Thanks for watching and glad it helped. Have had it for over a year now, besides a couple bumps and bruises, looks almost like the day I built it and just a strong.
Good explaining! btw. when you were cutting the 4x4 with the table saw, that is one of the ways to get kick-back since the wood between the blade and fence could go slightly askew and get pulled up by the teeth of the blade since it is tightly gripped by the tool. Using a cross-cut sled alleviates that problem.
Sorry for the delayed reply but that video was quite a while ago, have "learned" some lessons since then, some the easy way and some the hard. lol Thanks for dropping a comment.
Very nice job! Perfect balance between talking and working. I don't like the videos ive seen where there is no talking 🤷♂️. Its nice to hear you explain what you are doing and why. Nice bench! Thank you.
Thank you for watching and dropping a comment. A year later still solid as a rock and the pre fab top still holding very well. Couple dents and dings here and there but almost like day 1.
"Hopefully I've got everything I need, if not I can run back to Lowes." I never EVER have everything I need! 😂I always end up make like 5 trips to the store whenever I build or fix anything. Drives me crazy!!
I got that tool about 5 years ago, one of my favorite tools, use it on my "real job" almost every job for one thing or another, but to clean out joints like that works a lot easier. I'm sure someone who does woodworking for a living out there wouldn't approve but for a weekend warrior and a bench I'm going to abuse it works. Thanks for commenting.
Great video! I was thinking of using your method to build a bench/table for my wife for her Pottery. Do you think it would be strong enough to span 8'? For the top I will be using 3/4" birch as this works good with clay I guess. If 8' is too far what is the max you would go? Thank you, Ken
Still standing 2 years now, top held up way better than expected for a pre made top. Couple dents and dings but table will be here probably long after me. Thanks for watching and dropping a comment.
Thank you, I built that almost a year ago now, still using it. I did add some drawers to one side, a door in the middle and the left side holds my small compressor now but still solid as a rock. The premade top is still in very good condition surprisingly, since mine is more of a work station/desk I think that top was a perfect choice. With a piece of laminate glued on would last me forever. Thanks again for watching and if you haven't already, please subscribe would help my channel out.
I just completed this work bench and it came out great. The only thing I did different was I shortened the legs by a few inches and added 4in castor wheels . Thanks for your video.
Great video! I'll be building my first workbench soon. One question I plan on having my shopvac and other items on wheels to go under the workbench. Do you need that front 2x4 on the bottom for support? Or would be be sturdy enough without it? Thanks!
Nice workbench, just what I'm looking for. I think I will copy your design but will install castors on it as I have to move things around the garage to accommodate my lawn tractor etc.
Completely understand that, I think every other tool I have in the garage is on wheels feel like I spend half the time working just rolling things from one side to the other. Thanks for dropping a comment, and the bench top after 2 years is still intact. Has a few dents, dings and other things on it, but still a solid top solution for the price if you have no way of clamping a large top and leveling it yourself. My other choice was a butcher block top, but price was outrageous at the time, may have come down a little.
I really like that there is not wasted space in your design. I went through a bunch of other designs, but yours is much more efficient. Going to start on it tomorrow and you mentioned that you have a updated design with drawers? I have subscribed and will be looking for your updated video. Thanks.
Sorry for the super slow response, my regular job has been crazy lately, somehow this slipped through. Yes I did add drawers to the right hand side, a door to the middle and left the left side open for a small compressor. I didn't film it, had never done that before so it's not the prettiest thing in the world but it does work. I'll try to do an update on what I did this week. I'm sure the carpenters of the world will tear it apart, but I've got some tough skin. lol Thanks for watching and subscribing.
Kreg has a circular saw crosscut jig for $20! I just got one and its awesome. I use it with my 60V Dewalt circular saw like yours. BTW, im also a"rookie", lol
Thanks for dropping a comment. Yeah I'm about 8 - 10 months in to my self taught TH-cam Academy. That bench was one of the first things I built. I have another channel, but it is so covered with a little bit of everything I'm not really picking up subscribers like I think I should so I'm separating my pages out a little. I've picked up a few tools over the last several months, some dust collectors and some used more than I ever thought I would. Good luck with it, I have updated it since that original build I did a video but, well it looked like a drunken Tarintino film so it got left on the cutting floor. I added 3 drawers to the right, a door in the middle and left the left side open for a compressor. Again thanks for commenting and subscribing. Oh and that "cheap" top besides a few dents and dings still in excellent shape.
Lol thanks, she is in about 90% of all my viedos... anything ever actually goes viral I'm going to have to be cutting her in. Thanks for dropping a comment.
If you are a rookie, then I'm a bench warmer. I appreciate a video showing how to build things with just basic tools - like most of us beginners. Other videos use planers, template jigs, expensive accessories for screwing holes, etc.. Your video shows beginners don't need all that fancy equipment to build a simple sturdy workbench with careful squaring, cutting and measurements.
