Workbench Drawers

That’s what my wife says. I have to move things around a dozen times before I figure out how to solve the problem.
Nice job.

Lee

-- No piece is cut too short. It was meant for a smaller project.

You could do what I do, ask the wife for a bigger shop. No, maybe not, that never seems to work for me…. I’m slowly breaking her down, though.

-- Adventure? Heh! Excitement? Heh! A Woodworker craves not these things!

I’ve done this as well. You really need drawers in your bench for the “other stuff”. Built mine basically the same way but by doubling the thickness of the plywood top, I’ve been able to drill holes for bench dogs, which really helps when clamping panels. I also put mine on casters for portability as you never know when you’ll need extra assembly space. Nice shop Randy!

-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!

Very nice use of space. Can never have enough drawers.

-- Just 'cause a cat has kittens in the oven, it don't make 'em biscuits.

I know where you are coming from. I added a big drawer to my workbench which led to a drawer on my drill press stand which led to a drawer on my lathe stand.

-- Bill from Lithia Springs, GA I love the smell of sawdust in the morning.

Thanks for posting… I need ideas for my extremely small space… I was just sketching out ideas for something like this… but mine can only be 12 inches deep, 8 ft long…. Women have closets bigger than my sawdust room.

-- Al H. - small shop, small projects...

Nice solution for that age old problem: not enough room for your stuff.

-- Brian, Lebanon PA, If you aren’t having fun doing it, find something else to do.

Nice Job. Good use of the space and good craftsmanship as well.

-- The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools. Confucius, 经过艰苦的努力的梦想可以成真

Thanks for all the positive comments. The workbench drawers were #1 on my list and I’m planning to make some more shop upgrades as it seems I get by on some projects when I could do better, safer and more efficient work if I made improvements to the shop itself – such as:

- a router table instead of a router screwed to a piece of plywood in my Workmate.
- a tablesaw outfeed table instead of having to clean off and roll my workbench behind the tablesaw.
- a drill press table instead of clamping scrap wood to the metal drill press table.

These aren’t major or complicated projects, but they will make a big difference to improve the quality of work and make the whole experience more enjoyable.

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