I got the plans from the Woodsmith Shop magazine/show. It’s called the weekend workbench but it took me 2 weekends. The top is built up from 2 full layers of 3/4” MDF and 2 more layers around the edges making it 3” thick. The rest is doug fir. I put a cheap light duty clamp on the end and ran electric to it as well.

My reasoning for picking this plan was that I knew it would have a large, heavy, perfectly flat top. Also, after watching the 30 minute show on my local public access station it seemed like something i could do.

I’m very happy with it and I think it will last a lifetime.

This is a table made for my grandma just recently. She had an old wobbly table that had a particle board top with wood grain laminate and that rubber edge banding. The base was metal and basically really ugly. The table had been there as long as i could remember. She confirmed that it had been there almost 30 years. She deserved something much better in my opinion.

The main part of the top was made from 1-1/2” red oak flooring she had in her shed and the breadboard ends are cherry. The base is poplar. 3 coats of gloss poly on the top and I painted the base brown semi-gloss.

The is my first completed piece of furniture. I think it turned out well and I really like how the colors of the red oak and cherry go together with the clear coat.