Workbench in Pressure Treated Lumber

Very nice. Thanks for posting.

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Nice work bench. I bet there is very little movement in that!

Man thats a heavy duty bench.

Just makes me wanna pound something on it. LOL

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Great job recycling the lumber! Could you post a link to the forum posts? I’m always up for learning something new.
Looks like a good, sturdy table! Thanks for posting.

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Thanks for the kind comments.

@Gabe—Here’s the link to the forum posts: http://lumberjocks.com/topics/36418

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I love the ideaology of recycle, reuse, repurpose. Excellent work my friend.

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Excellent job giving new life to this material.

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Looks massive and sturdy, that one should work out just great

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It does look massive and heavy. I like the idea of using reclaimed lumber also.
Thanks for sharing.
Well done.

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Don,

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Nice save on the lumber. Great build with the save. – Len

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Good solid looking bench, I particularly like the RE-USE of materials. GOOD JOB !

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Great (re)use of available resources. Your bench looks great & should last a good, long time. I do hope that you wore a good respirator when you milled all the pressure treated stock- that stuff can’t be good for your lungs!

@BobLoblaw—Thanks for the nice compliment. I didn’t use any screws in the table, and only the top is glued. The other joinery is pegged but not draw bored. I did use a dust mask when I milled the PT lumber. I flattened the top with my hand planes so I didn’t generate dust. I still haven’t installed any vises but I am expecting delivery of my WonderPup and holdfasts today. Without vises, it’s really just a work table.

-- People say I hammer like lightning. It's not that I'm fast -- it's that I never hit the same place twice!

UPDATE—I got my WonderDog and hold fasts from Woodcraft yesterday. I drilled the 3/4” holes in the top (8” center to center spacing) and 3 in each of the front legs today. Now it’s officially no longer just a work table—it’s a real work bench!

-- People say I hammer like lightning. It's not that I'm fast -- it's that I never hit the same place twice!

A few pictures of the bench’s new look:

I have the hold fasts stored in one of the legs and the WonderDog mounted on the bench top.

I still need a leg vise from clamping things like wide boards for planing edges.

-- People say I hammer like lightning. It's not that I'm fast -- it's that I never hit the same place twice!

That is one massive bench, it will outlast us all!!
I salute the choice to recycle your materials.

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