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Sounds like a good adventure.

Congrats!

What made you use these materials to make this bench?

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Looks like it will be pretty strong once you put tools under it there will be no movement that pink wood is spruce pine
 

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I built something similar …and sounds like found the same experiences you did…hey but we have to start somewhere right…Great job, and now you have a place to learn somemore.
 

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Nice bench, I'm hoping to do something similar (but cheaper) today.
 

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the nice thing here is,you have a nice,clean,simpl, sturdy design that is inexspencive to build and will serve you well for many years.if it gets to hacked up,build a new one.very nice work
 

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Looks like it is going to be very steady for years to come. Nice Job.

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Nice….looks real solid…...how was the door to work with?
 

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A good work bench to start your work.
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A fine looking bench well done
 

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It's hard to beat a solid workbench.
 

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simple yet sturdy
 

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Where did you get your solid core door? I'm looking for one to serve the same purpose…

I learning about the same traits as you discovered in working with 2 by dimensional lumber from the Lowes or HD.

Nice job on your bench.
 

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Nice flat solid bench Now I need to make one.LOLAlistair
 

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Thank you all for the nice comments and welcomes. Ya'll are too kind, for sure. :)

Now some specifics:

PineInTheAsh: Most choices were based on the plans calling for dimensional lumber without real specifics… but mainly on my naivete. I didn't think it made a real difference. Silly me.

noknot: Thank you for the wood info - it was haunting me! No real movement in the bench now (I guess I meant "warping" in my write-up) - that 50lb pebbles really helped keep it down and the door tied it all together (helped 'level' a bunch of my mistakes lol)

MOJOE: pretty simple once I flipped the frame over and worked it upside down. The HD saleman said the door weighed 130 [lb], but I'd put it closer to 80-90 [lb]. Oh and it just BARELY fit inside of a Honda Fit… won't do that again… probably. :)

Rick Dennington: That's a nice bench! I plan on making at least one column of shelves and adding a vice/dog setup, but I've got some major organization to work on first. Soon!

dustyal: At the HD. They didn't have any in the 'slightly damaged' section, but I asked a salesman and he took me to a hidden cubby with about 4-5 doors. 80" long and 32" or 36" wide. 32" was $54 new… I was way too excited to wait for one to 'get damaged' or shop around so I bit the bullet.
 

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Nice job! I made a very similar bench and came to the same conclusions as you. Unlike you, however, I did not take the time to square up the dimensional lumber (when I made it, I did not have a jointer, planer, or tablesaw so there didn't seem to be an easy way). It threw all my measurements off, and while the bench came together nicely in the end, it bugs me everytime I look at my bench. The good news is that when you use 2×4s, it's cheap! I could take the top off, rebuild the frame/legs and spend about $20 doing it.

Time to get a vise on that sucker! :)
 

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EXCELLENT!!!!You just gave me an idea, how to build my workbench. I'm limited in space, hopefully I can start on it this weekend. thanks!
 
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