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Hi everyone,
Long time observer, first time poster 
I’ve always loved woodworking and creating stuff but have never had the dedicated space to do it. So I decided that this year I was going to tidy up the garage and make myself a workbench.
I only have a single car garage so it needed to be under 1m wide and around 50-60cm deep to ensure I could still get my car inside and store all the other junk of course! After doing a bit of research and taking inspiration from others on the Workshop forum I came up with a rough design and measurements and headed to Bunnings to buy timber and get it cut to size; well worth the money if you’ve only got a small car and limited tools like me. I also decided to get castor wheels to allow me to move it out either into the garage (when car is out) or the driveway for more space, which I’d highly recommend.
For screws I went with some 50mm stainless steel decking screws that I had left over from a deck build a few years ago. I ended up going with a clear polyurethane for sealing, which I did 2 coats all over; the shelf and bench top could do with a third I think just for extra protection.
Overall I’m happy with the result! It’s nothing fancy and definitely isn’t 100% perfect but given the last time I did any kind of woodworking was in high school, and I don’t have a lot of tools it think it’s a pretty good result (excuse the mess, still have a bit of tidying and organising to go)
Now that I’ve got a workbench, I’m excited to get started on my next project which will be a power tool charging self and storage for drill bits, chargers etc. along with a pegboard for hand tools and bits and pieces. Thanks!
