Rolling Lumber Cart

This post contains affiliate links i saw a lot of pictures of lumber carts all over the interwebs so compiled a bunch of those ideas together and figured out the size based on my workspace and the materials i had on hand at the time.

Rolling lumber cart.

Build this awesome rolling scrap wood storage cart using the free instructions at this how tutorial. Free plans to build a storage cart for lumber. Dividers installed via dadoes and secured with wood glue and spax wood screws. I still need to completely reconfigure my shop but won t do that until the studio is complete so this cart is a temporary solution.

Lumber storage cart dividers. Rolling lumber cart for vertical wood storage. Add casters for a rolling lumber cart. I built my plywood cart out of 3 4 plywood and screws but didn t use any wood glue.

This week i finally decided to do something about the less than adequate storage system i have been using for my lumber. Here are a few work in progress photos. If you plan to leave your scrap wood in one spot all the time you can skip this step. But this little rail will help keep slanting boards from slipping off the bottom of the cart.

Mobile lumber cart almost complete. Building the rolling lumber cart. Finally to finish off the cart i added a short rail onto the plywood side of the cart to keep the plywood from sliding off. I did not deviate at least not intentionally from the original build plans.

Posted on february 16 2018 may 14 2018 author jim categories storage for your workshop and garage tags diy do it yourself. This won t prevent the plywood from falling over you will need to slant your plywood toward the middle frame. I ll eventually pull this cart apart and it will become more scrap wood. The biggest problem for me has been finding a good way to store plywood and other sheet goods.

These 2 casters work great. Just missing two shelves in this photo. Load up your new lumber cart. Rolling scrap wood storage cart.