Scrap Wood Storage Cart

Directions

• Cut

  First, cut your wood to the following dimensions.
  ¾” thick plywood cut to 4 ft. long x 3 ft. high
  Project panel cut to 4 ft long x 15 ½” wide
  (2) Project panel pieces cut to 24” long x 15 ½” wide
  (5) 1x2 scrap pieces cut to 3-4 inches long each
  ¼” thick plywood cut to 4 ft. long x 24” wide
  (Alternate option: You could use ¾” thick plywood for the whole cart, but I was improvising and trying to use materials I had on hand.)

• Drill Pocket Holes

  Drill pocket holes along the longest side of your large ¾” thick plywood piece (spaced about 4-5 inches apart) as well as along each of the shorter sides, stopping about a third of the way up. Also drill pocket holes in one of the shorter sides and one of the longer sides of each of your side pieces.
  

• Attach Back and Sides

  Attach the bottom piece to the back using 1 ¼” pocket hole screws. Attach the side pieces to the back and bottom pieces, also using 1 ¼” pocket hole screws.
  

• Add Scrap 1x2 pieces

  This step is not needed if you use ¾” thick plywood for the whole cart, but since I was improvising I needed something to attach the ¼” thick plywood front piece to. I attached small 1x2 scraps (3-4 inches long) around the perimeter of the cart where the front would be attached, using 1” wood screws. I added a piece in each corner, one in the center at the bottom, and one where the top corners of the front would be. I made sure to leave a ¼” gap between the scrap pieces and the edge so the front piece would lay flush with the sides when attached.
  

• Attach Front

  I attached my front plywood piece to the scrap 1x2 pieces using 1” wood screws.
  

• Add Casters

  I attached casters to the bottom using ½” screws.