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Free build it yourself potting bench plans. Plans come with a free PDF download (link at bottom of blog post), material list with cutting and shopping list, and step-by-step illustrated instructions.
Potting Bench Plans – Overview
Simple Potting Bench Plans – Material List
Shopping List
Shopping List
6 – 1×4 – 8′
6 – 1×6 – 8′
1 – 2×4 – 10′
1 – 2×4 – 8′
1 – 1/2″ dowel – 1′
1 1/4″ deck screws
Cutting List
Cutting List
A – 2 – 1×4 – 5′
B – 6 – 1×4 – 1′ 10 1/2″
C – 2 – 1×4 – 4′
D – 2 – 2×4 – 2′ 9″
E – 2 – 2×4 – 5′
F – 4 – 1×4 – 2′
G – 4 – 1×6 – 4′
G – 1 – 1×4 – 4′
H – 8 – 1×6 – 2′
I – 4 – 1×6 – 7″
J – 2 – 1×6 – 5′
K – 3 – 1/2 dowel – 4″
Cut two 1×4’s to 5″ long (A). Cut four 1×4’s to 1′ 10 1/2″ long (B). Pre-drill holes and assemble as shown on illustration above using 1 1/4″ deck screws.
Cut two 1×4’s to 4′ long (C). Cut two 1×4’s to 1′ 10 1/2″ long (B). Pre-drill holes and assemble as shown above using 1 1/4″ deck screws.
Cut the front and back legs and assemble as shown above.
Cut two 2×4’s to 2′ 9″ long (D). Pre-drill holes and screw 1 1/4″ deck screws through (C) and into (D). Cut two 2×4’s to 5′ long (E). Pre-drill holes and screw 1 1/4″ deck screws through (C) and into (E).
Cut four 1×4’s to 2′ long (F). Pre-drill holes and assemble as shown above using 1 1/4″ deck screws.
Cut four 1×6’s and one 1×4 to 4′ long (G). Pre-drill holes and assemble as shown on illustration above using 1 1/4″ deck screws.
Cut eight 1×6’s to 2′ long (H). Gap the boards (H) out evenly, pre-drill and assemble as shown on illustration above using 1 1/4″ deck screws.
Cut four 1×6’s to 7″ long (I). Cut as shown on illustration above.
Cut two 1×6’s to 5′ long (J). Pre-drill holes and install the shelves as shown on illustration above using 1 1/4″ deck screws. Drill holes and install 1/2 dowels (K).
Love all your plans. Thank you for sharing them. Cannot wait to try the potting bench.
It`s just what I needed a set of plans. I build one last year must harder to build then this one.
Thanks for the set of plans.
Love this plans thx for sharing ,,, cannot wait to make this work bench again thx for this plans……
Nice.
nice, straight forward building plans, I look forward to making this!