• Workshop
• Workbench
• Small space
• Fold-down
• White oak
• Apartment

Apartment fold-away workbench

A white oak hutch for a flat with no workshop: closed, it is a bookcase over a chest of drawers; fold the worktop down onto its two maple lopers and it opens into an 840mm-deep bench with a face vise, a terracotta tool wall, chisels and a saw at hand, and four drawers of planes and boxes below.

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Passes Crava's checks for fit, strength and stability. Change any size, the wood or the finish in the app, and it is checked again.

At a glance

Overall W x D x H

1000 x 886 x 1823 mm39 3/8" x 34 7/8" x 71 3/4"

Parts to cut

52

Build steps

75

Boards

16

Sheets

3

Solid wood

50.1 bd ft

Weight

149.1 kg329 lb

Materials

• Birch plywood
• White oak
• Hard maple

Finish

• Finishing oil - Hardwax oil, satin
• Paint - burnt terracotta, matte

Tools

• Saw
• Square
• Tape
• Router
• Clamps
• Drill
• Table saw
• Sandpaper
• Brush

Hardware and fittings

• 1 x Anti-tip furniture wall bracket, steel, with stud screws
• 2 x Small brass knob, 20mm
• 1 x Brass piano hinge, 800mm
• 1 x Small quick-release face vise, 150mm jaws, maple faced
• 1 x Your hand tools (not part of this build)
• 8 x Side-mount drawer slide, 350mm
• 4 x Edge pull, 150mm, brushed brass

Cut list

The first 3 of 38 lines, in millimetres (inches below), finished size including joint allowances.

The 3D model

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