Roll-Around Lumber Cart
Build this mobile lumber cart to organize boards, offcuts, and plywood in one compact, roll-around rack — perfect for a clean and efficient woodshop.
Tired of stacking boards on the floor or leaning sheet goods against the wall? Build this Roll-Around Lumber Cart and take control of your shop’s storage! With these detailed step-by-step woodworking plans, you’ll create a versatile, mobile lumber rack that neatly organizes long boards, short offcuts, and full or partial sheets of plywood.
It's more than just your average DIY lumber rack... The A-frame tower design features open-ended compartments for easy loading and unloading of long lumber. Shorter pieces fit neatly into convenient side bins, while the opposite side holds sheet materials securely. Everything stays organized, visible, and easy to access — no more digging through piles or wasting valuable shop space.
Bonus Feature: Add an optional panel-cutting guide to your cart or wall! This handy upgrade makes it simple to break down sheet goods into manageable sizes, right where you store them.
With this DIY Roll-Around Lumber Cart, you’ll enjoy safer, cleaner, and more efficient wood storage — and you’ll free up valuable workspace in your shop.
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What You Get:
- 14 printable (digital) pages of step-by-step instructions
- 60 full-color photos and illustrations
- Instructions for building an optional Panel-Cutting Guide
- Retail sources for hardware and supplies
- Shop-tested guarantee from the editors of Woodsmith magazine

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Imperial Plans
The United States Customary System of Units (USCS or USC), more commonly referred to as the English or Imperial system, is the standard set of units for our plans. It uses inches and feet for measurement. This is the one you probably want if you are in the United States, and it is the one we have traditionally offered on this website.

Metric Plans
The International System of Units (SI), more commonly referred to as the metric system, is the alternative set of units that we have available for some of our plans. It uses millimeters, centimeters, and meters for measurement. This is the one you probably want if you are outside the United States. These plans are provided by our business partner, Australian Woodsmith, and are based on the original Woodsmith plan. However, dimensions and other elements of the plan may vary between the metric and standard versions. Be sure to double-check the plan before building.


Premium Plans
All of the information that you need to build our plans can be found in the standard plan. However, if you want even more granular detail to make your job easier, you should consider our premium plans. These come with additional shop diagrams that we drew when creating the prototypes. Shop drawings are not available for every plan.

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