Thank you for the comment, I do have the planer, jointer and some of the other fun stuff but I bought the "best of the cheap" and still use a skill saw, miter saw, and several other beginner tools all the time. I still look at videos like you said "Simple to make" In my 500,000.00 workshop... lol Again thanks for watching and dropping a comment.
Possibly but my garage is somewhat climate controlled, insulated, A/C summer and wall heater in the winter. Also in the Myrtle Beach area so not harsh cold spells. Been together over a year now, no slack, overhangs or wiggles, still like a rock. I used interior lumber, I didn't really let it sit, straight from the box store to the floor. If you had time you could let the wood set for a few months, but I've not had many issues unless using treated, that moves Alot as it dries.
I love this style of bench ! Its exactly what i want to build and im going to try soon ! How much was the top ? And where did you buy it from again? Also what was the size again of it ?
The top was about $140.00, it is 72x30x1-1/2". Got it at Lowes. I tried to find a link can't find the right keyword but they still have them. It's like a "craft" top and not a Butchers block, but the butchers block is 300.00+. I bult that over a year ago and besides a couple little dents and dings the top is still holding up well. You could put a piece of laminate over the top to make it smoother or flatter, but for just every day workbench was perfect. Thanks for watching and the hardest part is notching those boards just find the best method that works for you.
@@PoppysWoodworking-vb7re thanks man yeah Lowe's has them 30x72 for 115.00 and now I'm going to price out all the materials you listed so I can get a total cost .. all I have is a new circular saw and power impacts and drills
@@roger2276 Should be all you need for that project. Good luck with it let me know how it turns out. I bought that top at about the peak of wood prices, at the time that butchers block top was almost 400.00 I was worried about durability, but again for just throwing stuff up on it and a work top no issues.
So total for everything you have there in materials at Lowe's is like 235.00 in today prices and yeah I'm a little worried about the top and butcher block is really expensive 😢 but what if I put like 1/2 brown MDF over this top ... should be strong enough?! Huh
@@roger2276 It is pretty strong with the supports under it the issue you may run into depending on what you are doing is digging in or chipping. It's not really a "hardwood" top, but you also just laminate the top for a nice clean smooth surface. I was like you even when I picked it up and put it on the cart thought this is probably a waste but at the time I didn't want to spend the money and had no clamps big enough to make a top. I'm a good 240 and have walked all over it doing things and it doesn't budge or flex any. If your just concerned about the weight you could put an extra 2x4 or even a 4x4 under the top for support before you put it on.
Route some edges on the thing to make more old-timey, slap some varnish on the thing, sign one leg with a Dremel or a brass plate, and then use and abuse it. 100 years from now your descendants will appreciate it.
A Hake is a soft white flakey fish, so not sure what you are asking or trying to bash me about.... But if you are asking if I have a wood chisel, yes but I'm not 100 years old yet and not doing a "this old house" channel, so I use the tools I'm comfortable with to get the job done. You know like spell check...
make a wooden push block. Also there a bit too much talking (people will skip thru your video which doesn't help you), another common mistake is asking for subscribers immediately (wait until the end of the video and even then make it sound like an option).
I’m planning on making my own workbench and have watched dozens of vids. Your plan/vid is the best by far. Good work and thanks!
Thank you, glad it helped out, I appreciate you dropping a comment.
Nice looking table. Thank you for a very well made video.
Thank you for watching, had over a year now still standing strong. Thanks for dropping a comment.
Great job! Exactly the DIY video I was looking for!
Thanks for watching and glad it helped. Have had it for over a year now, besides a couple bumps and bruises, looks almost like the day I built it and just a strong.
Good explaining! btw. when you were cutting the 4x4 with the table saw, that is one of the ways to get kick-back since the wood between the blade and fence could go slightly askew and get pulled up by the teeth of the blade since it is tightly gripped by the tool. Using a cross-cut sled alleviates that problem.
Sorry for the delayed reply but that video was quite a while ago, have "learned" some lessons since then, some the easy way and some the hard. lol Thanks for dropping a comment.
Very nice job! Perfect balance between talking and working. I don't like the videos ive seen where there is no talking 🤷♂️. Its nice to hear you explain what you are doing and why. Nice bench! Thank you.
nice, simple, yet sturdy construction, looks great man!
Thank you for watching and dropping a comment.
Great looking table. You were very meticulous and it shows in your lovely end product.
Thank you for watching and dropping a comment.
Poppy, thank you so much for a fabulous explanation of how to construct this bench; your attention to detail made for a beautiful bench.
Thank you for watching and dropping a comment. A year later still solid as a rock and the pre fab top still holding very well. Couple dents and dings here and there but almost like day 1.
