Build A Woodworking Workbench for $110 USD
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- I finally got around to building a nice workbench. Plans and more info here: jayscustomcreat...
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The workbench is cool and all, but my god, that editing is some of the best I've ever seen
Sam Lewis agreed, I keep wondering if he works in the movie or game production industry
Nah. It's an easy thing to do if you have Final Cut Pro. It's pretty much draw a line and click play.
So that wasn't his twin brother doing the hard graft 😉
nobody said that!
True, but planning the shots and making sure they come off takes effort, especially when you're juggling making something at the same time.
I must say Jay, I'm 62 years old who took woodshop in High School (no mask required). I loved working with wood and so now I am surrendering half of my two car garage a creating a woodshop. My Harley is very upset with me. I'm researching the best lay out for my shop, along with tools and equipment I must purchase to begin a functional shop. I purchased your plans for a table and just watching your video (well done) and buying the plans, I am excited to get started. Thanks for producing a video that not only inspired me, but instructed me to end my days on this earth in my garage!! Love your help and I appreciate any ideas for laying out a wood shop one car size, and acquiring tools for a functional shop. Blessings!!
I'm so glad that I ran across your videos. I want to build a bench but most of the videos that I have found really pain me to watch them. They are full of completely useless talk that has nothing to do with the project at hand. Besides the outstanding editing for your vids, you actually talk to your viewers like they have a little bit of sense and not like we're complete idiots. I'll be watching all of your videos and look forward to future ones. Your videos are what I would make if I had the talent that you do. Keep up the great work.
I like how you keep your videos interesting.
Sadly, the price for the materials to build this project today (March '21) is about 2.5x (~$275) the cost from January 2016. However, I challenge you to find a solid workbench in these dimensions for $275, I could not. While lumber prices have increased dramatically over the last few years, I've found that the quality of consumer alternatives has gone down while their prices have gone up. I'll stick with building my own projects to get a much better end result, especially if I have Jay's videos to guide me. Thanks Jay!
Perfect size for me as a starter, definitely will build my bench with your plans Thank you Sir
I really enjoyed the editing of the video. At first (not paying attention) I was thinking you were taking credit for doing the work your helper was doing (Oh look...twins.). Then I finally discovered the hidden messages. I am not too quick today. Fun to watch. nice sturdy bench by the way.
Well done video !!! Thanks for taking the time !!!
Lovely work brother. First video of yours I've seen and if the spectacular craftsmanship didn't get you a sub, the editing and production quality certainly did. Look forward to seeing many more of your videos
Jay, I had to plane my table top to 4” cuz I glued the last beam with a concave in it😩. All I had to do is pay attention!
Neil, I am busy making a similar bench as this design, based on what I have learned from Jay. For my top, I had 4 beams to glue and didn't have access to a biscuit joiner. So I glued them "freestyle" and now have a slightly uneven surface like you describe. I toyed with taking it to a shop with a big jointer and planer, but am going to try Jay's work bench top flattening approach once it's all assembled (look for his video on it!). Bought a lovely low angle jack plane as an excuse :) Basically wanted you to know I made a bunch of mistakes, that hopefully I am learning from, and also have a slightly thinner bench top as a result :) The fun's in the making!
Excellent video Jay , as always
Just found your channel. Love the effect of you working on one side, and talking on the other--very cool!
Would you ever consider putting casters on this table? Would it be possible to do, and would it be practical?
I currently have Rockler retractable workbench casters on it. I connected each end with a piece of 1/2" square tubing so you use one foot to put both casters down on each side. I really like the casters.
One thing I wonder about: pretty much all workbench builds here on youtube use massively thick tops. Personally I use my grandpa's old worktable that has seen many more moons than I have - it's only 1.5" thick however. I don't really know what benefit a 5" Top would give me.
Nearly wrapped up the bench! Quick question. Why bother flying on the top of the workbench when it will be held in place by weight?
Love this bench and video
Saludos desde Sabinas Coahuila México, donde MAX?
Very good work thanks 👍👍
Nice. How many hours/days did this take to complete?
Would you recommend putting heavy duty casters underneath it (ones with locking brakes, of course)? I'm making one very similar to this, but I need it to be mobile for my garage. Thanks!
