I just love this DIY mobile workbench and can’t wait to start building on it. How do you like that extra storage feature on the end? I borrowed that idea from my buddy Jamison – here’s his workbench. Feast your eyes on my new favorite thing:

I took cues from my old design but improved upon it, making it stronger and more efficient. I am absolutely thrilled to be partnering with Rockler Woodworking and Hardware to bring you the plans for this project. We had to move (Army life!), so I gave it away to a friend with the expectation I’d be building a new workbench in Texas. But after a year of using it, I discovered that I didn’t realistically use all that space very often and it was taking up valuable real estate in my shop.

It served as an out-feed table for my table saw so I specifically designed it to be large enough to hold a full sheet of plywood. I use hand tools wherever possible and avoid being lazy about any of the tasks, but instead I embrace movement in the shop like a dance.Hi friends! I’m so excited to share my latest project with you: my new and improved DIY mobile workbench with shelves! If you recall, my old workbench was quite a beast. There's something about working up a nice lather with a squirrel brush in a heated cup, brushing it on and shaving with a keen blade that has a certain zen about it. I figured that if I have to shave every day (or most days) I might as well enjoy it.

When I was in my late twenties I switched from using an electric shaver to a blade razor, shaving soap in a cup and a good shaving soap brush. And I decided that flipping the guitar end-to-end on the bench is not so difficult (in fact it's dead easy) and the extra movements are helping with my flexibility and overall health. Now I spend about 30% of my time in the shop seated. But I decided that it was good to move around a lot more. My stool was on wheels so I could just wheel around anywhere I needed to go. I also had the bench in the centre of the shop so I could move all around it. At one time I tried to set up my shop so that while sitting at my bench I could reach all of my frequently used tools without getting up.

Technicians portable workbench