| Project by CharlieD | posted 114 days ago | 698 views | 6 times favorited | 22 comments | ![]() |
This work bench is made from a combination of two different plans. The primary plan called for a maple top. After checking the price of maple I went to plan B and opted for a top made from 2×8 yellow pine. If you want to spent the money maple is great of course. I am pleased with the yellow pine and would recommend it to any one looking to build a good quality “heavy” workbench. It is softer of course but you can sand/plane down the top every couple of years it you feel the need. The side and end vise’s are from Veritas with the shoulders made from maple and walnut. I also added walnut feet to add contrast. It just seemed to need something there. Drilling the holes for the bench dogs was quite a chore since the top is 3 inches thick. The plans called for finishing the top using Waterlox (http://www.waterlox.com/). Expense stuff but it works well. I have never seen it recommended for use anywhere but in the plan I used.
-- Charlie, Humble Texas
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22 comments so far
Mario
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posted 114 days ago
WOW very nice bench. Looks very solid and well put together.
Thanks for the post.
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Earle Wright
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posted 114 days ago
Looks quite sturdy! Well-constructed and well-photographed. Thanks.
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WoodRivWW
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posted 114 days ago
What a beauty! What are the dimensions?
-- Hailey, ID
CharlieD
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posted 114 days ago
Don’t remember exactly but I did make it higher than normal by a couple of inches for my height. I’ll measure and repost.
-- Charlie, Humble Texas
Hersh
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posted 114 days ago
Very nice work bench. Looks great.
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Grant Davis
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posted 114 days ago
Very, very nice
-- Grant...."GO BUCKEYES"
CharlieM1958
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posted 114 days ago
Beautiful! I am glad to see someone using yellow pine for the top, since that is so readily available where I live. I was afraid the woodworking gods might strike down with a bolt of lightning anyone foolish enough to attempt such a thing. :-)
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
Scott Bryan
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posted 114 days ago
That is a nice bench. I have one of these on my to do list (along with a myriad of other things). This one looks really solid.
Thanks for the post.
-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.
SteveKorz
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posted 114 days ago
Very Nice!! —A three inch top- Wow!... I wonder how much that thing weighs.. ?... lol
-- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
Grumpy
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posted 114 days ago
Looks too good to use Charlie but I bet that won’t stop you. Great job.
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Ad Marketing Guy - Bill
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posted 114 days ago
EXCEPTIONAL bench – that should last a few lifetimes. Nice work.
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jcees
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posted 114 days ago
Super bench, nice work. Do you do much planing on it? It looks tall.
always,
J.C.
P.S. Waterlox has been around for years but unavailable in many stores though always available online.
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Bob A in NJ
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posted 114 days ago
Wow, very nice, handsome and functional, congrats on this accomplishment!
-- Bob A in NJ
GaryK
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posted 114 days ago
Great looking bench. That a nice looking vise on the end.
-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.
Preston H
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posted 114 days ago
The bench looks like it will stand up to anything . Nice work. I to am on the tall side and make all my benches to fit me.
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Napaman
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posted 114 days ago
very nice…i love those vises!!!
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Roz
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posted 113 days ago
Beautiful bench, I love the end vices with extra detail, functional and beautiful. I have got to do one of these. Where did you get your plans?
-- Terry Roswell, L.A. (Lower Alabama) "Life is what happens to you when you are making other plans."
rikkor
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posted 113 days ago
What a sweet workbench. That has a lifetime of service built in. I wish I had the space…
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CharlieD
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posted 113 days ago
Terry, Here are a couple of links to the primary plan I used. I changed the size and didn’t like the slats in the bottom so I put a maple plywood top over the slats. http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/tl_clamps_vises/article/0,,DIY_14384_2275263,00.html
http://www.popularwoodworking.com/projectplans_display/?planid=11098
-- Charlie, Humble Texas
Woodshopfreak
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posted 107 days ago
Nice, wish I had the money to make someting like this.
-- Tyler, Illinois
dustygirl
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posted 106 days ago
That is one really nice work bench.I can see it getting many hours of use.
-- Bon... Hastings,Ontario
EdC
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thats a bench to be proud of!!!!!!!!!!
-- Ed Collinge- Edmonds, WA.