Watch This Before Building Your Workbench
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This is an excerpt from the Woodsmith Shop, Episode 601: Workbench Basics which originally aired September 2012. Join the editors from Woodsmith magazine as they show you the must-have features you need when choosing and building the right workbench for you... Whether you want to make an easy-to-build workbench in a weekend or an heirloom workbench, you need to know the basics before you get started. In this video, you'll see what materials and construction techniques to use to get a sturdy base and a flat, solid top. Then make your workbench even better by adding a vise and some storage to keep your tools and supplies close at hand.
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The way they talk to each other is hypnotic. It is art.
It's a script lol
Woodglut is nice for that.
How could anyone not like FREE workbench building tips and ideas?
Haters gonna hate!
first time on TH-cam?? lol
Communists. That's who.
They hate everything.
*pssst*
it's free real estate ;)
I built my bench this spring and used it as an opportunity to use joinery I normally don’t mess with. Draw boring tenons and watching them come together was ridiculously satisfying!
Yeah, I am making a timber framed trestle table right now. "Satisfying" is a perfect word to describe it.
Excellent video. Very comprehensive, with very useful information for those who want to build a bench. Thank you for sharing knowledge.
I feel ROCK SOLID after watching this. Jokes aside, it's actually a great video. I really like how each member shows us the cut-aways of each piece that they're talking about. Very clear and precise instructions. Thank you.
LOL... thanks. 😀
Excellent vid, being a cabinetmaker of 35 years I was taught in cabinet making school that the most important tool is your bench, good shout for the record 52 vice, this is a great bench.
Sincerely Appreciate your video and ALL your super helpful tips. I am on a very limited budget and now I have an idea of how to proceed with my bench project. I am going to take your advise with the types of wood I can use now. Great Job guys Thanks for sharing and making this video.
What a great video! The style of the presentation is perfect. Comprehensive, well explained. Please keep doing more of these.
Thank you! :)
I agree.
wow! Great video guys! Thanks. I'm now a little less intimidated about building my first work bench. Great ideas too!
Great! Thanks for watching and let us know if you have any questions.
I made my work bench with a removable slat in the middle, with a drop down to do cross cuts with my circular saw.. Also implemented hinges so that I can lift the top of my work bench to store scrap wood and other stuff underneath in a 4' x 2' x 4" (H x W x D) compartment. Nothing but 2x4's, OSB, and MDF.
Great ideas! Thanks!
Can you post a video or photos to show us how you incorporated these great ideas?
I am a retired manufacturing engineer, and have an interest in wood work. One of the best work benches and ideas i have seen. If you were in Australia i would love to visit your workshop. Your videos are great and very well presented. Cheers.
Appreciate sharing perspectives of different styles of benches instead taking a position that there is one best bench for everyone. Only thing missing is the wheels that allow moving the bench and then setting it back down solid again.
I agree. We have those casters on our workbench in our video studio and love them: th-cam.com/video/WGlmlMjqQUc/w-d-xo.html
I like having mobile bases on all of our "stationary" tools too. It just makes everything easier and more convenient.
Check Rockler. They have a set, and with additional brackets they can be moved to other tools or benches in your shop. Try this: www.rockler.com/rockler-workbench-caster-kit-4-pack?sid=V9146?PL&gclid=CjwKCAjwqfDlBRBDEiwAigXUaHtDHqRc7OcTrHqJ_h69FH5Zoh3j0wG2CnBJFq9802E-VMnYQ6mPGxoC4l4QAvD_BwE
Great presentation, I like the way you cater for us weekend warriors. First the the bench most of would love to make and own. Then give us a lifeline by showing us the more realistic version, without belittling it.
Much appreciated! I have had the "weekend" workbench in my home garage workshop for more than 10 years now. It has served me well. It's expensive to make, so I don't feel bad beating it up. I just do a little sanding on the top and refresh the finish from time to time, and it still looks immaculate!
Yes, sawhorses and bench are sometimes the first thing you build
so a good but simple style is appreciated!
Great build! Fellow crafters unite! 🤩🔨🔧🔧
Very good! Thanks.
When i started woodworking the first thing was indeed making a workbench. Now, many months later i see things i would do different. I will make a new one in e few weeks or month. Maybey i will use some tips you give in this video in combination with my own experiences
Great! Let us know how your workbench build goes.
