In these next two videos, builder Ron Paulk begins kitting out his box truck with the intention of making it into a seriously bad-ass mobile workshop.

Depending on how nuts-and-bolts you are, you may or may not want to sit through all nine minutes of this first video. (I fall into the former category, obviously.) For the first half it's basically Ron explaining the design of his modular cabinet system, which forgoes drawer slides in favor of simple dadoes, and the jig he rigged up to execute it; the second half is narration-free footage of him cranking out a finished cabinet.

Whether you're nuts-and-bolts or not, you'll want to watch this next vid for sure. It's Ron inside the now-partially-kitted-out truck, explaining the components starting to take shape primarily on the right side.

I love seeing the progression of how the size and shape of the items to be stored informs the design: He starts with storage space for his Ultimate Workbench and Ultimate Miter Stand; that then yields a low structure on which to place the table saw; adding a few inches of width to the base cabinet then yields room for shelves to hold Viewtainers, while slightly increasing the rip width of the saw; the height of the table saw then sets the height of the next cabinet to stack behind it, which will serve as an outfeed table; and so on. With massive organizational projects like this, it's often difficult to know where and what to start with, so it's illuminating to see and hear how Paulk tackled it.

Ron Paulk's Mobile Super Workshop:
» Ultimate, Transportable Workbench
» Mobile Super Workshop
» Box Truck and Modular Storage Cabinet Plans
» Building the Modular Cabinets and Starting on the Truck Installation
» Completing the Modular Cabinets and Starting the Drawers