DIY Mobile Lumber Cart (Plans from Woodworking for Mere Mortals)

Build a mobile lumber cart from a few sheets of plywood. Plans by Steve Ramsey of Woodworking for Mere Mortals.

Hey everyone, today I’m sharing details about my latest woodworking build: a mobile lumber cart! I followed plans from Woodworking for Mere Mortals. Steve Ramsey has a great build video for the project. You can check out the video on his YouTube channel here. This lumber cart replaces a previous one that I built a few years ago. My old lumber rack could not store sheet goods and took up too much floor space in my garage.  I disassembled the 2x4s from it and hope to recycle them for a future shop project.

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Tools and Supplies

The following items are some of the tools and supplies I used to build my new lumber cart. Visit Ramsey’s plans for the full list of supplies and tools.

Tools

• Track saw
• Miter saw
• Drill Driver

Supplies

• 3″ Heavy Duty Swivel Caster Wheels
• Wood Glue
• Spax 1 1/4″ Woodworking Screws

Building the Rolling Lumber Cart

I did not deviate (at least not intentionally) from the original build plans.  Here are a few work in progress photos:

DIY Mobile Lumber Cart

I am very happy with my new lumber cart. I love the reduce footprint compared to my old lumber rack and I love having a spot to store plywood.  If you build one, don’t skimp on the caster wheels. Fully loaded, my cart will not budge.

Now I have to work on getting the cart empty as it’s really way too full.