@@WoodsmithShowandmagazine I have a few other things on my list but i will make a new one and i will let you know( you will also see it when you follow my channel, but that is not an obligation of course
Subscribed! I like your video on making star knobs... good stuff. I'll check more videos on your channel - they're very well made.
These guys have all the personality of the wood they work with. Thanks PBS.
No, thank you, Gerald! And thanks for watching! :)
very informative and gave me some new ideas. Thanks
i loved this old school lesson so much,
All those guys are great teachers and these Woodsmith videos helped me so much in my woodworking journey. Unfortunately I haven’t seen any of them on the newer Woodsmith videos, where did they go?
Exceptional Neat Proportionate and Functional builds benchmark workbench designs
¡Impresionante banco de trabajo explicado en un impresionante vídeo, gracias por vuestro trabajo!
¡Internet es una hermosa herramienta!
Very nice and just pErfect presentation. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for watching.
9:47 is the start of securing workpieces to your work-bench. Great chapter.
Good stuff. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks!
So many great ideas in here. Thank you!
Glad you like them!
Great channel a lot, I mean a lot of really great information. I am overwhelmed.
Thank you very much! We’ll keep the videos coming.
Éstas personas son una maravilla, son tan preparados y todo lo que hacen resulta bién hecho, no se guardan secretos y muestran sus trabajos para facilitar la vida y la forma de trabajar de otras personas o maestros, a éstas personas yo les llamo gente hermosa, gracias.
Loving the sawhorses @ 6:50. Probably the nicest simple, no-fuss, stackable sawhorses I've seen so far. Just add a scrappable/replacable 1x6 on top of this and you have the perfect sawhorse!
Thanks for noticing! Those are my favorite sawhorses too.
Do you have a video, link or plan for the sawhorses?
Do you have a video, link or plan for the sawhorses?
this looks like some 80's TV show.. with musical transition from one scene to another.. . other than that.. this is very well explained.. actually gave me even more solutions and ideas. Thanks Smiths!
It was actually filmed about 10 years ago, but it definitely has that 80's vibe. :)
6:27 That... Was... soooo goooood....
the sound could be a notification tone
Very good presentation, I like it.
Thank you.
This was filmed in classic 80s DIY style. I loved it lol
LOL... It does seem that way. It was filmed in classic 2012 Woodsmith Shop public television style. :)
Great video. Can you add a show speaking to the pros and cons of which species of wood that are ideal to use in the construction
I built the weekend style bench 6 years ago. It has performed well. The only issue I had is that the stretchers shrank in width as they dried, leaving a slight gap between the filler blocks. Due to the stretchers being bolted to the leg assemblies this has not been a problem. I have not had to retighten the bolts ever. For a top I used a discarded solid core door, sheet of 3/4" plywood, 3/4" mdf, and 1/4" hardboard. I figured the plywood layer would better resist bench dog stress. I buried a metal vise rear jaw like they showed so that I can face clamp a board along the bench. I use the bench as a fixed outfeed table. It is 30x72. The 30 inch plus the 12" behind the table saw blade gives 42" of support for most cutting operations. I have a clamp on extender that is another 18" long for 60" of support when I need to cut long material. I use bench dogs in the vice chop for most top holding but also bought a benchpup for holding along the 6' axis. The bench is stout and does not move during hand planing, allows clamping of all the materials I work with, and has a sacrificial top - staining leaves stains, glue I just pop off with my beater chisel. I have thought about building a traditional laminated bench, but would I then beat on it like I do this one?
Keith Brann - I have this bench in my home shop too and love it. It’s inexpensive but heavy and sturdy. Plus I agree with you that I don’t mind beating it up like I would if I had a fancy, heirloom workbench.
This is how my brain and me talks to each other whenever we plan a project.
Un gran video. Excelentes explicaciones. Desde chile .aunque es en Inglés.se entiende muy bien las explicaciones... muchas gracias.maestros..un abrazo desde Chile.
Last year, I built a "weekend" style bench. 4"x4" doug fir legs with 4 layers of 3/4" mdf for the top. All my joinery is half lap (glued and screwed). It has performed flawlessly. It's flat and heavy. There's not a task I can't perform, easily. And, for under $300, it's a good low-budget build that will last plenty of years.
That's awesome! Flat and heavy - that's how I like my workbenches.
Has numerous details in this woodwork book *TopFineWoodworking. Com* . The book also displays several designs and descriptions on the materials used for various woodworking processes and also the guidelines on completing various procedures appropriately. In other words, I`m happy using this book, especially in the process of learning about wood working.?
