I saw Paulk video & liked his design, but never would need that whole system. I like your in shop design, something I could use, even outside on a clear sunny day.
Please thumbs this up so everyone can see it. The purpose of the split top was to be able to use clamps in the middle of the table. I didn't want to drill all the holes in the top so this gave more clamping options. That being said, I'm probably going to push the tops together and drill the holes in the top like the original design.
If I had the space I would make a similar size workbench with a split top. Perhaps you can think of a way to make the split top adjustable, so it can be opened up more or closed all the way depending on what you need for a given project. I recall seeing something like this in the Workbench book by Christopher Schwarz, but I don't remember how the split top operated.
Nice job, I like the fact that you use 2x4's and 2x6's, that's what a lot of us use on stuff like. Thanks for posting it, nice way to gain storage also!
That is a great design. I have made 3 modified version of his design. Bought all of his plans, and hope to build his miter saw stand later this year. Best of all for me is that I can hang them on the wall when not in use.
Well done Jay - as always. I just built my own version of this table, and made 2 modifications to address clamping 1) added filler strips to the corner between the top of the side hole and the bottom of the top. Gives a solid clamping surface and something to drill into should I want to 2) perforated the top with loads of 3/4" holes - then bought a couple sets of Kreg bench dogs. The bonus feature of the Kreg dogs is the non-slip tip inserts come out and fit neatly into the dog holes all by themselves - great for sanding. (I told customer service at Kreg they should sell the "brakes" separately - I'd buy a dozen or so ;)) This is probably the number one unexpected benefit of the new table! Ron also has those fancy clamps that slip down into a hole that allows for clamping out in the middle areas. Way out of my budget at $40 or so a piece. Being the cheapa$$ I am, I decided to take a couple of my inexpensive 12" Irwin clamps, cut the end off and then bent it to a nice 90 angle aligned with the clamping end. Works brilliantly and I can clamp anywhere across the entire table! Size: Since my shop is basically built around this table, I had to scrimp a bit on the depth - but do have times I'm working on large pieces like pantries, bookcases and such. I took the cutoff from the top and fashioned a way to mount it on quick attach supports to get the full 48" depth for those occasions. Kinda modular in nature As always, keep the great work Jay and hope our new coach can get the Wings past the first round next season!
I built the workbench a couple of years ago (I bought the plans also). I have made some modifications to the bench by squaring up 3 of the oval shaped holes on one of the long sides and installed drawers. That makes the space more usable for me.
jay, I have got to say you sir have come an incredibly long way. your shop is amazing. I have followed your channel for a few years now and am always impressed. Keep up the great work bro.
Thank you for the inspiration. I bought the plans as well and made a smaller version of the bench. Now I have my own workshop and am going to build something similar to yours for an assembly/out feed table.
On the rolling assembly cart I made for myself I used some real nice locking casters that not only lock the wheel, but locks the swivel. Makes them pretty much part of the leg.
Jay, thank you for mentioning that you had purchased Ron Paulk’s plans and then modified them to suit your purpose. If folks like Ron have their designs copied without receiving payment they loose the incentive to produce more delightful products. Then we all lose. Bye the way I like the split top.
Very functional bench, work rate and work flow very impressive too. You must be an engineer by profession. Envious of your garage/workshop, very nice and airy. Great work.
I have been playing with the idea of building one of those myself for some time. With limited space in my garage I think it would be nice to have something I can set up and break down fast. Love all the storage too. Thanks for the great video.
paused the video at 39 seconds... had to catch my breath because i already know that this video IS GOING TO BE AWESOME!!!!!!! OMG!!!! resuming video now.
Slick! I also bought the plans but made the bench out of 4'x10' plywood. I use them for building my Locost7 car frame and I really like the tool storage design element.
Amigo mis Respetos, es uno de los mejores locales de trabajo que he visto, muy bien ordenado, limpio y elegante, alli debes trabajar mas cómodo que nadie, gran trabajo, es un trabajo en limpio, Lo felicito de verdad Muchos saludos desde Venezuela
Good idea with the gap in the middle. My first thought was for allowing clamps midway... That's what I would use it for. Also maybe consider skining the top with some thin hardboard, that way you can replace a beat up top when needed for less than $10. Like your video style. First time I have seen your channel. Good process of info delivery.
