How To Build A Workbench For Your Garage | Easy 2x4 DIY!

In this video I'm showing you how I built a very easy workbench for my garage! This is an easy 2x4/plywood project that can be built in an afternoon and utilizing a lot of scraps. It's so nice to have a place to tinker, and keep tools, in my garage now.

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Welcome to the official April Wilkerson YouTube channel! I’m April and I’m the creator of Wilker Do’s. I am an obsessed DIYer and Woodworker. I'm not professional or have any training, so I just pick the project I want to tackle and figure it out step by step. On this channel you will find a variety of content like DIY home improvement, How-To’s, construction, design and more!

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[jimtownsend]

Nice, simple build! The only thing I might suggest is putting a lip on the overhead shelf. You sure don’t want vibration making those paint cans walk forward and fall on you! Thanks, April!

[vitaminb]

This is crazy. This looks exactly like the workbench I've built for myself some 5 years ago. The only difference is I don't have drawers at the bottom, but I have installed lights under the top shelf. And also a swiveling shelf on the right for a speaker so I can play music while I work, and rotate it to depending where I am in the garage.

[chrissewell]

I built a very similar work bench, a few years ago. And use it, for something every week. Added shop lights really helps me see better. And a air compressor & hose reel, was fitted to go underneath. A Large bench vise was the best addition.
I wish you'd been in my life, back then! 😥😁

[kentblairl]

Nice. Very simple and economical to make. I love it when the item you are building is already being useful before it is finished! Some folks with smaller spaces may find it useful to put casters on the bottom so they can reshape their workspace as needed, roll it to the middle of the garage when the car is outside, or roll the bench outside to do the dusty work. Locking casters would be useful for that. Say howdy to Texas for us.

[hpiner]

Loved this project. As a woodworking wanna be, this is really my first project, my husband has had to makeshift horses and use his saws on the garage floor. This was a beautiful set of instructions! We did a similar build in about 3 hours for the build. We will add the pegboard behind the bench on another day, but appreciation to you for sharing your design! We didn’t have 99” of width space so we came up with our own plans but couldn’t have done it without you! Enjoying your other projects too!

[ExAnalogia]

Every time I watch Aprils video, I learn something new.
What a wonderful simple idea with the screw in the bottom of the feet. To have them to adjust the hight.
So simple, and so cheap solution.
That is a brilliant idea.

[mcbrian]

Some really good tips in this video. Glad I decided to watch before I started building mine, the small overhang for clamping materials down is a really clever idea I wouldn't have thought of and probably tried to invent a workaround later on

[craiggoodwin]

Every garage needs a simple workbench. I think this one is a great starter. nice simple 2x4 construction with some practical tips along the way. Thanks for Sharing!

[aaronthered]

Two things I have learned in my many years. 1. No one sits at a workbench in the shop. Raise the table top up between navel and sternum. 2. Like you have done, make the work bench top easily replaceable. I restore cars so after a few years of oily parts, grease and hammering out bearings the top needs to be replaced. I usually use a full sheet cut in half and making the top a double layer. Then you can just flip each layer over when you want a new clean top. It last a lot longer until having to drag another sheet home. As always, your videos are the best.

[delienz]

I'm a brand new DIY Woodworker and was excited to build myself a suitable workbench for my first project. This video was awesome and made my build a success. Thanks so much for your clear and thorough walkthrough!!!

[mnevers]

Nice. Well done. I would have mounted the retractable extension cord up high, on or close to the top shelf. With a few well placed J hooks coming down from the ceiling you can string your extension cord across the garage overhead and avoid a trip hazard. I did this in my basement shop and it worked out well.

[billparrish]

Very cool series covering easy shop fixtures within the skill levels of the home DIY-er! I'm sure the high ceilings and limited square footage of most home garages means that upper shelf will find some storage uses, besides being a handy place to hang a workspace light. Not being as nimble as I used to be, I can no longer do that 'acrobatic April dismount', much less stick the landing as skillfully you did 😎👍, or even get up there very easily. It occurs to me that attaching a scrap of 2x4 across those 2 back verticals like a ladder rung (on either end or both), midway between the lower shelf and the top, would allow someone to step on the shelf with one foot, the other on the rung, and then onto the bench top, with the upper supports providing a firm handhold.

[Glitch-Gremlin]

Is it just me... or does looking at that Workbench literally fill you with Hopes, Dreams and.... dare i say.... Slightly Turn you on? cause it sure does that to me!

[Wythaneye]

About 10 years ago I built a workbench very similar to this. I've disassembled it, moved it, and re-assembled it four times now. I like your version better, especially the top shelf. Looks like it's time to upgrade!

[MFunkibut]

This and the storage shelves are SO helpful for my 2022 basement re-do!

[merlewarnsholz]

Nicely done Miss April - Looks great, and is very functional. I like your approach to adding the outlets - you can never have too many when putting them by the work bench. Blessings to you, your family, and your crew.

[jim]

Thank you April for taking the time to do this. I'm sure it was rewarding for you, but it has also been very helpful to me as well!

[tmackie]

Aloha, April. Thank you so much for including free plans for this workbench. I’m gonna build this - it’ll be perfect for my big shop reorganisation project! (with my brand new sliding miter saw! yay!) 😀

[sparky]

Great timing, I was planning on building a workbench like this, thank you very much for the free plans.

[jonathanpopham]

this is so awesome! I'm building out a new workshop and i only have roughout carpentry equipment, this is great for someone who doesn't have a fancy shop tool with planers, jointers, and table saws. I'm so excited, I wish I had seen this tomorrow morning so I could get started!