Very informative video. Well done.
Great ideas! Thanks.
I love this wood working book *TopFineWoodworking. Com* . A few of the topics talked about in the book include wood working strategies, explanation on the development cycles of trees, and various lumber characteristics that craftsmen favor. I also provided my father another copy.
I liked them all!!
Thanks!
I'm almost finish my first workbench...Let me back up a little. I retired from the Army Reserve and Fire department, both with over 37 years. So I move to a country setting and pick up a hobby....woodworking. The small folding work bench and or the horses was okay for the small things, but didn't work for anything large size. Working off the floor wasn't it either. So i looked at a lot of plans and then I build a wooden one. I used 13 4"x4"x8', two 2x4 x12' and 2'x6'x3/4 plywood . I took some of them and glued together for the top (finish size 7'x3'). Anyway I need to put something on it to protect the top. I need some options. Thanking you in advance Will
You could do a film finish like polyurethane, lacquer, or epoxy and that will protect the top but I find with these products the finish often chips and cracks with all the wear and tear. For workbench tops, I actually prefer an oil (like General Finishes Seal-A-Cell) or varnish finish. It soaks into the wood and it's enough to protect the surface and prevent glue from sticking, but as your workbench gets beat up and worn down you can just add more oil without a lot of work.
If this is a first bench then most people will not have a jointer or planer. I know I don't have either and I don't have room for them. So making anything that needs planning or joining is not an option for me. My tools will need to move in my shop so everything(table saw, chop saw, drill press, router table, assembly table) will be on wheels. I have a workbench that I bought at a home center it's ok but not tight enough. my shop is not done yet due to health problems. I will finish it soon. the storage shelves are on the sides of my shop so my shop is only about 8ft wide and 20ft deep. My driveway is ok for cutting sheet goods or long boards. It's sloped about 8 degrees not ideal. All that being said I have learned a lot from your show. It would be nice if you could do something without the some of the power tools that would great. Thanks for a great show I look forward to a project I can do in my tiny shop.
Very tim taylor and al borland type feel here, great format, very informative .
EXCELLENT INSTRUCTIONSWill use some of your ideas.
Great! I'm glad you found some content you can use.
Has numerous details in this woodwork book *TopFineWoodworking. Com* . The book also displays several designs and descriptions on the materials used for various woodworking processes and also the guidelines on completing various procedures appropriately. In other words, I`m happy using this book, especially in the process of learning about wood working.?
It was made in 2019 but i feel like i was watching a 'Tim the tool-man taylor' presentation!
Great presentation by the way i like the style it just took me back 20 years when watching it haha...
Actually, this is an excerpt from the Woodsmith Shop TV show that originally aired in 2012, and I just uploaded it recently.... But I agree it does feel like it was shot 20 years ago ;)
@@WoodsmithShowandmagazine well done either way, covered everything I really had a query on for building my new workbench. I really did like the detail in explaining the main front face vice and why to go a beefy one. I would have just gone a more standard one but I agree with your reasoning 100%
Needs more power
Sam Burgett - Argh, Argh, Arghhhh! 😀
nice leg vise
If I built ... (and am able to)... the bench you show, the problem is I won't be able to use it. Because lest it get even scratched, I'd keep it as a showpiece .. it looks so nice. I'd have to build another dirty one to work on. Thanks for the innovative ideas guys and a video worth every second of it.
Personally, I’m the same way. That is why I have the mdf top workbench in my garage. It’s just mdf so who cares if it gets beat up. One of the guys uses the shaker-style bench in the shop and it has taken a beating over the years. 😢
very professional video
So helpful
Thanks
I love this! I appreciate it sirs!
Man this was helpful. Thank you guys so much
Our pleasure!
Just curious... Are you the Burt Macklin from the Pawnee, IN Parks and Rec Dept? ;)
@@WoodsmithShowandmagazine Why, did Janet Snakehole ask about me?
Burt Macklin - LOL, Yeah she blew your cover. 😂😂😂
i just purchased the "Heavy-Duty Workbench" plan and I am very satisfied.
the plans and video were made perfectly however,
the bench is going to be a little too big Length and Width wise so i'm adjusting it from 88" x 36" to 59" x 29.5" .
the end vice i'm going to add is smaller than the one featured, will making the base smaller for the over hang weaken the structure too much or is it possible to install the vice within the base
thanks again for the great plans
Solid wood is much better than mdf. I ripped several 8 ft
2x12's into thirds. After squaring to edges were run through my jointer and glued up. My top is clear SYP and is plenty solid. My base is also laminated legs and all is mortise and tenon.
