NewYankee Workbench

I ordered this plan from Norm’s Website. By the way in case you had not heard Norm and the Producer of New Yankee Workshop have decided to cease production after the 21st season. Not sure if that is the season we are in or the next one. I am sad.

Anyway….I made some slight tweaks to the plans. However overall this table is a must for a ww with a small shop. The top is actually a solid core wood door from a state auction I got for 2 bucks. I placed a sheet of ply on it that is disposable. The thing that makes this so great are the wheels and drop feet. When the wheels are engaged the table can easily be rolled anywhere. I use it as a stain table and sitting it in the middle of the room I get 360 degrees of access to the project. If you pay attention your measurements you can use it as an out feed to your table saw for large cuts. I would recommend that you set up some slick blocks such as melamine boards that can sit on the table and keep from shifting by some dowel pins. then make sure that your total height to match your table saw factors in these boards. Also, remember your out feed should not have the wheels engaged. Also go with large wheels I have found that larger projects make the table harder to move.

I also added a power strip for plugging in power tools at the bench.

The fact that you can disengage the wheels and re-engage them is a great feature. This table is incredibly sturdy. The way this works is the wheels are bolted to a hinged board the spans the end legs. then two kickers are hinged and a rope attached. By slightly lifting the table you pull the rope and the kickers release the wheels which swing up and the feet drop to the floor. To reengage you simply lif the table, the wheels drop and the kickers lock them in place. Freaking simple I love it.

I added a shelf to the bottom and I use it for storing my table saw fence and miter etc. Items that are critical to be stored safely.

This table has become the most critical “tool” I have in my shop.

One last thing…this table gets cluttered really really fast when I am working on various projects around the house. I finish and need to get moving to something else I dump it all the table to come back to. The reason this is a good thing is I no longer put anything on my table saw. Which is a big no no.