Under-Bench Tool Cabinet
Practical storage cabinet utilizes the wasted space beneath your benchtop
Synopsis: All it takes is proper planning and a little effort to create a custom cabinet to fit your bench, your tools, and your work style, and to fit it into that space under your workbench that often becomes a receptacle for stray stuff. This cabinet has a plywood carcase, simple dado joints, and screws, dressed up with a solid face frame in front and a frame-and-panel back.
The shelf below my workbench was always heaped with stray stuff—clamps, power cords, glue, scraps, jigs—things I often needed at the bench but never quite found a home for. It was constantly a mess, and the space above the mound of stuff was wasted, too. Sound familiar? Wouldn’t a storage cabinet under there be just the ticket?
All it takes is proper planning and a little effort to create a custom cabinet to fit your bench, your tools, and…
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Comments
I like the plan, but what about all the sawdust & plane shavings that fall thru the dog holes? This is a problem on my bench. Maybe add a removable tray that would catch debris?
A double sided drawer/tray would work perfectly for this. Small layout tools and the like can live there and be retrieved from either side of the bench when required, and, of course, clean out whatever debris that has fallen through.
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