With all of these projects lately, I’ve amassed quite the collection of wood scraps and I needed somewhere to store them. I made this portable wood scrap cart out of one sheet of plywood and some scrap wood. Now I can organize and conveniently store all of my scrap wood on a movable cart!
DIMENSIONS: 39″ W x 24″ D x 36″ H (without wheels)
SHELF DIMENSIONS: 12″ W x 13 1/2″ D x 8″ H
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To start, I built the base out of 2×4’s and attached the wheels while it was still light and easy to flip upside down. You can add them at the end, it’s just a bit more difficult to maneuver. Note: The 2×4’s are different colors because I used some scraps that I had and bought one new piece.
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I secured the 2×4’s with pocket holes using the Kreg pocket hole jig and wood glue.
I also used this handy Kreg jig panel carrier to be able to move an entire sheet of plywood by myself. Super helpful when you don’t have an extra set of hands. It’s not that the plywood is terribly heavy, it’s just awkward to move and this tool makes it easy!
Next, I cut down the plywood to cover the 2×4 base. Also peep the pile of scrap wood in my laundry room that will soon have a new home in this cart!
Next, I added the dividers and the shelf all cut out of plywood and secured with pocket holes and wood glue.
Here is the front view before I added the sides.
I cut the sides at an angle using a circular saw. Then I used the waste portion from the angled cut turned on it’s side and trimmed down as the angled dividers pictured below. The original plan had the same angle on the sides mirrored on those divider pieces, but it worked out even better to use these scraps. Not to mention, I had already used the entire sheet of plywood!
Note: these divider pieces are not listed on the cut list.
The last step was adding the back strips. It didn’t need to be entirely covered, so I just added strips of plywood on the top, middle and bottom to give it support and to keep the contents from falling out. If I had a bigger storage area, I would have added an extra piece on the back to hold an entire sheet of plywood but my space does not allow for that.
Here is the cart where it will be stored along with my other tools! If you missed it, there are blog posts for the table saw cart, the chop saw cart and the french cleat tool wall too!
The tool closet is just about complete and it feels sooooo good to be organized and have that pile of wood scraps cleaned up and put away. You can find videos of this project and more on my YouTube and social media channels linked below.
Thanks for following along and until next time, happy DIY-ing!
-Selene Builds Things
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