My Workbench

That’s one stout looking bench!

Nice job!

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

Wow, that is an awesome bench, and I really like how you pulled it off with those materials! You have inspired me to add something like this to my list! Great work!!

-- -=Den

Great job, that bench looks like a real beast and will server you very well indeed.

-- Scott, Colorado

Like your way of thinking and your craftsmanship. You did yourself proud. Many years of use ahead of you there.

-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.

Great work!!

Very nice sturdy bench. I do like your bench dogs!!!

-- Max "Desperado", Salt Lake City, UT

great bench…and the price is right….

-- /\/\/\ BarryW /\/\/\ Stay so busy you don't have time to die.

I second Barry’s compliment.

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

Very nice bench!

Thanks for the post

Callum

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The price is right and it sure as heck beats the bench I have not made yet since you have one and I still don’t due to my over thinking how and what I want to make :)

It looks like a great job. Don’t forget to put your name and a date on it.

-- "so much to learn and so little time"..

I agree with Gary, that is one stout looking bench! The joinery is fantastic and the price is unbeatable. How long did it take you to build it?

-- last night I played a blank tape at full volume - the mime next door went nuts!

Great job Gary, I too am not flush with money like so many woodworkers. I have hesitated to get too involved in woodworking because I may not be able to generate enough excess cash. You have inspired me with this bench. Where there is a will there is a way. You’re an inspiration for all of us who watch our pennies.

-- Bob in Western Michigan -- Have you hugged your tools today?

Great using bench. The fuctionality is all there. A great job.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Great bench at a great price. Very nice job. I am sure you will get many great years out of that bench.

-- Scott in Texas

Great job at a bargain price! I’ve been thinking about a bench for a long time, and this looks like one I could afford and possibly even build. Thanks!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Very nice build! Economy without scrimping on the important details. I like your bench dogs, too, and agree with your comment on how expensive they can be to buy! I love your side vise, too. I have been planning to put one on my table using an old pipe clamp setup. You should have years and years of use out of it!

God Bless,
Hawg

-- Saving barnwood from the scrapyards

Very nice bench, I think work benches should look more like this and less like coffee tables….

-- http://www.twinoaksgrowers.com

I commend you on you bench.I was thinking along the same lines myself but was always put off the idea by others saying the wood would be too soft etc.What does it matter this bench is fantastic well done you have now inspired me to do this for pine. from the home depot or b and q as they are called here anyway what matters it a jot if you scrape the surface it is cheap enough to relplace the tope ecvery few years tyour’s is tyhthe right way to go kindest regards Alistair

-- excuse my typing as I have a form of parkinsons disease

Now, as a card carrying member of Bottom Feeding Woodworkers Intl’, that is appealing to me. Snowdog went a long way to summing up my feelings on benches, and here I am building a foot-powered lathe from dimensional lumber for under $50 (so far.) This gets worse: My daddy is a woodworker. When he was in Jr. High, he was given a bunch of old tongue and groove flooring and a speed vise. He turned the T&G sideways, ran through-bolts, and handplaned the tongues off, bored dog holes, and built a stand for his new bench top. I grew up using that bench, and he’s still using it today, 60 years later. Soft, shmoft. I say, well done, you! Inspiring!

-- There's no tool like an old tool...

Am I the only one who sees the hidden benefit to this bench? Since the base is made from landscape timbers, if his wife throws all his stuff out into the yard the bench will survive intact!!! Strong and functional, well done.

-- Don, Pittsburgh

It looks heavy enough for one man to move it.
I think he needs his wife’s assistance to move it out into the yard. In either case, she will not.. LOL

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

well done, fantastic

-- Pedro Rodrigues da Costa, Sintra, Portugal

First time I’ve seen this project. Great idea and construction keep up the good work.

-- Only the Shadow knows....................

Holy Moley

-- http://www.furnituremann.ca/

do you have a drawing of this bench?

-- "Not skilled enough to wipe jam on toast!"

no sorry I do not the top is 24×60 and it is 36 tall

mzmac, this is a great looking bench. I like the look. If you’re interested in sharing the design, I’d be happy to make a SketchUp model of your bench for you. We could get together via e-mail or something to work out the details. Of course if you don’t want to do it, that’s fine, too.

-- Until you spread your wings, you'll have no idea how far you can walk.

Great looking bench.

-- ...it's rennovation time!!!

I wish I had room in my shop for one of these, I love it.

-- Bob A in NJ

This is a massive beauty! This is the first time I have seen this beast, should last through world war 3 and 4!

-- "That Government is Best that Governs The Least."-Jefferson

Great job! your workbench
Tony

-- anthony pelton

Very nice! I like the chunky/sturdy look – should last a good long time. I think something like this will be my next project.

-- Eric, Oklahoma

Very nice. Tell us more about the front vise.

-- Tony