I care for mdf for anything...pure and simple..use the real thing.
I meant to say I do not care for mdf
We all like a bit of space for a reach-around 🤣
Some good tips, despite the awkward script
You know Terry, this script sure is corny.
Thats right Bill, it sure is.
Anybody who is building a bench this sophisticated doesn’t need a goddamn TH-cam video. This is not helpful for beginners.
My thoughts too. Anyone capable of these techniques doesn't need a training video.
Sorry you didn't find it helpful. We also offer the step-by-step plans so that a beginner or intermediate woodworker can build either of these workbenches. You have to start somewhere.
But yet you still watched the video?
Great video.
I love the first one but the second one would probably be the best for most hobby woodworkers, Thanks
Scott louis - Yeah, I’ve built a couple of those workbenches, and I love them! They are inexpensive and go together quickly, but they are rock sold.
I'm liking this video presentation! Semper Fi, A Combat Marine
Thank you and Thanks for your service!
@@WoodsmithShowandmagazine I am humbled. Semper Fi
is it me or do woodworkers seem like some of the most humble people
I know the bolted stretchers is actually also an old method, but. I would strongly advise against this. If you can, please learn how to do a tusked tenon and mortice system with a wedge, its traditional, it works, it a tried and true method - look up "knockdown workbench". This is the most solid design that I know of.
In my opinion the L shaped corner and half lapped stretchers that you show second looks much better.
All in all thanks for a nice video. I was impressed with the way you did those square dog holes with the router, great method!
Excellent!
as ever guys great info ty
It seems so simple and obvious now i've watched this, but the square holes seemed like witchcraft up until now!! What a great video!
Of course!
Great video !!
Hi, great video. Could you tell me the brand of the leg vice you're talking about at the 12-minute mark?
Great ideas for building workbenches thanks guys.👍
Although in my opinion🤔 MDF for a workbench top; not a good idea,but that's just me.
Thanks for the video;well done as always.😎
Davo gifman - It seems like MDF gets a bad name but as long as you protect the edges it actually works really well. We have 2 workbenches in our magazine shop with MDF tops that are 20 years old and are still in constant service. Plus if you ever needed to replace them it’s pretty inexpensive.
@@WoodsmithShowandmagazine Hi. Thanks for the video. Very informative. I have a question about the MDF version. What did you treat/seal the top with? I can see that it's a different colour than the bare MDF. Is that some sort of oil or did you add a sheet of hardboard? Thanks
@@PUREATMOS - Yes, we applied an oil finish. It is General Finishes Seal-A-Cell to be exact. Personally, I don't like to add a film finish to my workbenches because they can chip over time with heavy use and it makes them harder to refinish. The oil finish keeps glue from sticking and it is really easy to just add another coat of oil as the bench needs it down the road.
@@WoodsmithShowandmagazine The other thing to mention about MDF is that you should always wear a mask when you're cutting it. Never play around with MDF dust because it contains formaldehyde and will end your life early.
tuckernance - Absolutely, the fine particulates that go in to the air when you’re machining it are really bad for your lungs.
I am building the heirloom bench and have some questions regarding the leg vice and the mortise templates for the legs. There is no dimension for the bottom width of the vice; From the proportions in the plans it appears to be 3"?? How are the side view curvatures made? Did you use french curves? Finally, what is the width of the flat area surrounding the upper screw hole? I again surmised 3" on either side. This TH-cam video demonstrated the jig for the bench dog holes, which was quite helpful. How did you make the jigs for the deep mortises at the top of the legs and the middle stretcher mortises in the bottom rails of the ends?
Thanks for the video, I purchased your plans recently. Do think bald cypress would be a good choice for this bench? If not what would you recommend?
Such a fine channel... i just subscribed!
Thanks for watching!
Good video thanks... Would have been nice to add links for the vise and bench dog hardware.
I named my bench '' dove full of holes'' which in my language sound better actually,, Dziurawa Jaskółka". The name comes from the nature of the bench itself, holes because it has a lot of holes in the aprons and many more in the top. The dove comes from its construction, most of its joinery is Dovetail, sliding tenons, half laps, mortises and tenons. I think it turned out pretty nice. Also it doesn't have a single bit of metal in it, except the vise related stuff.
