Torsion Top Workbench

excellent idea! If you want it to really help first time woodworkers, a blog about the construction would help many.

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Sweat!

-- Rich in Richmond

I think this is a very good idea. If I were a betting man I’d wager more week end wood workers will build this bench rather than the standard heavy duty variety.

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Hey Bud,
Blog it for the boy’s…...well done.

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

Great idea. It looks very well built and should last a life time. For the price, you can’t beat it. Well done and thanks for posting! I agree, a blog would be great.

-- Brad, Oregon- Wood, it's what's for dinner.

Very similar to mine for the top, though I used torsion boxes for the base as well so it is rock solid. I like the tail vise on yours, still trying to decide what I’m going to do for mine.

Looks good. The skidding willl stop when it pushes up against the wall!!

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It came out great.

A wonderful addition to your shop.

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I have ran across plans for a bench similar to this in concept. To get the stability of the bench up they added a hollow shelf along the bottom build very similar to the top of this bench, but before adding the top layer of ply they loaded it up with bags full of sand. Now that I am trying to learn how to hand plane, I really need a bench and I have been thinking about trying to build something similar to this. Nice work.

-- James - What's your excuse this time??

Thanks for checking it out guys. I considered making a torsion box for the shelf but once I put the legs on they were SOLID. This thing doesn’t rack. I hadn’t considered the sand thing though, that’s actually a really good idea.

I’m the typical weekender wood worker who could really use this type of bench. I can’t see paying the big bucks for the king of benches, and I am really limited on space. I need to tear out a bench shelf that exists (without a vice) and replace it with this torsion box design to include a vice.

Thanks for sharing.

-- Al H. - small shop, small projects...

A great idea. Benches like yours also make great assembly tables, because your can assemble your furniture items on a flat surface and leave them there untill all assembled.

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I really like this bench. It doesn’t look too heavy to move, and seems built rigidly tough. I like learning from the pros at LJ.

-- Skillet, Louisiana

Hey, That is fantastic. I agree that you should do a blog on it for some of the new woodworkers who don’t have a good, solid bench yet.

-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps

Wonderful idea. This is the kind of thing that makes woodworking more accessible, especially to younger folks who need good stuff at a low price.

-- Mike, American in Norway

DUDE! This is sweet. Your going on my buddy list.

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Cool bench. Wish I had the room for this. I’d be adding a shelf and or tool box into the leg structure the next weekend.

-- Bob A in NJ