Jay I've seen this bench a squillion times, just as you have no doubt. I bet Ron wishes he'd patented it! The thing that always strikes me is that the openings are so restrictive. I'm sure it would be better if they were stretched to an absolute maximum, (whilst also giving strength obviously). I'd get fed up of catching stuff on them as I was pulling it out from inside.
Absolutely love watching this video! Very fun to watch a pro in his craft. I'm trying to figure out what kind of workbench I'm going to build and watching this makes a strong argument for the Paulk table...although I want a table saw stand built in and a mitre saw also
nice work, idea to add value... If you mount your CNC on the bottom shelf with drawer sliders, then you can pull it out to mount your project blank and then slide it back in for the blank to get cut.
I like this idea a lot. In my small shop I need a large assembly table to build things like mantle‘s and cabinetry but I don’t like the original design with all the holes in it. In order to make mine portable I’m thinking maybe I’ll use some bora platforms and I can use it on a job site as well. Thanks for posting this
Keep upgrading, I love these semi-major project videos. I don't know much about split tops but I thought they were supposed to be wider for tools and scraps but if its functional, cool.
Nice looking work station. I may have missed the 1 1/2" gaps purpose. I'm thinking I'd use it when I'd cut large plywood pieces with a skill saw. Anyways, I could use a little scaled down version of this for my 1 car area shop.
I also built a variation which incorporated a table saw, router table, storage cabinets and a place to sit a miter saw. It includes all my shop tools and it's easy to disassemble for transport since I move often. I can also roll it to one side so we can still get one car in the garage.
Where did you use glue when assembling on the torsion box? It looks like you glued the top to the sides, but not the bottom, and I have no idea whether you glued the parts that meet vertically. How do you plan to clamp things without the array of holes? (Of course, it is never too late to add some holes.) If I didn't have to move mine around, I would have left a couple inches of overhang on some of the top edges for clamps, in addition to the array of holes.
I know you mentioned that you don't clamp things down on your workbench so that's the reason you didn't bother with the wholes for bench dogs but by having a gap in the middle that will allow you you to use clamps on it by sliding them through the gap. Great video by the way.
Great video Jay. I don't know how you have the time to not only build projects, but also do such a great job with the editing. Your production value is far better than your peers (except Frank Howarth), and it's only getting better. I enjoy being a viewer.
Jay, I was really pleased to see you decided to used metal tenons instead of the often over-use pocket screws. I recently read that pocket screws would lead to the down fall of the USA and all humanity, thank goodness you did not fall into that trap. The work table reminds me of one I used when I worked in the maintenance department of a hotel in the late 70's and early 80's; extremely light weight (I think ours was made from 3/8 inch plywood) but really tough. It does seem a little over built for an out-feed table, kinda like taking a Super Duty to the post office....
Host of questions. 1) do you intend to drill the holes in the top for clamping ala Ron Paulk's use of Festool clamps? 2) Your old workbench...noticed it appeared to be made from old wall cabinets. Do you have a video of that? That sure looks like an interesting way to use old cabinets. Like to see more of it..
Really enjoying your videos so far. Why did you choose to mount permanent wheels on the bottom? It seems like adjustable bolts for feet would have made it more sturdy when working on the top? Then make hinged wheel brackets so the wheels can be lowered to the floor quickly to move the workbench around
Hey jay ,nice job did u 1/2inch ply on the side and then 3/4 on top. Thinking of doing it all in 3/4inch birch ply as it will be in my workshop not going out on jobs
Curious to see if the 1-1/2" gap is of use to you, Jay. If so, I may actually modify my two existing 4' x 4' work tables to have the sub-table area (great idea, Mr. Paulk), and also have two center 1-1/2" channels crossing through the middle of the tables. I'm always working on either 4x4 things or 4x8 things for the theatre. The only thing I think I would miss would be an easier way to clamp down to the top of the table. Seems like, without a table top lip, it would be tough to clamp under and through the pill-shaped cutouts. Also, seems like the under-table area may collect more dust and debris than originally planned without an easy way to clean that out. Thanks for being a guinea pig on this one Jay! You're an inspiration! I gave out a little "SQUEE!" when I saw the notification of the new video in my feed this morning!
