
Bolting a bench frame so it never racks
Where the bolts go, how tight is tight and why I add a diagonal brace.
I’m Georgie. I build workbenches and shop furniture from pine framing in a tin shed on Kangaroo Island, and I sell the plans for them, a short guide to laying out a shed, and two courses.
I’m Georgie. I build workbenches and shop furniture from pine framing in a tin shed on Kangaroo Island, and I sell the plans for them, a short guide to laying out a shed, and two courses.

October 10, 2026 · 8 min
Newsletter
A short letter every other Friday about one build, one cut and one thing the tin shed taught me.

Where the bolts go, how tight is tight and why I add a diagonal brace.

Drawers, a shelf and four wheels, drawn on paper and built in a weekend.