What you will need:
Tools | Material list |
Jigsaw | Pine 20mm (planed all round) |
Cordless screw drivers | base & top – 1481 mm x 350mm – 2 pieces |
router | Sides/dividers – 350mm x 223 mm – 4 pieces (NB grain must run in direction of short side) |
Pex 220 sander | Top skirt 50mm x 1521mm – 3 pieces |
Spray gun | feet pine 114 x 114 mm x 38mm thick (can use off cuts from other projects. |
Electric Tacker | Varnish with colour/we can also paint this one. |
4 x 40mm screws | |
Glue | |
Baskets – 3 pieces | |
If we cover the top we will need the following | |
Chip board 16mm 1521mm x 390mm – 1 piece | |
sponge to fit chipboard | |
Material big enough to fold over chipboard and sponge. |
Steps For Storage Bench.
- Drill pilot holes where top, bottom and sides join.
- Router front edges of sides and dividers
- Attach bottom and top to the sides
- Insert dividers
- Attach “skirt” to top
- Make feet (cut & rout) and attach
- Sand and varnish
- For the cushion it’s a separate board where we glue on the sponge and staple material and this we then attach to the top.
- Insert baskets.
Download and Print the plan
Printable Plan for the Storage Bench [1]
This week’s Bosch Tool Tip