Workbench

Most excellent. That’s one sweet bench. I’ll be making one soon (by soon I mean sometime this year) and will refer to your pictures often for design inspiration. Thanks for sharing. Favorited.

-- Doug - Make an effort to live by the slogan "We try harder"

Ditto.

-- Measure with a micrometer, mark with a crayon, cut it with a chainsaw.

That’s a great looking bench. It probably cost you substantially less to make it out of pine and plywood and it’ll probably just as strong, sturdy, and useful had you made it out of a more expensive species.

Nice work, it looks very solid.

looks massive. nicely done!

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

Thanks all for your comments!
Kelen – Yeah, I figure it saved me another $300 to make the base out of pine and plywood. Also, having been a builder of homes and apartments for years, I know that if pine is used to build massive buildings and last for hundreds of years, its probably good enough for my little workbench base! On top of that, once you put on a coat of tung oil, pine actually doesn’t look half bad!

-- Bobthebuilderinmichigan

Nicely done, I’m in the process of making a bench too… Thanks for some inspiration

Nicely done, I wish I had more room in my workshop, I would love to make a bench just like that.

-- Martin ....always count the number of fingers you have before, and after using the saw.

Fine looking workbench, real solid looking and massive

-- Don, Royersford, PA

This looks to be a great design…excellent mix of traditional design and contemporary materials. What’s the box-like object located underneath the end vise?

-- - Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but by striking true. -

Very nice build…looks dam tough to me and pine is just fine, thanks for the post and inspiration.

-- "Make something you love tomorrow...and do it slowly" JLB

Beautiful bench!

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

awesome looking bench. heavy and stout, looks to take a pounding. enjoy it

awesome bench! Theres’s no shame in using pine, personally, I love the look of pine.

-- Rob, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

Now there is a bench for some serious woodworking. Nice job!

-- The works of evil people are not the problem. It is the "Good" people standing by and watching not speaking up. Dubsaloon