Workbench - a hybrid

Works for me ! Nice build : )

-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .

Looking good engrain.

-- I will just keep doing it till I get it right.

Good looking bench.I bet it will perform even better than you expect. If your worried about the bench dog holes being fragile, maybe you could insert some kind of metal piping into each hole as reinforcement. If it’s drilling you are worried about, then you might consider using a forstner bit. Maybe a good idea to try some trial pieces first to see which bit works best.

-- Mike, American in Norway

Great job on the great looking bench. It looks like it will serve well for many years. Thanks for sharing

looks good…very well done

-- Todd, Oak Ridge, TN, Hello my name is Todd and I'm a Toolholic, I bought my last tool 10 days, no 4 days, oh heck I bought a tool on the way here! †

I like your work bench, the casters are a good idea. Mike is right, sleaving the bench dog holes with metel ( like conduit from the box stores) should sole the strenght issue and it is reasonable priced and easy to cut.

Rick

-- If at first you don't succeed...Don't try skydiving

Good looking bench… It looks to good to use… I’m sure you’ll get years of service out of it…

Rob

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i made holes for benchdog holes in my old mdf top is sealed the holes after drilling with ca glue. i brushed it into the pours with a acid brush worked real well

Nice looking bench, and a nice addition of the casters.

-- Brian, Lebanon PA, If you aren’t having fun doing it, find something else to do.

Really nice. Great idea with the casters!

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

looks like a winner should serve you well for a long time

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop, custom furniture ,maker, woodworking school, heirloomwoodshop.com

That bench looks really nice. I am making the same bench for my brother-in-law, but I am not dressing it up as you have done. I must say the extra work you put in to dress it up really makes it look good, one might not think it was made from construction grade lumber…. Nice job!

-- Gustoid

The only thing better than an highly functional nicely sized workbench is one that looks that nice. I think you have hit them all. Thanks for showing.

-- All trees have projects inside of them, it is your job to get them out.

Nice looking bench.

-- Pyromedic602, free wood is always good wood

Great looking bench! Can I ask what vise you are using on the bench
Thanks

-- Rich

Hi and thanks to all for the comments. I got the 9” vice at Rockler on sale for around $60 on sale. Works good and I put some hardwood on the clamping side so as not to mar any projects.

Made the same bench adn I really like it.

-- Fin - Ottawa, IL

It would seem great minds think alike. I am working on mine (albeit rather slowly) doing the edge banding and hardboard tops, putting the lower shelf even with the top of the spreaders, 9” vise (although mine is the one from HF, not Rockler. (Never seen a fast action vise at Rockler less than $150.00)

DId you ever finish it up with the bench dog holes and jaw faces?

I wouldn’t worry about the home center 2×4s and 4×4s. That is what this particular bench is supposed to be made from… And I have an existing bench that is 10 years old now that is stud grade 2×4s and sheathing grade ply. that I used for a LOT of automotive work… Unless you are abusive to the bench, it will be fine, the nicks and gouges will end up as badges of honor, and history for the bench…

-- Trying to follow the example of the master.