Dale Murray
12-19-2012, 4:54 PM
Just bought a house, do not yet have a decent work bench nor woodworking bench.
I have a 2.25"x30"x120" solid maple butcher block top I intend to use as my woodworking bench once I have time to build a base for it, right now renovation is a higher priority. I am considering building a temporary garage bench and tossing my laminate on top. I say temporary because I want to build proper cabinets for my garage - I am thinking something open faced and 2x4 construction as a temporary solution.
My walls are poured concrete for the first 36" and obviously a concrete floor.
My thought:
- Screw a 120" 2x6 directly to the concrete.
- Screw a 27" 2x6 directly to the concrete in the corner where they meet.
- Mount joist hangers on the 120" 2x6 to hold 27" 2x4s out from the wall on 2' centers.
- I would install legs every 4'.
- The 2x4s from the wall would meet a 120" 2x4 along the face thus creating a horizontal frame.
- Set my maple top on there for now, no fasteners. Maybe a lip around the frame to capture it.
I need something stout for hand planing and other work. I could use this to build the base for a woodworking bench and transfer my top to it. I would think this stable enough since the supporting structure is tied to the corner of a concrete wall. The top is about 150-200lbs.
Has anybody here done anything similar?
If so, photos or drawings?
Any other thoughts?
I have a 2.25"x30"x120" solid maple butcher block top I intend to use as my woodworking bench once I have time to build a base for it, right now renovation is a higher priority. I am considering building a temporary garage bench and tossing my laminate on top. I say temporary because I want to build proper cabinets for my garage - I am thinking something open faced and 2x4 construction as a temporary solution.
My walls are poured concrete for the first 36" and obviously a concrete floor.
My thought:
- Screw a 120" 2x6 directly to the concrete.
- Screw a 27" 2x6 directly to the concrete in the corner where they meet.
- Mount joist hangers on the 120" 2x6 to hold 27" 2x4s out from the wall on 2' centers.
- I would install legs every 4'.
- The 2x4s from the wall would meet a 120" 2x4 along the face thus creating a horizontal frame.
- Set my maple top on there for now, no fasteners. Maybe a lip around the frame to capture it.
I need something stout for hand planing and other work. I could use this to build the base for a woodworking bench and transfer my top to it. I would think this stable enough since the supporting structure is tied to the corner of a concrete wall. The top is about 150-200lbs.
Has anybody here done anything similar?
If so, photos or drawings?
Any other thoughts?