This is a great bench/table Jay! I'm definitely going to 'borrow' aspects of it for my next bench. Loved the Sasquatch reference too. Cheers, Benjamin.
Metal tenons! Funniest line I've heard in awhile. Good stuff. I won't tell Jimmy what you did to your tools, lol. Nice Drunken Woodworker shout out thrown in, too. Great video and great project. You do great work, Jay. One of the best around TH-cam.
Looks great Jay. Have something similar coming up but didn't think I would like the openings under the main table...beginning to rethink that now. Major re-branding...looks good!
Jay first fun video . I to am about to start construction of the work bench. What is the reasoning behind splitting the work bench with the gap in the middle.
Awesome! I've been thinking seriously about building his bench and his miter saw station. I like that yours is on the castors. The power strip is an awesome idea. I am stewing about building one that fits both on a wheeled cart like you made and also fits on folding sawhorses for when i'm working outside. too many ideas and not enough time!
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I saw Paulk video & liked his design, but never would need that whole system.
I like your in shop design, something I could use, even outside on a clear sunny day.
I thinks it's cool how the woodworking TH-cam channels support each other and work together.
The fast motion is perfect for seeing both design and build technique. I wish more YTers would use this style.
Please thumbs this up so everyone can see it. The purpose of the split top was to be able to use clamps in the middle of the table. I didn't want to drill all the holes in the top so this gave more clamping options. That being said, I'm probably going to push the tops together and drill the holes in the top like the original design.
Please make a video of that process as well.
If I had the space I would make a similar size workbench with a split top. Perhaps you can think of a way to make the split top adjustable, so it can be opened up more or closed all the way depending on what you need for a given project.
I recall seeing something like this in the Workbench book by Christopher Schwarz, but I don't remember how the split top operated.
***** I haven't parked in my garage since I started calling it a shop :)
***** you can park cars in garages too??? Well I'll be damned whatever will they think of next?
Dogwood Tales Come up with a system with one side on sliders, connected to 2 threaded rods with crank handles, like a giant Black & Decker Workmate!
WOW! Not only a great woodworker, but great angles for the videos and editing. I admire both sides of that.
Nice job, I like the fact that you use 2x4's and 2x6's, that's what a lot of us use on stuff like. Thanks for posting it, nice way to gain storage also!
That is a great design. I have made 3 modified version of his design. Bought all of his plans, and hope to build his miter saw stand later this year. Best of all for me is that I can hang them on the wall when not in use.
Ron will be proud ! we're here seeing smart people learning from smart people, it feels good !
I love the way you make your videos! The time-lapse is perfect during the tedious times.
Well done Jay - as always.
I just built my own version of this table, and made 2 modifications to address clamping
1) added filler strips to the corner between the top of the side hole and the bottom of the top. Gives a solid clamping surface and something to drill into should I want to
2) perforated the top with loads of 3/4" holes - then bought a couple sets of Kreg bench dogs. The bonus feature of the Kreg dogs is the non-slip tip inserts come out and fit neatly into the dog holes all by themselves - great for sanding. (I told customer service at Kreg they should sell the "brakes" separately - I'd buy a dozen or so ;))
This is probably the number one unexpected benefit of the new table!
Ron also has those fancy clamps that slip down into a hole that allows for clamping out in the middle areas. Way out of my budget at $40 or so a piece.
Being the cheapa$$ I am, I decided to take a couple of my inexpensive 12" Irwin clamps, cut the end off and then bent it to a nice 90 angle aligned with the clamping end.
Works brilliantly and I can clamp anywhere across the entire table!
Size: Since my shop is basically built around this table, I had to scrimp a bit on the depth - but do have times I'm working on large pieces like pantries, bookcases and such. I took the cutoff from the top and fashioned a way to mount it on quick attach supports to get the full 48" depth for those occasions. Kinda modular in nature
As always, keep the great work Jay and hope our new coach can get the Wings past the first round next season!
