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.
Posted on february 16 2018 may 14 2018 author jim categories storage for your workshop and garage tags diy do it yourself.
Add casters for a rolling lumber cart.
Here are a few work in progress photos.
Free plans to build a storage cart for lumber.
Make a rolling lumber cart.
This week i finally decided to do something about the less than adequate storage system i have been using for my lumber.
I did not deviate at least not intentionally from the original build plans.
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.
Mobile lumber cart almost complete.
The biggest problem for me has been finding a good way to store plywood and other sheet goods.
But this little rail will help keep slanting boards from slipping off the bottom of the cart.
Rolling lumber cart for vertical wood storage.
If you plan to leave your scrap wood in one spot all the time you can skip this step.
Just missing two shelves in this photo.
Lumber storage cart dividers.
This won t prevent the plywood from falling over you will need to slant your plywood toward the middle frame.
Rolling scrap wood storage cart.
These 2 casters work great.
I ll eventually pull this cart apart and it will become more scrap wood.
Building the rolling lumber cart.
I built my plywood cart out of 3 4 plywood and screws but didn t use any wood glue.
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.
Build this awesome rolling scrap wood storage cart using the free instructions at this how tutorial.
But i wanted a rolling lumber cart that i could wheel out of the way when i needed to access the space behind it.