Hi all, I find myself in need of a better workbench than my two sawhorses and a beat up piece of plywood with holes, spilt oil, etc... well you get the idea. I would like to review a whole bunch of plans and was wondering if anyone was willing to upload any. I wanted to peruse the various types to see what I am looking for. I basically need a sturdy bench with good work piece holding capability. Thanks in advance!
Do you have any bench plans?
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For hand or power tools? I strongly recommend Christopher Schwarz book, Workbenches, from Design & Theory to Construction & Use, if doing hand tools.She couldn't tell the difference between the escape pod, and the bathroom. We had to go back for her.........................Twice. -
Getting Started In Woodworking videos from Fine Woodworking has a nice a good workbench. I think they have the plans online. I got mine from the magazine / DVD I got at Krogers a few months ago...
I have yet to actually build mine... But that is the style / plan I am planning on using. Currently I have a Simpson Strong Tie 2x4 and plywood bench, and sawhorses with a half sheet of plywood.Please like and subscribe to my YouTube channel. Please check out and subscribe to my Workshop Blog.Comment
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For me, visuals work best. Looking at pictures makes a decision easier.
Check out benches here : http://www.plansnow.com/workbenchplans.html
Or, there are 50 project plans here, http://www.bt3central.com/showthread.php?t=39085, one of which is a workbench, a pretty interesting one.It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
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I built the Family Handyman workbench. I know a few other people here have built it as well. I think it's a great all-around bench.
Here's a thread about my build here, there's some pics, as well as a link to another user's build of the same bench.
http://www.bt3central.com/showthread...yman+workbenchComment
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Last week's episode of the Woodsmith Shop on PBS featured a pretty good looking imple workbench. A PDF of the plans is available here for free, as long as you give them your e-mail address:
http://www.woodsmithshop.com/episode...on2/downloads/Sam Conder
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Absent a copy of the book, you can learn a lot by reviewing the Workbenches section of Chris's blog. At least one of the benches, maybe more, is available for download as a SketchUp model and possibly in PDF form too.Last edited by LarryG; 05-29-2009, 06:55 AM.LarryComment
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I guess it also depends on how far you want to go and how much you want to spend. There is a lot of room to step into from your saw horse and ply approach.
Do you want to bite the bullet and build a high end bench with solid wood top and all the fancy vises or were you thinking simple functional work surface? I recall this bench made from plywood laminations,
If you have access to FWW online you can see the atricle and construction here.
http://www.taunton.com/finewoodworki.../011181054.pdf
you can get the plans here for $19.95
http://store.taunton.com/onlinestore...an-011208.htmlJon
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I was looking to move up from my jalopy as I have had a serious interest in woodwork for a long time now. Since this is not a passing fancy for me, I think its time to invest in some quality and well thought out workbench. Yes, I will primarily use power tools, however I would like the workbench to be more for hand tool, joinery use as well as assembly and possibly if it works out ok, outfeed if needed. Solid lumber top is a definite and it will probably be out of construction lumber or lvl, whatever I can find at a reasonable price or salvage. Major thanks to Mr. Bill, I have lots of reading to do. Thanks all so far for the input. Keep your ideas coming if you have more, this is purely a brainstorm for me. I want to spend the most time now and not have the regret of ... oh, gee I wish I had done that when I built this bench moment later. Thanks!!I think in straight lines, but dream in curvesComment
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The regrets and redesigns will always be there, it's best to limit them as much as you can. I changed my design some while I was building mine. I'm sure there will be even more wants and changes after I start working with it. Quite a bit of the my bench came from Schwarz's book (it is a good one), the rest of the ideas from a myriad of magazines & book articles, posts here & internet searches. Google turned up a bunch of good info.ErikComment
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