I built the workbench a couple of years ago (I bought the plans also). I have made some modifications to the bench by squaring up 3 of the oval shaped holes on one of the long sides and installed drawers. That makes the space more usable for me.
Jay Bates, not only are you an amazing carpenter, You excel in video making. Great Job, keep up the good work.
jay, I have got to say you sir have come an incredibly long way. your shop is amazing. I have followed your channel for a few years now and am always impressed. Keep up the great work bro.
pjr2481 Thanks for watching for so long :)
The thing I love about your work is that it looks so accurate and the methods used seem very methodical and on point.Great work!
Nice new table saw. Very good upgrade.
Thank you for the inspiration. I bought the plans as well and made a smaller version of the bench. Now I have my own workshop and am going to build something similar to yours for an assembly/out feed table.
Liked what you did with Ron's work bench. I have been wanting to build it however I like the idea of putting it on wheels. Think I will do that.
On the rolling assembly cart I made for myself I used some real nice locking casters that not only lock the wheel, but locks the swivel. Makes them pretty much part of the leg.
Jay, thank you for mentioning that you had purchased Ron Paulk’s plans and then modified them to suit your purpose. If folks like Ron have their designs copied without receiving payment they loose the incentive to produce more delightful products. Then we all lose. Bye the way I like the split top.
Beautiful table build, Jay. 4x8 is the perfect size for just about about anything.
Very functional bench, work rate and work flow very impressive too. You must be an engineer by profession. Envious of your garage/workshop, very nice and airy. Great work.
I have been playing with the idea of building one of those myself for some time. With limited space in my garage I think it would be nice to have something I can set up and break down fast. Love all the storage too. Thanks for the great video.
I have watched this video at least five times. In preparation to make my own. Thanks Jay..
building stuff for the shop is always good content. Good one Jay!
These video's are just plain awesome. I have learned so much watching them. Thank you for all of your posts!
paused the video at 39 seconds... had to catch my breath because i already know that this video IS GOING TO BE AWESOME!!!!!!! OMG!!!! resuming video now.
Nice job editing Jay, the new shop is coming along nicely!
Great video, I especially love the editing you did. Fast and to the point, with nice text effects. 👍
I made a 4x6 version of this with 1" holes spaced 6" apart and rounded over the holes. I like it so far.
Well edited video, nice shop very clean. Thanks so much
Slick! I also bought the plans but made the bench out of 4'x10' plywood. I use them for building my Locost7 car frame and I really like the tool storage design element.
Very well done, ideas and quiet good design. Bravo
I like the way you make it looks easy to build. Great one. Once again.
Very nice, especially the under table storage. I just built a bench, but I see some necessary modifications coming soon.
Really cool setup. TBH I was most impressed with how your chop saw is setup. What a great use of space
kelvartis Thanks! I have a 4 video series on building that: th-cam.com/play/PLoEggaYbboJFL3obaB5Hb5U5e0I5rAFkU.html
This is mint, need to get my self one of these! Just need a garage now to put it in!
I like how it appears your tools came out from being painted (hard to tell from video). It's also food for thought...
Cool build Jay. Seen Ron's designs and I think he has some really interesting ideas.
I built one a year ago and love it. I wish I had left a lip around the edge as you did for clamping.
It looks good Jay. I love how fast you build.
Keep them coming.
Jay - you are a very talented woodworker. I enjoy your videos! Greeting from Ohio, USA.
Love the workbench and the video. Real nice job! The only mod I would suggest is to put 1/4 inch Masonite on top to save the nice AC plywood.
Great build and great video work. That's one heck of a catch-all.
Amigo mis Respetos, es uno de los mejores locales de trabajo que he visto, muy bien ordenado, limpio y elegante, alli debes trabajar mas cómodo que nadie, gran trabajo, es un trabajo en limpio, Lo felicito de verdad Muchos saludos desde Venezuela
Sweet!
Nice job Jay. I wish I had the room for that. Although all those holes look tedious. But I bet they come on handy.
Planning on building Ron Paulk's workbench in August...it too will be modified.
Awesome workbench. Now the trick is going to be keeping it cleared off and usable. Clamp rack next?