No. Regardless of locking or not, casters will make it less stable. If they are retractable so that the legs are touching the floor when it's in use it won't be a bad option.
Thank you! I'll have to look into retractable style casters.
I'm doing this! Will two underside beams/boards be needed to support the table top center section or is the top narrow enough to where the glue up poses no risk of the top caving/splitting down the center section long ways?
Hi Jay, great video here 👍🏻
Question.. if I just use a thickness planer and tablesaw can I do away from using a jointer/planer??
Thanks for your feedback
I wonder how much this workbench would cost now. $1100?
There is an old saying in WW. "To build a workbench, you need a workbench"
And everyone has one. It's called the floor.
how much for the finished product?
J what kind of jointer is that?
Hmmm ... I guess you need a really good work bench to build such a good work bench.
have you had any problens with the 2x4 top expanding and contracting at different rates and putting the top out of flat?
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Lol quadruple that price with lumber prices today
Nice!
Thank you!
HA !...That depends on what's in the glass!
My guess is that anyone with these tools and skills already has a work bench.
Some people just don't appreciate good video production. This was one fine job of editing. The directing wasn't bad either. Content was excellent. Congratulations.
+nomercadies Thanks :)
+一つのボタン私 You realize he gets paid every time we click on his video? I think I'll click a few more times. I thank you, he thanks you, and we all thank you.
+一つのボタン私 Please give us some sites we can go to and see the real woodworking of which you speak. (and "Stump for Trump!")
+一つのボタン私 I hope someone some day beat the shit out of you. Hugs and kisses little person. ;)
+nomercadies Jay Bates and Frank Howarth are amazing.
Yep another low dollar workbench built in a workshop with thousands of dollars worth of tools and equipment.
Yeah and why on earth make a top from 2x10’s so heavy!
And??? What’s your point?? You think this is some kind of gotcha or are you just a cunt?
Why on earth would he even make a joinery table that is GENERALLY used with HAND TOOLS, he hasn't shown me that he can use em?
@@ekbanjosworld4926you haven’t watched many of his videos. What’s wrong with people like you it’s a less costly version of any expensive bench.
Great video! It looks like a really well made work bench. I will say though, it is funny how the video opens with "anybody can make this" and then proceeds to use a jointer, thicknesser, two different kinds of routers, etc. Don't think anyone is going to make this without tools lol.
Lmfao...I agree.
"Make this 110 dollar table...using 10 grand worth of tools!"
@@charlieodom9107 It’s called woodworking... most of us have tools for that.
@@stevewhitsett7744 I don’t. I’m just getting started, but despite the tools, there’s money in wedges, dowels, and glue. This the the work bench you make after you’ve beat the crap up out of and replaced multiple times, the double 3/4” sanded hardwood plywood top to the simple bench you made for an actual $110. In between that bench and this one, you’ve had time and money to amass an assortment of tools like the compound miter saw, planer, lots of clamps, jointer, etc.
@@MochiMoose I don’t disagree with that... however that is not a valid criticism of this video. I could make that bench with nothing but a jug of glue and a handsaw... a drill and a few screws. Having a table saw, miter saw, planer and a wall full of clamps certainly makes it easier, but one of the most important skills to learn as a woodworker is how to accomplish your goal using what you have. Most of us didn’t start out with a complete ready to go shop.
@@stevewhitsett7744 I suppose that’s true. Without a planer or hand planer, you could disk sand the whole thing and use a level and straight edge to find the high spots and low spots. There are work arounds for sure, using heavy weights and the ground in lieu of clamps, etc. I just don’t imagine making it would be so fluid having to improvise depending on lack of tools, but it could be done. Not impossible.
Dude, love the editing. I really like when you were standing next to yourself while you were working. the playfulness of the sound effects was fun. You got my subscription. And I really think you have something good going on here thank you keep it up!
Just came across this video and I am thinking that with today's lumber prices, the video title would need to be "Build a Woodworking Workbench for $1,100"
I want to build this bench. but there's no southern yellow pine in the northeast. White pine wont do. I need to wait 5-10 years. It can't be ordered here at any price.
@@NRMGUYjust go to Lowe’s or HD bruh, all good………
I just came here to say in 2024 it now needs to be build a bench for $3,100
SOLID bench! Top level craftsmanship on both the project and the video!