Exactly what I needed to see. Thanks.
Thanks for watching and dropping a comment.
"Hopefully I've got everything I need, if not I can run back to Lowes." I never EVER have everything I need! 😂I always end up make like 5 trips to the store whenever I build or fix anything. Drives me crazy!!
Lol I am lucky only about 10 minutes from a Lowes but I know most of the employees by name, and help more customers than they probably do.
@@PoppysWoodworking-vb7re They should give you an honorary apron and name tag.
Simple and sturdy wire those half laps. What side are those clamps?
pretty sweet !
Thanks for watching and dropping a comment.
Appreciate this! You made it not intimidating for beginners to follow along
Thank you for watching and dropping the comment, I do appreciate that.
Great idea to use the oscilating saw for cleaning out the lap joints! I've always used a chisel but your way looks easier and faster.
I got that tool about 5 years ago, one of my favorite tools, use it on my "real job" almost every job for one thing or another, but to clean out joints like that works a lot easier. I'm sure someone who does woodworking for a living out there wouldn't approve but for a weekend warrior and a bench I'm going to abuse it works. Thanks for commenting.
@@PoppysWoodworking-vb7re The purists might not approve but I bet Norm Abram would have been all over that if they had those back in the day.
And that's why I subscribed. I don't just want to see what can already be done. I enjoy seeing new ideas and challenge and this was one!
Great video! I was thinking of using your method to build a bench/table for my wife for her Pottery. Do you think it would be strong enough to span 8'? For the top I will be using 3/4" birch as this works good with clay I guess. If 8' is too far what is the max you would go? Thank you, Ken
Greatly helpful. Your instructions are excellent. Like you, this is my first workbench.
Still standing 2 years now, top held up way better than expected for a pre made top. Couple dents and dings but table will be here probably long after me. Thanks for watching and dropping a comment.
I like the bench, which after viewing many others, I'm going to copy yours to make mine for my shop. Thank you.
Thank you, I built that almost a year ago now, still using it. I did add some drawers to one side, a door in the middle and the left side holds my small compressor now but still solid as a rock. The premade top is still in very good condition surprisingly, since mine is more of a work station/desk I think that top was a perfect choice. With a piece of laminate glued on would last me forever. Thanks again for watching and if you haven't already, please subscribe would help my channel out.
I just completed this work bench and it came out great. The only thing I did different was I shortened the legs by a few inches and added 4in castor wheels . Thanks for your video.
Thanks for watching and dropping a comment, glad it helped you out.
Thanks man! You just earned another Subscriber. Im going to build this for my Basement Workshop where i build Cigar Box Guitars
Nice bench!
Thank you so much for the nice comment. Much appreciated
Nice build. I have liked and subscribed!
Great video! I'll be building my first workbench soon. One question I plan on having my shopvac and other items on wheels to go under the workbench. Do you need that front 2x4 on the bottom for support? Or would be be sturdy enough without it? Thanks!
Great, simple build. I think I’ll do similar, but leave more overhang on one side for a bench vise 👍🏻
Thanks for watching and dropping a comment.
Nice workbench, just what I'm looking for. I think I will copy your design but will install castors on it as I have to move things around the garage to accommodate my lawn tractor etc.
Completely understand that, I think every other tool I have in the garage is on wheels feel like I spend half the time working just rolling things from one side to the other. Thanks for dropping a comment, and the bench top after 2 years is still intact. Has a few dents, dings and other things on it, but still a solid top solution for the price if you have no way of clamping a large top and leveling it yourself. My other choice was a butcher block top, but price was outrageous at the time, may have come down a little.
A table saw sled would be perfect for inletting those 4x4s.
That would work also, several ways of doing it. Thanks for watching and dropping a comment.
I really like that there is not wasted space in your design. I went through a bunch of other designs, but yours is much more efficient. Going to start on it tomorrow and you mentioned that you have a updated design with drawers? I have subscribed and will be looking for your updated video. Thanks.
Sorry for the super slow response, my regular job has been crazy lately, somehow this slipped through. Yes I did add drawers to the right hand side, a door to the middle and left the left side open for a small compressor. I didn't film it, had never done that before so it's not the prettiest thing in the world but it does work. I'll try to do an update on what I did this week. I'm sure the carpenters of the world will tear it apart, but I've got some tough skin. lol Thanks for watching and subscribing.
