Workbench - First 'Real' Project

If it works it counts,good job.

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

Looks functional and will work great for you as you build other things.

-- A good craftsman is able to make it work with the tools he has, I still need more tools

Boy that takes me back…in fact, I still build benches like that all the time

-- Hawaiilad Larry

Good job. Looks solid.

-- russ from virginia - garage shop weekend warrior

Ump, there it is! Fine job! And the next time you build something you won’t have to roll around on the garage floor!!!

I recognize the plastic case. You did all that with a 3” compact circular saw?

-- DJ Peck, Lincoln Nebraska. I don't have a Shop. I think of it as a Tool Chase. Where the hell did I put that?

It looks like it will serve you well. Years ago, my first “workbench” was an old pine dresser. My second was a solid wood door on two home made sawhorses. I made some great memories and honed my skills off those old benches.

-- I only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in. -John Muir

Good first bench ! I’d consider using that huge tree outside for your next one – looks like a big honkin’ oak that would make a great “super bench”.

-- Dwight - "Free legal advice available - contact Dewey, Cheetam & Howe""

looks like your off to a great start!

-- Steve - Wasilla, Alaska

Cheap, sturdy, functional and built with the tools that a beginning woodworker would have available. That’s almost exactly like my bench – which I still use 7 years later, albeit with a few upgrades. Good job and may it serve you well.

-- A bad craftsmen blames his cheap #$%ing tools

Thanks to everyone for the support – it means a lot!

@deLayne Peck – no, my table saw did most of the work. Honestly I forget why I had the little guy out at that point, maybe an unrelated Honey Do.

@MonteCristo – great idea, but if I continue to edge out the car, I may just have to convert the bench into a tree house in that very tree…

Again, thanks to you all, I have learned a lot here already and hope to continue!

-- “Weird heroes and mould-breaking champions exist as living proof to those who need it that the tyranny of 'the rat race' is not yet final.” ― Hunter S. Thompson

Welcome to LumberJocks. That bench looks like it should serve you well on your new journey.

CtL

-- Chris L. "Don't Dream it, Be it."

One of the best parts of woodworking is making your shop. My first bench was made of scrap 2×4’s from a dumpster. There were enough to make a pair of sawhorses too. Don’t buy it if you can build it. Nice job.

-- Matt CueBall Rosendaul. I don't think I've ever had a cup of coffee that didn't have cat hair or sawdust in it.

Cool bench~

-- Ride hard or go home~

The best tools are the ones we make and use…... So have fun using it and be safe…....

-- What we do in life will Echo through Eternity........

Every bench I have ever made (Except my B&D Workmate which is well over 25 yrs old now and traveled with me all over the world) has been made from scrap and found wood. One day I hope to have one of the fine furniture pieces I see in different magazines and here on on this site, But my home made scrap beasts have all served me well. Good job!!

-- - Terry