+John Heisz Much appreciated dude!
@@JayBates OOHRAH!
In 2023 the cost is about 2 million dollars . :-)
Give or take a few hundred thousand.
I've watched this video like 10 times. Still haven't built the bench. No regerts.
I'm currently in the process. But I've watched this at least 20 times.
Zack Bartley LOL....watched the Addams family (cartoon) movie with my kids recently. Uncle Festers “No Regerts” tattoo was the best.
Nothing else mattress.
As others have said, A+ on the video editing and effects! With the price of wood now, likely, $200 to build. Crazy wood prices. Great Job though.
I should have built this 10 months ago . today It's prolly in the $300.++ range.
@@groverearp2600 actually the price of wood has come down.
I'm consistently blown away not only by your videos-- your editing is on it's own level.
Thank you.
@@JayBates You need to do a video on video editing??
Its a lot work proly took him months to edit this one. Even if have minions it will take time to edit. 🤪😂👍👍👍
I thought his twin just did all the work.
You forgot to add about nine million dollars in clamps.
Can NEVER have ENOUGH clamps!!
HA ! that was my thought..only $110 in material... $5000 in equipment
Years back, I had a policy to buy a clamp (of any sort, even little spring clamps counted) every time I was in that kind of store. I made great progress, but gave up on that when I started a family. The kids are getting a bit older, and my shop time is returning; time to expand the collection.
Harbor Freight.
Mike D Well think about it like this, instead of paying $5000 in materials, he now has $5000 in equipment to use forever! Try being an optimist now and then.
Like so many have said: "excellent production value!" I started off watching to learn about making a bench. About 1/3 of the way through I was watching for the editing (both visual and sound) and found I had to keep rewinding because I'd realize "oh yeah, I'm learning about a bench here!"
btw, the Sonic sound effect was particularly well used. haha
Jay talks like I would talk if I knew what I was talking about. The world needs more people like him.
Too funny.
😒
I can only imagine how much effort went into editing this video. Great job!!! Loved all the extra touches throughout the video. Of course the woodworking to create the bench was interesting too. :)
I'm totally overwhelmed watching this. Without these power tools and huge work surfaces I don't see how I could build this. Great video and really cool production!
I built my current workbench with a lousy small tablesaw, a drill, and a bunch of clamps. Doing work like this generally happens by building on your previous work and accumulated tools. I will probably make a laminated top like this soon, as I'd like more mass and rigidity (and I bought a small used planer). If you want a bench, just do it. If it sucks, it will at least help you build a better one later.
This can be build mainly with hand tools.... perhaps tablesaw is the only power tool u need
Yeah, people have been building benches like this long before electricity was even a thing. It's just A LOT of work and will take 10x as long without modern power tools.
That's one heavy duty bench. Looks great man wish I space for something like this.
Affording all these epic power tools also a sizeable blocker
First video of yours I have seen.. And I have to say! Excelent editing!
sweet workbench too
+Aslak Zissou Thank you :)
+Aslak Zissou I agree! I always enjoy Jay's editing
+Jay Bates What table saw are you using?
+domicorb30001 Jay Bates uses a SawStop Professional Cabinet Saw
That is one damn mighty fine bench! Best bench video on TH-cam.
+Make Something You, sir, are too kind ;)
The issue that no one ever speaks of is that you need a fully equipped workshop, and workbench in order to build a quality workbench of this kind. Trying to build this at home on the concrete floor of your shop or garage is possible, but its a great deal more work and difficulty.
Great build Jay, That is a really nice work bench! and great video! wow man just all around great work.
You are awesome too man !
+Jon Peters Art & Home Thanks Jon! I do appreciate it.
So I can build a $110 work bench if i have $10k worth of shop equipment? lol
Your teaching is masterful! Amazing editing and thoughtful content. Well done!
How to build a cheap woodworking bench. Step 1 - have a giant fabulous workshop already. Seriously, I guess I'll build this while sitting on my garage floor with a circular hand saw.
Built it with what you have and try to be a little bit more optimistic next time. I built the exact same thing in a field in Oklahoma with hand tools last month. jayscustomcreations.com/2017/06/2-day-workbench-build-outdoor-event-footage-skiatook2017/
I sort of laughed at this too. I would love to have such a large well equipped workshop like this. But to be fair to the author he says this can also be done just with hand tools if really pressed. So I expect most people like myself who would like to build a workbench are somewhere between the dream shop this was produced on and a garage/basement floor with a couple of basic tools.
