Multi-purpose workbench

SWWEEEEETTTT!!! What an awesome idea…. very creative. Great post!

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Great Idea, Beautiful Work!

-- Frank, Florissant, Missouri "The New Show-Me Woodshop"

Very very nice, I love it. You have a lot of fun with this table! Thanks for the post.

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Great looking unit. You did a beautiful job on it. Thanks for posting.

god Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

If theres a record for most dog holes, you win!

That looks like a tremendously useful piece of shop equipment.

Favorited for closer study…

-- Derek, Bremerton WA --

Very very nice combi workbench indeed.
A kind of workbench where you can maximize space usage.
The multiple drawers sitting at the corner of the shop is great too. Post some pics when you have time.

Thanks fro the post.

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

Nice!

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Nice work. That should prove to be very useful.

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Great Job. That thing is REALLY nice!
I bet you get a LOT of use out of that!

-- Eric

I really like the idea with the Kreg bench clamps. I do alot of kitchen remodels and build alot of cabinets and those would be handy.

Nice bench; well thought out.

Regards, JM

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What a great looking bench. I just finished a router table and next on my list was a mobil bench. I think I’ll be doing some copying. Do you have plans or did you “wing it” as you went? I think this deserves a full how-to writeup.

Cheers
Mike

Wow … this project would answer a lot of needs in my shop.

Your design looks to be well executed, and gives me some ideas to work with. Thanks!

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Great looking bench. I want one too.

-- I love the smell of sawdust in the morning....

Excellent! Very good project and very well thought out! You should blog this for the others so they can build their own.

-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!

Great concept for a bench and an excellent execution. Definitely a favourite.

-- ...it's rennovation time!!!

That is really great. It looks like a lot of thought went into the design.

-- Hutch - North Dallas, Tx - Safety First

I think we could all use one of these! Very impressive top. Thanks for sharing this with us. I second the blog suggestion.

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I take inspiration for this as I need a nice workbench (been too long without a nice one) and I need a downdraft table never had one so thanks for the post.Alistair

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That’s slicker than deer guts on a door knob!

I was about to put a top on the bench I am working on but now I am going to consider some of your innovations.

Rufus

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Can I come over and play? (I’m jealous!!!)

-- Michael R. Harvey - Brewster, NY - RusticElementArt.com - SpaceAware.org - AnConn.com

Great job!

Thanks for the post

Callum

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I third the blog. What a great idea for a workbench, air filter, finishing table, clamping table and downdraft table, all in one. Those of us with a very small workshop could really use one of these. Please consider doing a blog series on building this table. Great job. It will be one of my favorites also.

-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps

Ok, by popular demand I created my first blog here on LumberJocks. Enjoy.

Unfortunately, LumberJocks seems to crop the photos a bit on the right. You can view the full series here.

-- Dan, San Diego, CA

As a maker of a recent multi-function bench, I love this one also. The downdraft idea is one I had not thought of. Looks like you also built the ultimate crosscut sled, please show a photo of that. I also built one of those folding miter stands. I’ll be posting that one soon. I used a similar but different design for the foldng extensions. Looks like we’re both having too much fun in the shop! Nice projects, well done.

I also like the roll of paper on the bench, I’ll have to add that feature. I’ve been using a piece of removeable 1/4 MDF for my finishing work.

-- Bob A in NJ

Sharp, I am designing my work bench, assy , and all around table. I may steal some of you ideas if you don’t mind.

Good looking project.

-- James F., San Antonio TX.

Beautiful bench with multi-functions.
Great job.

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

Wow, talk about inspiration…........... I have been trying to think of a way to incorporate a downdraft sanding area into a bench and , voila, here it is…........ A couple of questions: Where/how do you change the filters? ( maybe I am blind, couldn’t see an access location ), How did you determine the size of the holes? Does it depend on the blower? I do work with a lot of small pieces and might need to have smaller holes.

Thanks for the post, If I ever get my act together and build one, I will post it also.

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Looks too good to use!

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Nice Job!! This is something I need to work on thanks for sharing
God Bless

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nice multi surface/cleaner

-- Ike, Big Daddies Woodshop,www.icombadaniels@yahoo.com

Very nice combo bench great job.

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