rack from Copper Pipe
• How to Build a Sideboard from Stock Cabinets
- Helpful Info
- Gallery: The Ultimate Cordless Tool Gift Guide
- Gallery: Tool Test: Cordless Circular Saws
- Gallery: Routers and Bits
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