hobby workbench

The BENCH BUDDY is unique by all standards. In effect, it is a mobile hobby workbench 36" tall with a 29"x48" work surface. It will hold a variety of stock measuring up to 47” long, also some planks or large boards up to 46”x28”. The drawers, can organized to hold your favorite hardware and specialized tools even electronic gear. Best said, this will contain just about anything you want it too. A hobby work bench and tool chest all within your reach and where you want them.

This bench configuration is ideal for building boats and planes, also miniature train yards, or anything else your hart desires.


$ view larger With work surface down over the drawers will serve as a locking mechanism, so drawers wont empty out when moving the Bench Buddy around.		$ view larger A removable large stock bin, opened up one side, where large sheets can be stored or large boards up to 46”x28”.		$ view larger The work surface is up. Front drawers are ideal for tools and hardware. The side drawers are ideal for long stock, also plans and covering materials rools.

This list of materials is to help you decide if this is for you.
The workbench plan and instructions to build the BENCH BUDDY are available for download as a PDF. A peak at drawings.

Living in an apartment with no room to have a hobby in progress. Does this sound familiar ?
The BENCH BUDDY was created to solve this problem.

Hello my name is Pierre. I love to build things. There is always a new project on the horizon with me.
The BENCH BUDDY was one of them, the brainchild of my inability to keep all my stuff in an organized fashion. In fact, I live in an apartment, where space is limited to have a hobby in progress. One day when I was looking for some stock in midstream of a project, my stuff was dispersed all around and some times hard to find, you could imagine the distress I was in. Realizing I needed to reorganize my possessions, I decided to do something about it. So the birth of BENCH BUDDY was conceived.

The concept of a tool chest struck me, however my needs were greater. I needed a supply bin and workbench that could be tucked away as well. With knowledge of CAD (Computer Assisted Drafting), I began conceptualizing the requirements for the BENCH BUDDY. Combining a tool chess with a workbench and a stock bin, I concluded with this product. Based on a crude detailed drawing, I began building the proto-type. It was not pretty, but it worked !!! Over some time, I refined the practicality of this concept and thought I should make the plans available.

In building the prototype, I learned this is not a simple project about 60 hours. By the time I finished, I learned to build drawers, and lots of them. The prototype BENCH BUDDY was built with door panel board, and had small 2" wheels. When it was loaded with my favorite tools and stock it weighed a ton and did not move around well.

I have since then learned how to improve the BENCH BUDDY. First, by enlarging the wheels, it moves around easier, in fact the larger the wheels the lighter it felt. Then I changed the choice of material for the drawers to 1/4"material for the boxes and 1/2" material for the front panels. This improved the strength and durability of the drawers when used continuously.

I have built many of my projects on the BENCH BUDDY and enjoyed every minute of it.

If you have any suggestions to accommodate special design needs please feel free to contact me. I am flexible and so is the BENCH BUDDY.

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