Bench with Storage

This is the first indoor bench I ever made. I used 2×12’s for most of the construction and the 1/4” plywood for the bottom. I pegged the corners with two dowels each to help prevent racking, the dowels are actually old sponge brush handles (use what you got!). The lid is a simple lift off style with a couple of pieces to prevent it from sliding around when it is in place.

I finished it by painting it with a mis-tint from Ace Hardware (just $5 for someone else’s failure), and then distressing it with sandpaper, I then put a few coats of a 50/50 mixture of Shellac and denatured alcohol on it and called it finished.

The overall design is a modified version of the bench that thehomesteadcraftsman from YouTube uses with the farm table saw he makes. If you haven’t checked out his channel before, I strongly recommend it, he is an interesting fellow and makes a living off of his skills. He does metal engraving, knife making, woodworking, and buys properties, fixes them up and sells or rents them. He shows a lot of renovations on his channel.

Renovation channel
https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCcDzxOd6Q6OLvBYNH2q98EQ

Woodworking and other skills channel
https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCRWsQfRiwGqBaVP_29OrZVw

-- opiningminnesotan.com