That's a really story behind your workbench. It sounds like it is really well built.
@@WoodsmithShowandmagazine I tried to make it as nice as I could, I even carved the 'Dziurawa Jaskółka' in one of the aprons.
That is an awesome way to build a permanent work bench. I have a question......
Because I have a small space for a workshop, I, like so many other people, need to build a fold up / down workbench along an outside wall. I am unsure as to how to make the legs and supports for this. I am thinking about 2-sheets of 3/4 plywood for the top with a work surface of replaceable 1/4” Masonite.
Can you offer help and ideas for the legs and support? It would be great to see a video for a fold up bench, especially from you guys. You are pros.
They have fold up workbench and fold up sawhorse videos that are ingenious!
What your describing sounds like this Fold-Down Workstation: www.woodsmithplans.com/plan/fold-down-workstation/
We built it with a glued up wood top but you could make it with a multi-layer plywood top instead.
Hey Dwight! Having a good day I hope. Perhaps you could use 4x4 legs attached to the table with
hinges so they would fold up along with your table. I built a desk like that in college; I had to work with the hinges
so they wouldn't fold beyond the degree of angle I needed for the legs to seat right,but it was doable,and on
a shoestring budget that I had back then. I hope this help. Have a great day!
Woodsmith that is absolutely perfect. Thanks so much.
FYI... If you plan to do serious wood cutting, sanding, planning, and other activities that will require strong/solid bench do not waste your time on any folding benches.. They are awesome, but not for heavy use. I tried three different designs/types and they all came out great & functional, but I couldn't get any of them to stop shaking for the type of work that I normally do . I kept the last design (Similar to what this video is showing) for light duty work since it was built and didn't take much space and decided to build me a real solid bench for my regular work, I love it, should have done this long time ago.
My 2 cents..Make sure you get a good cup of coffee and put some serious thoughts HOW do you plan to use your bench, that is probably the most important decisions to make. Once you got final decision, it's just of matter to find some time and budget to crate bench that you will love and WANT to use all the time.. I wish I did that... Good luck my friend..
First time watching these guys. I feel like Tim the Toolman Taylor is gonna burst through the wall grunting...
I feel like a newbie driver getting driving lessons "How to win a Grand Prix" by Ayrton Senna on youtube
🙏🤝🇮🇩
Good job
The sneakers, 501s and tucked in shirt duo 😆
It’s standard issued uniform. 😀
Awesome video
I have a smaller version of the first vice that’s only got 2 small bolt mounts I’m planning on making an MDF top as well
What bolts are needed or can strong screws do the job
We used lag bolts and those have seemed to hold up in the MDF just fine.
@@WoodsmithShowandmagazine thanks
just another Question
with the L shaped leg workbench frame you explain 3:30
what sized timber did you use cause I live in Australia so we're all in metric so ill have to find similar equivalent
and how did you attach the MDF bench top to the frame just screws
when you glue something spinkle a little salt on it and that way your glue ups wont slide around :) hope that helps someone like it did me
also your glue tastes way better with a bit of salt.
What is the advantage of square dogs? Adding them seems to be quite a bit more hassle than round dog holes, and they are less versatile (can only face four directions)
A sheet of tampered hardboard will greatly increase the durability or even high pressure laminate (Formica) extremely durable, glue doesn't stick.
Sealing the mdf and partical board with polyurethane, ... will increase its durability.
Monte Glover - Great tip. Thanks
As long as its solid it dosnt matter how you do it. Great thick bench so you and the masses and sit on it for a culpa 😃
That carriage bolt is a more convenient and/or stronger connector compared to glue? Those joints seem to have plenty of surface area for glued mechanical bonding.
If I were building it I would go ahead and glue the joints, as well.
I am gathering ideas to help me build my next workbench and as a result, I have watched several videos. This one had a lot of ideas that interest me. Concerning the rectangular dogs and their layout, wouldn't you need to orient at least one, or several, in an opposing direction? Seems to me it would be impossible to clamp anything if all the dogs faced the same direction.
The dog holes in the tail vise are oriented so that they are facing the holes in the workbench, so you are able to clamp down on your workpieces.
I’m planning to build the shaker bench and purchased the plans. Question, is the back of the bench flush with the legs and top? The front is flush but I couldn’t tell about the back. I’m making minor modifications to fit my space. Thanks!
@Nunya Dibness thanks! I'll do that. I'm in the process of creating the leg assembly now.
