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This is my main workbench for most work. It was based on a 1976 FWW #4 article by Tage Frid. I had made five before for me and three other people and then three after this one. It is made of maple and weights about 500#. It is made for a right handed person as I am. It is 35.5” high. The ten drawers are all different woods and joints. They are all finished with oil which gives a darker look. The tool storage bench in the shop pictures are finished with super blonde shellac which gives lighter and brighter colors. Each drawer has a different type joint, some are finger and some are power cut dovetails. It has four vices each lined with leather. The tool tray is 3.5” deep but fills level when the insert is installed. The rack on the back holds eight rulers up to six feet long.
-- Garysharp "When sharpening woodworking tools, good enough,...isn't" “Your life’s complete only when your knowledge passes on”.






























18 comments so far
jwarner75
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posted 369 days ago
Not a bad looking Bench there.
I would love to have one for my Shop, I’m trying to make my Shop Handicapped Accessible to accommodate me and my Ole lady’s chair.
I just started a Forum Topic to get a Discussion started about throwing around ideas and the likes, What wood would be great for the benches and the likes.
Handi
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Dusty56
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posted 369 days ago
Magnificent !!
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Gary
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posted 369 days ago
Very nice, hope to get mine half as nice, this will be my first one.
-- Gary, Missouri
archie18
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posted 369 days ago
Wow!! Too nice too work on.
-- Robert in middle TN
garysharp
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posted 369 days ago
Archie, You are right, almost. For two year after I made it I keep it covered with a moving blanket. Then it got too beat up and then I just started using it. When they are new they are your BABY, and then they grow up. garysharp.
-- Garysharp "When sharpening woodworking tools, good enough,...isn't" “Your life’s complete only when your knowledge passes on”.
kolwdwrkr
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posted 369 days ago
Nice bench!!
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Abe Low
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posted 369 days ago
Great work. And thanks for all you do at the Sacramento Area Woodworkers Club.
-- Abe Low, Fine furniture, Sacramento, CA
FJDIII
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posted 368 days ago
Great bench!
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Tim Dorcas
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posted 368 days ago
I am a workbench aficionado. I love your bench! I made one about a year ago but as soon as I finished I was ready to make another one. Thanks for sharing.
Tim
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TraumaJacques
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posted 359 days ago
I would have this in my dinning room… love the various woods and super joinery. Great job!!!
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buzz
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posted 359 days ago
Stunning,been dreaming about building one, great job. Can a person get plans somewhere for this one
garysharp
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posted 358 days ago
Buzz, The workbench is my own “as you go” design, but I looked up all FWW stories on workbenchs and read all the books that I could afford to buy. Good luck, Gary
-- Garysharp "When sharpening woodworking tools, good enough,...isn't" “Your life’s complete only when your knowledge passes on”.
jcees
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posted 355 days ago
It just goes to show you, you can NEVER have enough holding devices on your bench! Great bench.
always,
J.C.
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BarryW
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posted 320 days ago
I’m heading in the workbench direction these days…and your bench is just about the best around…thanks
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PurpLev
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posted 141 days ago
very unique… looks great and multi functional.
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uswine
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posted 117 days ago
stunning
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SCOTSMAN
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posted 117 days ago
Another beautiful bench I am in awe of this and I want one.Still I need to wait then I’ll make my own.congratulations on a wonderful bench.Alistair
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Mark Shymanski
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posted 117 days ago
Great bench, I really like the idea for the straight edge/ruler holder.
-- ...it's rennovation time!!!