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his sturdy shop helper holds its ground
in use and picks up like a wheelbarrow
for easy moving. First, build a case to
house the inset drawers, then add beefy legs
and a top. Drawers for dust-free storage
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complete the project. We used 1^1 ∕ 2 "-thick
construction lumber for all solid-wood
parts, except the drawer boxes, planing it to
1 1 ∕ 4 " to clean up the faces and bring it to uni-
form thickness.
½" washer ½" hex bolt 6" long
½" washer
½" lock nut
6" wheel
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Build the case
1
Cut the case panels (A), edging (B, C),
and rails (D) [Materials List, Drawing 1]. Glue
the edging and rails to the panels.
2
Cut the risers (E). Laminate two pairs of
risers to make the case ends. Glue the
center riser and case ends to the case bottom
(A/B/D).
3
Cut the back (F) and glue it to the riser
(E) ends and rail (D) edge.
4
Glue the top assembly (A/B/C) to the
bottom assembly.
Tip! To e n s u re
uniformity and save
time, plane stock for all
parts of the same
thickness at the same
time. Then cut parts
from this stock as
needed.