C:\LAB\WORKBENCH> build.exe /bench

Workbench Builder.

Pick a size and a style. It hands back the drawings, the cut list, the shopping list, and the build steps for a sturdy workbench you can make with a circular saw and a drill. Free, runs in your browser, no account.

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Workbench Builder: size and style settings on the left, a 60 by 24 by 36 inch 2x4 bench with its stock, cost and weight up top, and a 3D drawing of the frame with a lower shelf.
The default bench: 60 by 24 by 36 inches, six 2x4s and one sheet of plywood. Everything updates as you type.

// Why it exists

A bench is easy. The cut list is not.

Every garage needs a solid bench, and most plans online are for somebody else’s size. Yours needs a different length, a different height, and ideally as few boards as possible.

So the tool does the arithmetic: which 2x4s to buy, how to pack the cuts into 8 ft boards and 4x8 sheets, what size every piece is, which screw goes where, and what it should cost at the lumber aisle.

It also tells you when a design will wobble, and what to do about it.

// What it does

From tape measure to shopping cart.

  • Any length, depth, and height, typed as 34 1/2, 3′ 2″, or whatever you measure
  • Two builds: a 2x4 frame with plywood top (single legs, or glued doubled legs that make a 3 × 3-1/2 in. post), or an all-plywood box
  • One or two plywood layers, or a replaceable hardboard skin
  • Optional lower shelf, back panel, and locking casters
  • Drawings from every side: 3D, front, side, and frame plan, with SVG download
  • Cut list, 2x4 and sheet cutting plans, and a cut sheet for the store’s panel saw
  • Hardware list with screw lengths checked against the wood they go into
  • Racking warnings, an editable cost estimate, CSV export, print / PDF, and a share link
3D drawing of a plywood box workbench on four casters with a two-layer top, shown with the top see-through.
The plywood box on casters, two-layer top, full back. The top is see-through so you can check the frame.

// Try it

Measure the wall. Get a bench.

Pick your size, choose a build, and see what it takes. Nothing to install. Share the link when you want a second opinion.

Measure twice, cut once. The tool checks the math; your saw doesn’t.

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