Home and Workshop Storage Cart Woodworking Plan

Roll into place an extra work surface and plenty of handy storage below with this easy-to-build mobile cabinet. Home office, kitchen, and workshop are just a few places you will appreciate this hard-working helper. We show you how to make both versions, one for the home, and one for the workshop. Biscuit-and-screw joinery make the cart super simple to assemble. Except for the top, which has a solid wood edging, all other exposed plywood edges are banded with easy-to-apply iron-on veneer edging. You will find all of the items needed to build the cart at your local home improvement center.

Finished Dimensions
Height: 31 inches (78.7 cm)
Width: 31 inches (78.7 cm)
Depth: 17.25 inches (43.8 cm)

Plan Author: Jeff Mertz

Plan Contributors: Owen Duvall, Roxanne LeMoine, Lorna Johnson

Published Date: November 2007

Plan Language: English, all measurements are inches/feet unless stated otherwise.

Wood and Supplies needed:
1 of 3/4 x 48 x 96 inch oak veneer plywood
1 of 3/4 x 48 x 96 inch birch veneer plywood
1 of 3/4 x 7-1/4 x 96 inch poplar lumber*
1 of 3/4 x 7-1/4 x 60 inch poplar lumber*
1 of 3/4 x 5-1/2 x 96 inch oak lumber
1 of 3/4 x 3-1/2 x 36 inch oak lumber
* some parts will have to be made into thinner stock

Tools needed: Table saw, jig saw, drill, biscuit joiner and other common workshop tools

Skill Builder Articles:

Learn a handy trick for laying out biscuit-slot locations and accurately plunging slots into the face of a part.

Workshop Tips included:

A simple aid makes biscuit layout pure gravy.
For grooves that fit, check drawer-bottom stock.
Troubleshoot mis-aligned drawers.

Workshop Article included:

Make and mount super simple drawers.