Benchside / Drawers / Rolling Tool Chest
Drawers
Rolling Tool Chest
A plywood chest of drawers on casters that parks under the bench. Drawers run on wood runners in grooves, or on ball-bearing slides.
Standard size24 × 21 3/4 × 30 1/2 in
You'll need1 1x2, 4 sheets
Parts to cut64
Plan$20, once
Change any size and Benchside redraws it, recounts the material and rebuilds the plan.
Built around your shop
- Sized to park under your shop's bench
- Any rows of drawers, any number across
- Wood runners with stop keys, side-mount slides, or your own slides
- Overlay or inset fronts; butt, rabbet or locking-rabbet drawer boxes
How it goes together
- Cut the runner grooves in the sides and dividers.
- Glue up the case with its row panels and dividers.
- Build the drawer boxes; with wood runners, the bottoms are the runners.
- Fit the fronts, the stop keys and the casters.
The plan has every step written against the part letters in its cut list, with drawings of each part that has joinery.
What you can change
SizeDrawersSlidesCaseCase backDrawer boxesDrawer bottoms (they're the runners)Drawer bottomsDrawer fronts
Hardware
| 7 | Drawer pulls |
| 4 | 2" swivel casters, plate mount, 3-1/2" overall height, 2 locking |
Plus screws and glue, counted in the shopping list.
In the $20 plan
- Cut list with every part lettered
- Cutting diagrams for every sheet and board, grain kept straight
- Printable build plan: overview, drawings, part drawings and steps
- CNC files: DXF sheets and a STEP 3D model
Bought once for your design, and it stays yours through any edits and resizes. The 3D view and shopping list are free.
