We used to have an old cabinet on the patio which I had intended to turn into a kitchen island. The years went by and the weather got to the cabinet so that it wasn’t worth fixing up anymore. That’s when the kids took over. They would spend hours outside with a hammer or file, working away on that cabinet.
Eventually it wasn’t strong enough to support itself and it found its way to the trash. In order to replace this beloved past time of the kids, I decided to make them their own workbenches for them to tinker on.
I drew up some plans and went to Home Depot. Once I was there, I realized the wood I had intended to use for the top was too thin. I found a 2′ x 4′ sheet of MDF that would work nicely and altered my plans.
Once home, I cut up the 2×4’s and put together the frames. The impact wrench was a little noisy for the kids, so they didn’t stick around too long. After putting together both frames, I clamped an extra 2×4 onto the MDF as a guide for my circular saw and used the frames as my table. A few countersunk pilot holes and some screws finished it off. Next steps will be to have the kids coat them with polyurethane and build them a tool box for their tools.
I like the way the dimensions turned out. There is a slight overhang on the front and back which could be used to clamp onto. They also fit nicely against the wall of the house and are protected from the rain by the eaves of the roof.