Finally built a workbench!

Really well done! I especially like the storage underneath.

Very nice looking. That storage shelf is a great idea.

Very well done….but I would be afraid to use it for fear I would hurt it….that is truly a piece of art!

-- Mike

This is a very nice workbench and is a fine addition to your shop.

helluvawreck aka Charles
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-- helluvawreck aka Charles, http://woodworkingexpo.wordpress.com

Beautiful but way to fancy for my shop.
The surface of mine is covered with tempered masonite sealed with varathane so I don’t have to worry about damage from tools or drips from glue and other liquids. When it gets looking too bad I just replace it. Of course when I’m doing something real messy I put a temporary layer of cardboard down.

-- Les B, Oregon

It looks so nice that I would rather keep it as kitchen island instead worbench in a shop where nobody can see it.

-- Ivan, Croatia, Wooddicted

How’re you liking the leg vise? I am hoping eventually build myself a better bench – mine is mdf and 2×4’s with pipe clamp vises. I would like to incorporate a leg vise made from a scaffold screw, maybe. Or buy a twin screw. Haven’t quite decided.

Nice bench, BTW. Pretty cool stuff made from trees you cut and had milled on your property.

Excellent workbench and it should serve you well for years to come

-- It's only a dumb question if you ignore the correct answer

It looks so nice that I would rather keep it as kitchen island instead worbench in a shop where nobody can see it.

- majuvla

Haha, I’ll see it everyday! ;)

How re you liking the leg vise? I am hoping eventually build myself a better bench – mine is mdf and 2×4 s with pipe clamp vises. I would like to incorporate a leg vise made from a scaffold screw, maybe. Or buy a twin screw. Haven t quite decided.

Nice bench, BTW. Pretty cool stuff made from trees you cut and had milled on your property.

- Jeremymcon

I used a screw that I picked up for 28 bucks and a 18” long piece of 3/4 rigid with a pipe clamp on it to keep it parallel It works really well for how inexpensive it is

nice and heavy duty built

-- Youngsville, LA

wow that is one very nice looking bench,especially love your joinery.that hickory is gorgeous looking.a bench like that is indispensable,just dont be afraid to use or abuse it-lol.nice work buddy.

-- sawdust the bigger the pile the bigger my smile-larry,so cal.

the usefulness is secondary to the fact that it’s just a darn good lookin’ table/bench

-- Dick, Malvern Ohio - my biggest fear is that when I die, my wife sells my toys for what I told her I paid for them

Very well done….but I would be afraid to use it for fear I would hurt it….that is truly a piece of art!

- moke

And the mallet too. TOO DAMNED PRETTY to use!

-- Wood rescue is good for the environment and me! just rjR

Love the aloof joints. I am building a bench at the moment too, but will not hold a candle to this. Well done, sir!

-- FNG ... On a quest for knowledge.

I love the jointery and the look. The leg vice is very nice. How’s it holding up?

-- It'll buff out