Folding Workbench with Casters — board plan

What to buy, and which parts come off which board.

Buy 8 boards at 8 ft.

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4, 8 ft

2 boards · 6.5 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 83% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 16 3/4" left over
48"30"
1. Back frame — 48"
2. Folding legs — 30"
Board 2 · 16 3/4" left over
48"30"
1. Back frame — 48"
2. Folding legs — 30"

3/4" × 36" — 3/4" plywood, 4' x 2'

1 board · 10.3 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 51% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 46 7/8" left over
48"
1. Tabletop panel — 48"

3/4" × 11 1/4" — 1x12, 8 ft

3 boards · 16.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 87% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 7/8" left over
48"31 3/4"14"
1. Cabinet top and bottom — 48"
2. Long shelf — 31 3/4"
3. Short shelves — 14"
Board 2 · 2 1/8" left over
48"30 1/2"14"
1. Cabinet top and bottom — 48"
2. Cabinet dividers/sides — 30 1/2"
3. Short shelves — 14"
Board 3 · 33 3/4" left over
30 1/2"30 1/2"

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3, 8 ft (optional drawer)

1 board · 1.2 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 87% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 12 1/2" left over
29"29"12"12"
1. Drawer front/back (optional) — 29"
2. Drawer front/back (optional) — 29"
3. Drawer sides (optional) — 12"
4. Drawer sides (optional) — 12"

1/4" × 12" — 1/4" plywood, for drawer bottom (optional)

1 board · 0.7 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 33% of the boards you buy used

Board 1 · 64 3/8" left over
30 1/2"
1. Drawer bottom (optional) — 30 1/2"

Cuts are listed longest-first, which is how they should be made: the awkward pieces get placed while there is still board to place them on. The layout assumes one end of each board is squared off (1") and that every cut costs 1/8" of kerf — the reason six 16″ parts do not fit on a 96″ board.

1 1/2" × 3 1/2" — 2x4, 8 ft

Board 1 · 16 3/4" left over

Board 2 · 16 3/4" left over

3/4" × 36" — 3/4" plywood, 4' x 2'

Board 1 · 46 7/8" left over

3/4" × 11 1/4" — 1x12, 8 ft

Board 1 · 7/8" left over

Board 2 · 2 1/8" left over

Board 3 · 33 3/4" left over

3/4" × 2 1/2" — 1x3, 8 ft (optional drawer)

Board 1 · 12 1/2" left over

1/4" × 12" — 1/4" plywood, for drawer bottom (optional)

Board 1 · 64 3/8" left over