I have done it. It works. Or, make 2 sawhorses and through a sheet of plywood on top.
@youmongrel if you watch other TH-cam videos you'll see others have built benches like this or maybe a little better with an average sized shop and decent tools. Maybe a new years resolution for 2019 should be, be more positive.
@@andrewbrorherton6898 Yeah, I am pretty negative on that be positive thing. I find when you are really negative nothing but good surprises happen because the expectations were so low. Looking for the best means a high standard and that ain't easy to achieve. Of course, you know I am joking, right? The real truth is do your best. Anything less cheats yourself. And lastly know that practice will likely increase your skill level and expectations.
The editing on all your videos is stellar, especially on this video. I think that your videos are the best produced on TH-cam. Thanks, Jay.
Thank you for the kind words.
This cloning narration style is pure genius.
Will definitely have to make one of these at some point. Yellow pine sounds like a great alternative.
Well then look who I found on this 4 year old video. You've certainly made a lot of things since then haven't you Matt!
You got me 😂
Really good video showing the whole process with clear instructions throughout.
Lovely brilliant bench too...
Well done to you and your very very identical twin.
I'm super impressed with your editing, totally going to steal that clone overlay(whatever call it) when I start making videos. And your shop is set up really slick too. Everything about this channel is professional.
Easy way to make those tenons: make center board longer. For mortises, insert a spacer remove a few minutes after glue up.
Quality video, well presented, well thought out & practical. Great job Jay.
Thank you, Stephen.
Mad respect for the content and editing
Damn. Ur editing in AMAZEBALLS!
+epicliciousness I love that semi-split-screen stuff! blended flawlessly.
+sethmeistergee How to do that?
+Samphann Long huh?
sethmeistergee
The semi-split-screen thing
Amazing work thanks for sharing! I just don't have a $50k workshop so I'll just go buy a bench.
Wow, the editing is just amazing! No wasted time and this bench is a great starting point for aspiring woodworkers, such as myself, without a lot of money to spend. Thank you for sharing!
A appreciate your talent and efforts. Love the work table, I'm gonna build it. Your a talented guy. Thanks
Superb build! Smooth work getting it down from your assembly table :)
In 2022 $$$'s this bench will cost about $153,366.98 for the 11, 10x2's
You first video I've seen, awesome cinematography work.
Really nice bench.
One piece of advice. Put a 1/8 inch spacer at the front of your fence when using the miter gauge. You never really want to have contact with both the fence and miter at the same time as it can cause kickback. The spacer allows you to get things lined up just as you did, but is out of the picture when your piece hits the blade. Zero chance of kickback that way.
Exactly what i was thinking?
This is only true for through cuts. If you're only cutting dadoes, tenons, and such, there's no danger of kickback, as there's nothing to get twisted into the blade and thrown. I went back through the whole video, and the only place I see him using the miter gauge and fence together are for non-through cuts. That's completely standard and safe.
@@bloodgain 100 percent correct. It’s actually humorous to me to think anyone would think that Jay doesn’t already know this.... and for the record, if it were through cuts, an eighth of an inch would not be nearly enough to make it safe.
Awesome editing! Never seen anything this good!
Well, it’s a really nice workbench, but take a look around you, all the professional tools you need to produce a „basic“ Workbench! People which need a basic workbench don’t have all this expensive equipment! Therefore it’s somehow strange, that you have to invest thousands of Dollars for high Tec equipment before you can produce a „basic workbench“! Somehow it makes no sense to me!
100 dollar wood is fine but and you are finishing your workbench with industrial wood working machines... guess i am skipping this
how to build a $110 bench with $38,904 worth of equipment
I was thinking the same thing. Still nice work.
Thought the same thing.
This is ignorant. You can do this with a hand saw a chisel and a hand plane. All the people making this silly comment will never get off their butts and build anything. If you want to see it done by hand watch wood by wrights channel. If you want tools like his. Work your butt of like he has to get to the point he is. Again I dont see that happening because its easier for you all to complain that he has something you dont and you dont care what work he had to do to get it.
