Workbench

Just got a 32” Solid core Oak 1-3/4” thick door slab from Habitat for Humanity for this very thing. (They had one without a door knob hole) I hope mine turns out half this good. What did you finish your bench top with?

You did a great job on this, thanks for sharing. Outstanding job on the cabinet for the storage.

-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,

Gotta love those solid core doors, they come in handy for so many things. Nice workbench: so much storage and a nice large work surface what else could you ask for? I made a similar bench last month with solid doors.
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-- DocK, WV

PJack,

Actually haven’t finished yet. The door was already finished. I guessing polyurethane. The workbench still needs dog holes. Then I get to put a finish on it, probably poly.

DocK16,

Your assebly table is awesome. I wish I had your space. I’m using a 12’ by about 22’. Everything is on wheels except the miter saw station. So I can arrange things based on what I am working on. Works pretty well.

Dave

-- Dave _-^-_ Baltimore, MD

Excellent. Really nice bench, very useful pullouts. I wish I had your* space, I’m in 6’ by 12’. I do’nt think there would be room for this, everything is mobile but still assemble most things on saw horses outside.

-- James - Geneva, Switzerland

great work! I’m guessing those solid core doors are pretty darn flat!

-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA

Dorje,

You are right. They are very flat and heavy. Each of the doors were 8’ tall and weighed over 150 lbs.

Dave

-- Dave _-^-_ Baltimore, MD

It looks to nice to work on :), you said it is on wheels? I bet it weighs a ton. Do you plan on moving it often or that is a “just in case” option?

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

Awesome bench, I’m in the middle of building a very similar one from The Family Handyman. The top is made from 2×4s on their end glued up, however, I’m liking your top much, much better! Well done.

-- James, SE Michigan, novice sawdust creator

Snowdog,

It will be stationary most of the time and moved only when necessary. It does weigh a ton. The bottom is built from 5 sheet of plywood. The scraps from the case were used to make the drawers. There a 9 drawers/pullouts. So add the weight of 9 pairs of full extension slides. My favorite feature is the large drawer right under the top. I will post some more pics of the drawers pullouts.

All,

Thanks for the positive reinforcement.

Dave

-- Dave _-^-_ Baltimore, MD

booyeah,

I think this is the same bench as your making except for the top. Since I had the solid core door, I used that instead of gluing up the 2bys.

Dave

-- Dave _-^-_ Baltimore, MD

Hey your workbench is awesome. I am hoping to something similar with storage under mine.

-- -Alex, St Charles, MO - "Measure twice, cut once, and go back to the lumber yard because you still screwed up."

Doc,

Thanks. The plan was really simple. It is just 3 plywood boxes on a 2×4 frame. You could probably scale it down to two boxes and doors or drawers to your liking. I think the plan was in American Woodworker Dec/Jan 2006. Let me know if you want me to verify.

-- Dave _-^-_ Baltimore, MD

Wow now that is what I’m talking about. I never thought of using a solid core door for the benchtop. i would love to try and build this myself. Did you verify the issue number of the magazine or know where I can get some plans similar to this?

-- The tragedy of life does not lie in not reaching your goals, the tragedy of life lies in not having goals to reach for.

Richard,

the plans came from the December/January 2006 issue of The Family Handyman. An almost identical bench was in American Woodworker in January 2004.

-- Dave _-^-_ Baltimore, MD

It looks stout. I’m interested in clamping options. Can you clamp a piece to the top? It’s a nice looking bench for sure.

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

Mot,

Since the last pictures, I added dog holes in the vice and bench top. Since the walnut trim extends past the bottom of the top, clamping is alkward.

-- Dave _-^-_ Baltimore, MD

Nice looking workbench! I am planning on building something similar in my new shop. I don’t know how big your bench is, but mine will be 4’ X 7’ X 34 1/2’H with locking casters. I want drawers and doors on both sides. When I get it done you will have to check it out on my sight and see what you think. Thanks for the welcome!

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

Nice job on the bench… That should give a fair amount of work area.

-- Chris

Nice and functonial.

-- Bud, NY, http://tpww.libsyn.com/

great work!

-- jeanmarc manosque france

Nice workbench.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

looks great

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon