Storage & Workbenches

Everything that decides whether a garage workbench works: size (depth, height, length), where it goes when a car shares the space, which type to choose, what to make the top from, and what to put above and below it.

36 inches is the number everyone quotes, but respected woodworkers build anywhere from 34 to 39 inches. Here’s how to find your height in two minutes, and how to adjust for planing, power tools, casters and mats.

A benchtop planer weighs as much as a bag of cement and only works with a long clear lane. Here’s how the main storage options compare: mobile stands, flip-top carts, rolling carts and under-bench storage.

24 inches suits most benches; 16-20 inches is what usually fits beside a parked car. Here’s how to size depth, height and length for your garage, with a formula you can run with a tape measure.

A folding bench disappears, a rolling bench moves the whole shop, a fixed bench does the heavy work. Here’s how to pick (or combine) them for a small garage.