Good idea with the gap in the middle. My first thought was for allowing clamps midway... That's what I would use it for. Also maybe consider skining the top with some thin hardboard, that way you can replace a beat up top when needed for less than $10.
Like your video style. First time I have seen your channel. Good process of info delivery.
Jay I've seen this bench a squillion times, just as you have no doubt. I bet Ron wishes he'd patented it!
The thing that always strikes me is that the openings are so restrictive. I'm sure it would be better if they were stretched to an absolute maximum, (whilst also giving strength obviously). I'd get fed up of catching stuff on them as I was pulling it out from inside.
Great build Jay. Looks fantastic.
Nice build. I wish I had the room in my small shop for something like that. I noticed a new saw stop. Congratulations. I love mine.
Nice build. I don't work much in wood but I like the box top section. Next bench I build will have that style top.
What a nice clean workshop!
Absolutely love watching this video! Very fun to watch a pro in his craft. I'm trying to figure out what kind of workbench I'm going to build and watching this makes a strong argument for the Paulk table...although I want a table saw stand built in and a mitre saw also
Love the painted drills.
Great Job! If only I had space for a workbench that big!
nice work, idea to add value... If you mount your CNC on the bottom shelf with drawer sliders, then you can pull it out to mount your project blank and then slide it back in for the blank to get cut.
I like the under shelf hole thingy, Easy access to stuff, and work station/outfeed , Very Cool
I like this idea a lot. In my small shop I need a large assembly table to build things like mantle‘s and cabinetry but I don’t like the original design with all the holes in it. In order to make mine portable I’m thinking maybe I’ll use some bora platforms and I can use it on a job site as well. Thanks for posting this
Keep upgrading, I love these semi-major project videos. I don't know much about split tops but I thought they were supposed to be wider for tools and scraps but if its functional, cool.
Nice looking work station. I may have missed the 1 1/2" gaps purpose. I'm thinking I'd use it when I'd cut large plywood pieces with a skill saw. Anyways, I could use a little scaled down version of this for my 1 car area shop.
I also built a variation which incorporated a table saw, router table, storage cabinets and a place to sit a miter saw. It includes all my shop tools and it's easy to disassemble for transport since I move often. I can also roll it to one side so we can still get one car in the garage.
The drills look so good!
Where did you use glue when assembling on the torsion box? It looks like you glued the top to the sides, but not the bottom, and I have no idea whether you glued the parts that meet vertically.
How do you plan to clamp things without the array of holes? (Of course, it is never too late to add some holes.) If I didn't have to move mine around, I would have left a couple inches of overhang on some of the top edges for clamps, in addition to the array of holes.
Nice, it's great that you were able to get such a big CNC machine from taking up extra shop footprint.
Andrew Klein I changed my mind on how to store it three times now. It's hard to give up that much space in a shop.
Looks kind of futuristic. I like it.
Like a Boss Jay, That's how it's done....And love the humour.
I know you mentioned that you don't clamp things down on your workbench so that's the reason you didn't bother with the wholes for bench dogs but by having a gap in the middle that will allow you you to use clamps on it by sliding them through the gap. Great video by the way.
Great video Jay. I don't know how you have the time to not only build projects, but also do such a great job with the editing. Your production value is far better than your peers (except Frank Howarth), and it's only getting better. I enjoy being a viewer.
Joe White Thanks dude. Much appreciated. Frank is definitely on the top of the video editing mountain.
I would like to see more about that feed extension you made for the table saw. it looked simple and effective.
Jay, I was really pleased to see you decided to used metal tenons instead of the often over-use pocket screws. I recently read that pocket screws would lead to the down fall of the USA and all humanity, thank goodness you did not fall into that trap.
The work table reminds me of one I used when I worked in the maintenance department of a hotel in the late 70's and early 80's; extremely light weight (I think ours was made from 3/8 inch plywood) but really tough. It does seem a little over built for an out-feed table, kinda like taking a Super Duty to the post office....
Scott L hahahahahahahah. That made me laugh. Thank you.
Catch 22. I need a work bench just like that so I can make a work bench just like that.