Kreg has a circular saw crosscut jig for $20! I just got one and its awesome. I use it with my 60V Dewalt circular saw like yours. BTW, im also a"rookie", lol
Thanks for dropping a comment. Yeah I'm about 8 - 10 months in to my self taught TH-cam Academy. That bench was one of the first things I built. I have another channel, but it is so covered with a little bit of everything I'm not really picking up subscribers like I think I should so I'm separating my pages out a little. I've picked up a few tools over the last several months, some dust collectors and some used more than I ever thought I would. Good luck with it, I have updated it since that original build I did a video but, well it looked like a drunken Tarintino film so it got left on the cutting floor. I added 3 drawers to the right, a door in the middle and left the left side open for a compressor. Again thanks for commenting and subscribing. Oh and that "cheap" top besides a few dents and dings still in excellent shape.
Good, solid construction. I think you need to feature your shop foreman though. Beautiful pupper. :D
Lol thanks, she is in about 90% of all my viedos... anything ever actually goes viral I'm going to have to be cutting her in. Thanks for dropping a comment.
If you are a rookie, then I'm a bench warmer. I appreciate a video showing how to build things with just basic tools - like most of us beginners. Other videos use planers, template jigs, expensive accessories for screwing holes, etc.. Your video shows beginners don't need all that fancy equipment to build a simple sturdy workbench with careful squaring, cutting and measurements.
Thank you for the comment, I do have the planer, jointer and some of the other fun stuff but I bought the "best of the cheap" and still use a skill saw, miter saw, and several other beginner tools all the time. I still look at videos like you said "Simple to make" In my 500,000.00 workshop... lol Again thanks for watching and dropping a comment.
Great job. Thanks for this.
One question: Didn't you need to allow for wood movement when attaching the top?
Possibly but my garage is somewhat climate controlled, insulated, A/C summer and wall heater in the winter. Also in the Myrtle Beach area so not harsh cold spells. Been together over a year now, no slack, overhangs or wiggles, still like a rock. I used interior lumber, I didn't really let it sit, straight from the box store to the floor. If you had time you could let the wood set for a few months, but I've not had many issues unless using treated, that moves Alot as it dries.
Thanks much!@@PoppysWoodworking-vb7re
I love this style of bench ! Its exactly what i want to build and im going to try soon ! How much was the top ? And where did you buy it from again? Also what was the size again of it ?
The top was about $140.00, it is 72x30x1-1/2". Got it at Lowes. I tried to find a link can't find the right keyword but they still have them. It's like a "craft" top and not a Butchers block, but the butchers block is 300.00+. I bult that over a year ago and besides a couple little dents and dings the top is still holding up well. You could put a piece of laminate over the top to make it smoother or flatter, but for just every day workbench was perfect. Thanks for watching and the hardest part is notching those boards just find the best method that works for you.
@@PoppysWoodworking-vb7re thanks man yeah Lowe's has them 30x72 for 115.00 and now I'm going to price out all the materials you listed so I can get a total cost .. all I have is a new circular saw and power impacts and drills
@@roger2276 Should be all you need for that project. Good luck with it let me know how it turns out. I bought that top at about the peak of wood prices, at the time that butchers block top was almost 400.00 I was worried about durability, but again for just throwing stuff up on it and a work top no issues.
So total for everything you have there in materials at Lowe's is like 235.00 in today prices and yeah I'm a little worried about the top and butcher block is really expensive 😢 but what if I put like 1/2 brown MDF over this top ... should be strong enough?! Huh
@@roger2276 It is pretty strong with the supports under it the issue you may run into depending on what you are doing is digging in or chipping. It's not really a "hardwood" top, but you also just laminate the top for a nice clean smooth surface. I was like you even when I picked it up and put it on the cart thought this is probably a waste but at the time I didn't want to spend the money and had no clamps big enough to make a top. I'm a good 240 and have walked all over it doing things and it doesn't budge or flex any. If your just concerned about the weight you could put an extra 2x4 or even a 4x4 under the top for support before you put it on.
Route some edges on the thing to make more old-timey, slap some varnish on the thing, sign one leg with a Dremel or a brass plate, and then use and abuse it. 100 years from now your descendants will appreciate it.
You do not hake wood chisel ! Wow.
A Hake is a soft white flakey fish, so not sure what you are asking or trying to bash me about.... But if you are asking if I have a wood chisel, yes but I'm not 100 years old yet and not doing a "this old house" channel, so I use the tools I'm comfortable with to get the job done. You know like spell check...
Good Grief are you serious I couldn’t believe you put that out there
Thanks??? I appreciate you watching and dropping a comment.
Just do your part no need too much talking😊
Thank you for watching
make a wooden push block. Also there a bit too much talking (people will skip thru your video which doesn't help you), another common mistake is asking for subscribers immediately (wait until the end of the video and even then make it sound like an option).
Wow. So much needless complication.
Without more explanation someone could think that about your comment... What's so complicated, pretty simple build?
You're not supposed to use the miter gauge AND the fence at the same time on your table saw.
Thanks dad for watching and dropping a comment.
I know, someone is going to get hurt.
Your coments here should be a trash bin icon. Just to be funny.