Reply by stevenmadden

Here is mine (dream workbench, that is). It will be delivered this Sunday, after 24 weeks of waiting:

I took these pictures from a blog written by Christopher Schwarz introducing the “new improved” workbench by Lie-Nielsen. You can read about it here:

http://www.popularwoodworking.com/woodworking-blogs/chris-schwarz-blog/workbenches/new-workbench-from-lie-nielsen-toolworks?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+woodworkingmagazine+(Woodworking+Magazine)

I had ordered the original European workbench back in May 2011, and then in late July early August I heard about the “new improved” version. After reading about it and calling back to the Lie-Nielsen workbench department, I decided that it was more of what I was looking for, so I changed my order.

I went to a Lie-Neilsen hand tool event in October 2011 and got to see the new bench in person. I definitely made the right decision, for me.

Steven