You can build that bench with hand tools, but if you have the equipment to make it more efficiently, why wouldn't you? You would scoff at him if he had a full size truck in the yard and took a horse and buggy to get the lumber
Thats why you wont get very far. The fact is you either want to do something and you are willing to do what needs to be done to get it. Or you just sit on your butt and watch a screen and bitch and moan about not having things and its too hard or impossible to do cause everything is against you.
Lol. I thought you had your assistant do the work while you narrated.
Jay, you are very good instructor. Your are entertaining and informative. You do not make the person watching feel incompetent. Again , great job on all aspects. Thanks
Your bench has the perfect combination of being practical to use, relative build simplicity, cost effectiveness, availability of materials and a very versatile and adaptable design. I've watched dozens of build videos that feature museum pieces, showcasing the builder's magnificent handywork rather than something utilitarian. I just love it. Excellent work.
Who cares if the purests are turning up a lip to the work you do? I've been following and watching your videos for quite a while now and think that for the ones who can't afford a 4500 dollar roubo bench, this is perfect. You and a few others who post videos for the beginner and intermediate woodworkers it's a way to be creative and not break the bank. Keep up the good work!!!
Wow I must say what a great Bench, I'am Turning 57 this month and have worked as an industrial mechanic most of my life, I will be starting my new carrier in carpentry, "I hope" I have been viewing many videos on carpentry and your bench will be my first project , thanks for the inspiration.
Southern yellow pine in 2021=1,000.00! SMH. great vid!
just hand tools, no electricity and..... the first tool you use is a power tool.
Oh man the production quality is so good, and the quality of content is incredible. I'm just getting into the whole world of woodworking there is goldmine of knowledge on this channel. Super excited, thanks Jay!
Thanks, Jay, for a great looking workbench. It's exactly what I've been looking for - clean lines, and strong and heavy as a tank. But please bear with me while I have a few words with some of the other commenters!
I've seen a lot of people here complaining about the expense of the tools used to make this workbench. Those people are missing the point. Jay is showing you how HE made this workbench, so of course he uses all the tools he has, because they make the job easier, and they give a showroom finish. If you don't have those tools, you've just got to accept it and get on with what you DO have.
No table saw? Rip the boards in half with a circular saw and a straight edge. Now put all the rounded factory edges underneath where you'll never see them, and use those newly sawn flat edges on top to form the worktop surface.
No surface planer? No joiner? Use a hand plane - electric if you have it, elbow-powered if not. Look at that finished bench. Perfect. Do YOU need everything to be as perfect as a piece of fine furniture? No. The only thing you DO need to be flat is the top. Plane it. Sand it. Put your efforts into THAT. Everything else can be 'good enough'. You're going to be banging the crap out of it for 10+ years. It won't be perfect then, so it doesn't need to be pristine now.
You don't even need a load of expensive clamps for the worktop. Look up 'wedge clamps' on TH-cam. In fact for every task where you think you'd need an expensive tool, just Google 'how do I do job X without tool Y'. Someone somewhere will have made a video telling you how.
Look at the finished bench again. The joints are heavy duty, but they are basic woodworking joints. Saw, mallet, chisel, drill, plane, sander. If you don't have THOSE tools, you shouldn't be planning on doing any woodwork. Yes, you can make a perfect workbench with 10K of tools, but you can also make a WORKING workbench with whatever you have, and maybe whatever you can borrow. Build it on the floor if you don't have an assembly table. Or make some saw horses. Just stop whining about needing what you can't afford.
Rant over! Thanks again for providing an excellent video, and the knowhow for ANYONE to build an affordable workbench... if they put some effort into it!
Great video! Awesome how you had 2 of yourself in all of those shots.
The title needs to be updated to 2021 prices... 😁😁😁😁🙈
$110 USD in 2016, more like $10k nowadays...
Great video!
$110 worth of wood $200 worth of glue!!
Wrong.
$198 worth of glue.
Exactly, that large bottle of glue only costs around $20 ~ $25 at any decent hardware store.
Can someone explain to me why one would need a bench like this. It seems overly built and heavy. I feel like most people could easily get away with something containing half-2/3 the amount of wood. Anything more and it would be easier to just weld a table if you're going to be sledging the top of it. I love me some M/T joints, but this can hold up a corner of house, which really isn't what it needs to do.
