8' New-Fangeled Workbench

looking good.. and useful

-- making sawdust....

Nice work Todd, are you surprise how solid this bench feels. You’re going to love the beam to me it what make this bench so different from most. I place a shelve on the lower stretcher this add more storage. The clamp can be store on the stretcher facing. Enjoy your new bench…Blkcherry

Todd, Where did you get the plans for this workbench? It looks really different and I am interested in making one as well.

Nice job and thanks

Jim

Jem, there’s a link here that is part of a longer blog series on the construction of the bench.

-- Derek, Bremerton WA --

Nice bench Derek.

Jim, the bench plans are available from Fine Woodworking. Take a look at their website.

One of these days I’m going to build one if I can figure out where it’ll go in my shop once completed. Of course I had to draw it up first.

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

I do love a good bench. Good job.

-- Bill from Lithia Springs, GA I love the smell of sawdust in the morning.

Great job on the bench. Now show it in action.

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

Lots of nice features packed in there.

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

OK, that’s it. I have GOT to get my act together and make my version. Excellent job and I envy the 8’ length. Mine Might wind up about 4’ to 5’ long max. (my shop is only 12’x 20’ and I’m tripping over things now… can’t imagine what I’lll do when I add another large bench ((well, yes i can, I’m going to lose another bench until I get things regorganized. )))

-- Ned - 2B1ASK1 http://nedswoodshop.blogspot.com

Sweet. That is such a cool design. And shiny new clamps too!

Good Job,
Steve

-- Stevethepeeve -- I'm no rocket surgeon

Todd -

Excellent! I like your modifications. I built one as well and it has worked out quite nicely. I also ended up making a few modifications . . . one of the most exciting things we get to do as woodworkers!

http://foldingrule.blogspot.com/2008/01/episode-35-new-fangled-workbench-part.html

Happy New Year!

David

-- http://foldingrule.blogspot.com

Six or eight feet? I can’t decide?

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

Not my bench (that I linked to above) Dave… :) Someone else’s work that I’ve got favorited for future reference…

My own bench is just a wee bit more humble. (And already I’ve got ways to improve the design in mind…)

-- Derek, Bremerton WA --

Thanks guys for all the nice comments. I have nothing to take credit for! There is a video and a featured article on there called, “New-Fangeled Work Bench” on Fine Wood Working’s site. Great site by the way to subscribe to. Have no idea what magazine article number or anything. Blkcherry from this site helped out with some ideas, thanks! But really, this is definitely a day and a half project max and was fun to build. For once I really didn’t care how particular I was building something, but I wound up putting a finish on it, only because I am completely stupid when it comes to this stuff.
Thanks again to Blkcherry for his input. I also got some information from a guy called Sawdustroad on lumberjocks. Hope you guys don’t get inundated with requests.
Anywho, I really enjoyed building this and I hope it is as rugged as everyone says. It definitely is a tank standing there, so I look forward to beating on it. It is being utilized everyday in the work shop of the editors of Fine Wood Working and has been since I think 1999. Something else I did different was I put an electrical strip on the one leg so I could plug my routers and other tools in right at the bench. I am going to build some type of cabinet underneath as well, as I had one on my old table and liked having everything right at hand’s length.
Great project, great time building it. The funniest part was, my wife couldn’t decide what to get me for Christmas, because everything I wanted was over $400. So I told her I wanted thirteen 2×4’s, 26 feet of black pipe, four clamps, a box of 2 1/2” drywall screws, two washers, two speed pins, a 8’ shelf of MDF and a partridge in a pear tree! And that’s what I got and walla, the next day I had me a new workbench. I hope you guys all have fun building yours, now quit reading and get cutting!

-- Do we do this for purpose or passion?

DaveR, your drawing looks better than my real bench! You are making me look bad…

-- Do we do this for purpose or passion?

Sorry, Todd. I’ll remove it. I didn’t mean to cause offense.

Edit to add: I broke the link to the image. If you’re still seeing it, it’s in your cache.

Again, I apologize. I didn’t mean to take anything away from your bench.

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

DaveR was very much joking, I only wish I could make my work as good as you draw it! Keep it on there, I love it! I am sure someone can benefit greatly from your drawing.

-- Do we do this for purpose or passion?

Karson,
I got the bench going tonight with some action…Only it’s my son breaking it in! The way is should be I guess

-- Do we do this for purpose or passion?

Todd, thanks for the pm. I wrote back.

Great pictureof your son and your bench. It’ll be his bench one day.

Thumb’s up.

Dave

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

Here’s a pic of the clamp table. I am trying out Todd’s style of sharpening the cards like he has on the video. Notice the mill file is clamped on the other front clamps. This table is really versatile.

-- Do we do this for purpose or passion?