2 sawhorses with a 4'x8' or 3'x6' or 2'x8' etc piece of half inch plywood laying over it does wonders.
Host of questions. 1) do you intend to drill the holes in the top for clamping ala Ron Paulk's use of Festool clamps? 2) Your old workbench...noticed it appeared to be made from old wall cabinets. Do you have a video of that? That sure looks like an interesting way to use old cabinets. Like to see more of it..
its wednesday and my day off. not a bad way to start the day! great vid
thank you for showing perfect table saw safety a lot of the other videos I have seen they don't use push sticks,thanks a lot keep it up :-)
Subscribed as soon as I saw the Redwings drawer pulls.
Really enjoying your videos so far. Why did you choose to mount permanent wheels on the bottom? It seems like adjustable bolts for feet would have made it more sturdy when working on the top? Then make hinged wheel brackets so the wheels can be lowered to the floor quickly to move the workbench around
That's an amazing looking table. I have one question.hope I didn't miss it in the video. Why did you leave the gap in the middle?
Nice bench I love the storage below.
Love the metal tenons. Great job!
Hey jay ,nice job did u 1/2inch ply on the side and then 3/4 on top. Thinking of doing it all in 3/4inch birch ply as it will be in my workshop not going out on jobs
Curious to see if the 1-1/2" gap is of use to you, Jay. If so, I may actually modify my two existing 4' x 4' work tables to have the sub-table area (great idea, Mr. Paulk), and also have two center 1-1/2" channels crossing through the middle of the tables. I'm always working on either 4x4 things or 4x8 things for the theatre.
The only thing I think I would miss would be an easier way to clamp down to the top of the table. Seems like, without a table top lip, it would be tough to clamp under and through the pill-shaped cutouts. Also, seems like the under-table area may collect more dust and debris than originally planned without an easy way to clean that out.
Thanks for being a guinea pig on this one Jay! You're an inspiration! I gave out a little "SQUEE!" when I saw the notification of the new video in my feed this morning!
Metal tenons! Yes!
Drunken Woodworker This gave me a great chuckle
Drunken Woodworker Yeah, great job Jay
Nice shelves on the mitre saw workstation. Only problem is the door pulls... Go Blackhawks!
Love all the detail! I'm looking at downloading plans for the PTS also.. Thanks for posting!
Impressive build! What's the reason behind putting a gap in the table?
This is a great bench/table Jay! I'm definitely going to 'borrow' aspects of it for my next bench. Loved the Sasquatch reference too.
Cheers, Benjamin.
I see I have found the pocket hole master jk....Very nice build.
Metal tenons! Funniest line I've heard in awhile. Good stuff. I won't tell Jimmy what you did to your tools, lol.
Nice Drunken Woodworker shout out thrown in, too. Great video and great project. You do great work, Jay. One of the best around TH-cam.
Joseph Gillen Glad someone picked up on the David reference :)
Man, the shop is really lookin awesome!
You just got yourself a new Australian subscriber! Cool vid man, and go Redwings!
NICE table! your garage is looking really nice!!!
Looks great Jay. Have something similar coming up but didn't think I would like the openings under the main table...beginning to rethink that now. Major re-branding...looks good!
Tyler G d
I just wish I had your talent. Good job!!!
that's a very nice table keep up the good work
One further point - great video editing !!!
Debo confesar que aveces pongo en pausa la imagen solo para fijarme bien en todos los detalles de tu taller, muy buen trabajo te estoy muy agradecido.
Interesting, I have not seen that design before may do something like that for a layout table . I love the touches in the vids "Like a Sasquatch" LOL
Jay first fun video . I to am about to start construction of the work bench. What is the reasoning behind splitting the work bench with the gap in the middle.
looks incredible great job
Wow man, i've been watching your channel for the past couple days.
You really got me into woodworking :)
Kenny Snyders Awesome! Be careful though, it's addicting!!!
Awesome! I've been thinking seriously about building his bench and his miter saw station. I like that yours is on the castors. The power strip is an awesome idea. I am stewing about building one that fits both on a wheeled cart like you made and also fits on folding sawhorses for when i'm working outside. too many ideas and not enough time!