+Khoi Nguyen Google is your friend on this question.
+Jay Bates I'm not here to throw hate around as your craftsmanship is excellent. However, it was a genuine question. I have googled and gather some plausible explanations, but if the answer was that apparent to you, why not just educate me about it from your perspective. Not everyone in the youtube comments section is out to be a dick. As an engineer, answers to "this is 20 inches and not 50 because" or "this is 500 lbs and not 100 because" cuts down on time, money, and effort. Again, your video is awesome and gives me ideas, so I'm just curious.
+Khoi Nguyen I'm obviously not Jay, but in traditional woodworking, a heavy bench is necessary due to the lateral loads you're creating by planing and sawing. The drag of the tool stresses the bench. The weight of this bench counteracts some of this. It's also helpful when you're mounting heavy work in your vises. The weight of the bench keeps it from tipping.
Christopher Schwartz has an excellent book to read to help answer your question...simply called "Workbenches". Jay's workbench is good and heavy, which is the way it should be for woodworking.
Elsewhere I commented about his description "solid". That's the goal of any really useful workbench. Rugged and heavy enough to not move as you are using it.
I'm in the process of building mine and I appreciate the simple instructions - simple enough that even I can do it :) Like others, I have to say the video editing is outstanding! I'd love to know how you pull off the time-lapse with yourself providing visual narration. If you think that's more of a trade secret, no worries. Still love the vids.
I must tell you, Jay, your story reminds me a lot of my own. I know where you’ve been, I know where you are going. It’s an amazing road you’ve traveled. You inspire me to set loftier woodworking goals. Keep it coming. Love ya, man.
How dare you not use obsidian, stone, and bone tools! Good job anyway.
I love the special effects :)
$100 work bench. $5million cloning charge.
The problem with saying that you could do all this with basic tools and then going and using all of the specialized wood working tools is that it’s just not feasible. No duh people drive cars to work because it’s “more efficient”. You don’t see people making videos about walking to work while driving there do ya?
It's just not feasible to make a workbench with hand tools only? If that is what you are saying you are completely wrong.
Jay Bates feasible and possible are different things. I’m referring to this specific example. No shit you could do it, but it would take significantly longer than with the expensive tools and equipment. You could also make a whole car with some metal and hand tools, but it’s not FEASIBLE
You can make this workbench in two or three days with hand tools. I made the majority of this exact same workbench in a field in Oklahoma with no electricity. It is most definitely FEASIBLE to make this workbench, as well as every other workbench design invented, with nothing but hand tools. For most people it is, anyway. Not for someone with a pessimistic attitude like yours though. th-cam.com/video/j36NcC4zEI0/w-d-xo.htmlm33s
Jay Bates lol Bro go fck yourself. Clearly you are not understanding what myself and several other people are pointing out. Doing this with only hand tools is doable no shittttt. No one is denying that. You can spend 1-2 weeks after work making this dumbass design, to get it to the same level achieved as using expensive equipment like you are showing off in your video would take foreverrrrr. Get your head out of your asss. I just spend all day Friday and Saturday working on a bench with just hand tools. If it’s so feasible why don’t you make your videos that way? Stop showing off you “efficient tools” and be more open to average DIY’ers. Dumbass
You clearly don't understand. Have a great day!
Couldn’t you also just use 4x4 posts for the table. Also could you use a tusked mortis and tenon for the legs so they can be disassembled? Also could you use bolts on the top of the table and cover it with plugs or will that compromise the durability of the table
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Yes, buy 4x4 as they are 3.5 inches instead of 3 inches you get with 2 2x4. I made a workbench recently and made this mistake. 4x4 were slightly cheaper than 2 2x4 and you get that .5 inch. It adds up and saves money.
I built this bench for $110 5 years ago, and in 2021 I'm sitting on a small fortune.
2022, inflation…The $199 workbench. Haha
Great editing! As for the bench, while you could make it with just hand tools, it would take a verrrrry long time. This seems to me to not be one’s first bench but one you build after you’ve gotten a pretty well supplied shop or have befriended someone with a lot of the more expensive tools. I like the design though and may use it once I get a jointer and planer.
May, 2nd 2021 the bench now cost a $1000.00+