My traditional workbench

Let me be the first to congratulate you on a very well done job Tim. You got a fantastic result. All the better that you used construction lumber. You will have this bench forever and it will serve you well. I’m looking forward to seeing all the great projects you will be creating on it.

-- Mike, American in Norway

Very neat Tim i think we all like to see what we work on just mine was that clean LOL…......

-- cut it saw it scrap it SKPE: ANDREW.CARTER69

Looks GREAT Tim! I like the hybrid of the traditional, and the roubo. very well done!

-- ㊍ When in doubt - There is no doubt - Go the safer route.

Nice looking bench.

Whats interesting is that its a mirror image of the traditional cabinet-makers bench. But thats the beauty of building your own custom bench… its exactly how you like it.

-- Happy woodworking! http://www.blakeweber.us

great build , tim

now you can really enjoy working more !

well done .

-- david - only thru kindness can this world be whole . If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure. Dan Quayle

I like it … reminds me of my ole Crown Vic … big, sturdy and reliable

-- keeping myself entertained

Tim,
Beautiful job on the bench!
I especially like your design of the top, placement of the vises, and location of lots of dog holes. It shows you really thought about how you’d be using the bench for hand tool work.
Must be a real joy to enter your workshop and see that great piece of work waiting for you to use it on your projects.
Gerry

-- Gerry

I’ve been using a construction lumber bench since 1971, and it has held up well. However, the top eventually got covered with plywood as I beat it up, and got a new sheet recently. Not fancy like yours, but very heavy and solid, basically indestructable. I have always wondered about the cost/value ratio using hardwood in a gross function such as a bench. It is not something I would ever do, I guess, just like I would never buy the very most expensive power tools.

Looks great, Tim

-- Jim, Anchorage Alaska

Very nice bench Tim. One of these days I’ll have to make one, I’ve never had one in twenty years just a work table. Crazy huh.

-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/

Thanks everyone

Mike, Jim, SYP kept the cost down and I don’t feel so bad about beating on the bench.

Sharon, I started with the Roubo design, I can add the sliding deadman later if I want.

Blake, Yes it is, the vice needs to be on the “right” side…...for us lefty’s.

-- Good judgement comes from experience and experience comes from poor judgement.

Hefty Hefty Hefty did i say Hefty!!! Nice work bench Timbo enjoy your new bench…Blkcherry

i knew u was a lefty, just by looking at the pic. i wanna make my bench the same way thanks for the post.

-- Ike, Big Daddies Woodshop, http://www.icombadaniels@yahoo.com

just one question though, what is S.Y.P. lumber and where can u get it? i never heard of this before.

-- Ike, Big Daddies Woodshop, http://www.icombadaniels@yahoo.com

Tim,
You can be extremely proud. This is a magnificently handsome bench; one that will last a lifetime.

I’ve got plans that once will sell our house and relocate to set up another shop with a similarly styled workbench as the centerpiece in the new shop.

Really love your wide vise and those holdfasts mounted on the leg, ready at moment’s notice. That’s about the best I’ve seen SYP grain pop. That’s just with BLO?

And that is one hefty work/assembly table/bench along side the bench in the pictures, and seems a perfect companion. Sir, you are ready to go!

Congats, and all best for the new year,
Peter

beautifully done, Tim. i wish i had the room to put something like that in my shop.

Are the legs all one piece or a laminate?

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