Been watching for years. Could never figure what mustached homeboy is chuckling about every other sentence.
LOL.... that is Don's patented chuckle-talk. Don't try to recreate it - he owns the rights. :)
I am a beginner at healthy 74 just moved to US from Australia and looking forward to grow in woodworking skills and tools. Thank you for teaching I am on a budget so any idea on a low budget wood working shed would be appreciated
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Check out Rex Krueger's channel, it should give you some ideas!
What are your opinions on the best way(s) to attach the top to the legs? Seems like mortise and tenon is the most popular.
Most of the time we'll just use a 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" cleat screwed and glued to the base and then screw the base down through that. You will have to consider wood movement horizontally across the base on a solid wood top though. Mortise and tenon wood probably be a more traditional construction. Dillon is building a salvaged doug fir workbench right now using a cool mortise and tenon construction technique. You can see a little of that in our Live videos every Thursday afternoon.
Built this traditional bench about 5 years ago. Great bench but I really dislike the leg vise. You have to open, or close, the screw about two turns then reach down and adjust the bottom screw about 3 or 4 turns, then repeat until you get your desired opening.
I will replace the leg vise with a "quick release" vise one day.
To answer a question in the comments, hardware sources are printed on the plans.
I'm a retired cabinet maker and all of the years I work I have in they never had a table or work bench like this. But in diffident type wood working this table maybe great but in cabinet work it would out of place it would use as storage more they anything.
Very true... like most tools in the shop, workbenches can be very specialized to the type of work you are doing. That is why I recommend to most beginning woodworkers to start with a workbench that is simple, easy to build, and inexpensive. That way you can get some experience and decide what types of projects you want to build and then you can add the features that you want later.
What was your bench like Jimmie?
hi, this is Dana from China, I like your video so much, so that we can use the space more effectively, and I think that if we add our plastic storage box, like your shelf,we can make our space more efficient, can store more tool parts, if necessary, feel free to contact me，thank you for your time
Want a flat, heavy one piece work bench top ? keep an eye out for stores getting remodeled. They often put solid core doors in the dumpster that have minor damage, sometimes no damage, they just don't like the color. Starbucks, Lowes, Home Depot, others, throw away allot of doors in every city, every year.
You are correct! Solid core doors make an excellent basis for a workbench top. My first "workbench" was nothing more than a door I pulled out my house on a couple of sawhorses. That later upgraded in to this workbench: www.woodsmithplans.com/plan/diy-workbench/
Like the PBS series.
Thanks!
I'm looking to get into woodworking on a college budget. Would I be able to build the weekend workbench with just a drill, circular saw, router, orbital sander, and hand plane? If not, what other tools are needed?
Also a chisel set
I just purchased your plans for this, and am new to woodworking. Can you tell me how many boards of MDF and Douglas Fir I need to purchase to put all this together? Also, what can I do if I don't have a plainer and a jointer?
Based on the cutting diagrams on pages 8-9 of the Heavy-Duty Workbench Plans, it looks like it calls for 3 sheets of 3/4" MDF and 8 Douglas Fir 2x8's. I built this workbench for my garage workshop without a planer or jointer either. It shouldn't be a problem... the actual thickness of the lumber isn't too critical as long as the pieces are pretty straight and of uniform thickness to start with. I found it best for assembly to cut off the rounded edges of the construction lumber when cutting the parts to size too. Let me know if you have any problems or questions during your build. We're always happy to help.
Hello from Peru, from the city of Tacna, I like the carpentry I am fond of, it is a passion to make a chair, a cabinet or what is just starting, I tell him when I was a boy I was baptized by my godfather and he was Carpenter to tables and worked in a mining company in America and he worked in carpentry, good looking at the subject I really like the bench table American carpenter more known as workbench, I would ask you please if you had at your disposal some virtual text where could guide me step by step to elaborate in advance would be grateful for your contribution to the society attentively HUMBERTO SAMO YAMPASI.
I liked the last bench tbh.
It’s like the two speaking are always arguing with each other even though they agree with each other
Yeah, a little bit like an old married couple :)
hahaha
Even an old couple still can build quite a bit of sexual tension.. 😁😋 15:50
When gluing the table top strips, make sure you glue it to the sawhorses. eh-hem - wax paper or something on the sawhorses that wood glue will not stick to.
It sounds like you might have done this before :) Yes, definitely take precautions to NOT glue your strips to whatever worksurface you are using to build the top.