Brian's Workbench

NICE Bench…I love the dovetails!
Looks VERY SOLID!

Great looking bench Brian! It looks very sturdy and obviously has plenty of storage right where you need it. I see you have plenty of space to work in at your shop and that is always a plus!

-- --Chuck

Great looking bench. The dovetail joinery is a really nice detail. And adding drawers to the bench is a smart way of gaining more storage. Nice idea.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

That is certainly heavy-duty bench and beautiful one. Good idea with cabinet.

-- Jiri

Beautiful bench Brian.

-- S. Box --- "But a Constitution of Government once changed from Freedom, can never be restored. Liberty, once lost, is lost forever." - John Adams

That is a great looking bench. I love the storage in the bench. Great Job!

John

-- John -- Racine, WI -- Woodworking..."It's not just a Hobby, it's an Adventure"

wow…Love the bench…..love the hardwood floor also….

-- My dad was an electrician, but my fathers a carpenter.

Great looking bench Brian.

I am planning on using Ash for my bench too. What size Ash is your top?

-- Kevin, Wichita, Kansas

Very Very nice. WOW

-- Hope Never fails

Great looking bench. I like the drawers and the layout.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

Looks great Brian, how did you make the big dovetail on the end?

-- I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso

Great bench. Drawers are a nice touch. How big is you shop/school
Curious about the dove tail as well.
Would love to have that kind of shop space.
surfdude

-- surfdude

Sick bench!, I am about to embark on something very similar and have a couple of questions. First, how did you level the top of the bench? Second, what type of hardware did you use to tighten the base, and about how much did it cost you. Finally, are you in South Korea?

-- Things of the greatest worth are from the Earth. If you tell yourself that something is "close enough" it is not...do it again.

Fantastic looking bench! I love how organized the drawers look. Good work, thanks for sharing.

-- Robb

Dittos! Good design and looks like it will survive the test of time.

-- DaveH - Boise, Idaho - “How hard can it be? It's only wood!”

Thank you for everyone.

Tilt// The floor is not hardwood. hardwood looking vinyl. :)

Kevin// The top size is about 63×30 inches. Thickness is about 2 inches. (actually it is metric size 1600×760x50)

Damian Penney// The dovetail is made by hand just using saw and chisel.

surfdude// our shop is about 40ftx27ft size. this shop is joint workshop with my woodworking friends.

Brent Livingwell// first i made top three parts, then flatten by using jointer/planner. before glue up the three parts, I clamp two parts vertically then flatten glue up side using jointer. And then two part is nearly perfect flatten. after glue up I had little bit planning using smooth plane. I just use two (one for left/right each) big (5/16) screw for tighten the base. Yes, I’m born and living in South korea.

-- Brian in South Korea

What can I say that has not been said? Hmmmmm. I think to really evaluate the bench, you need to let me try it out for the next 30 years. :)

Really nice bench.

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Brian, where in South Korea do you live. I spent 13 months there a life time ago.

I love the bench, how many hours did it take to make?

-- Kip Northern Illinois ( If you don't know where your goin any road will take you there) George Harrison

Beauiful! Much too nice too actually work on. :-)

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

ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC design, construction and workmanship. Curious on the leg construction- size of the legs, and how you attached them.
THANKS – great job!

-- Bill - - Ad-Marketing Guy, Ramsey NJ

That is super nice… I would buy one!

-- Jeremy

Now that is what I call a work bench. Good job, I like everything about it.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

Very nice bench and cabinet Brian. I really like the pulls you made for the drawers. Come to think of it, I like pretty much the whole thing! Great job!

-- When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt! Henry J. Kaiser

Very nice bench. I like the color contrast

-- Brent - Shreveport, Louisiana

great project. Functional Art. I stumbled onto an antique joiner’s bench in a high-end store awhile back. I thought, they won’t know what it is, and it will be “cheap” and I can use it in my shop. Even had a wood threaded joinery vise on the end. I turned the tag over, $2500. Guess they knew. It’s still there.

I would really enjoy having one like this in my shop.
Mark

-- Mark DeCou - American Contemporary Craft Artisan - www.decoustudio.com

SWEEET!

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://amcraftsman.com

That is awesome, I love the tool storage.

like others have said, this is a fantastic looking bench. I really love the dovetail detail.
it looks very sturdy and the storage cabinet you added looks like a wonderful addition.
great work, can’t wait to see what you make on it!

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I like the drawers. Nice touch.

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

Beautiful job on this workbench !

-- 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 .