Workbech Completed!

[Todd Crow]

I finally have finished a workbench for my shop that I started last January. I got it finished enough to use it for the summer, and then got it completed this winter.

There are six drawers and behind the four doors there are sliding shelves to store the scroll saw, mortiser, spindle sander and benchtop planer.

The top is replaceable hardboard.

Todd

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[Greg Just]

Very nice, very functional looking - I need to build a new one for my workshop.

[Bruce Page]

Very nice Todd, lotsa storage!
You will enjoy that for many years to come.

[glenn bradley]

Let me just respond with Ohhhh, Ahhhhh, etc. I love the pullouts. I use them around my shop as well. Better than drawers for many things. You'll be glad for your handle style as well; no catching the bottom of your t-shirt or drill cord on those puppys. The left hand pullout has a lot of headroom. Just curious, what goes in there?

[Mike Heidrick]

I am betting dedicated mortiser goes on the left. Looks great. Norm built a similar setup in a wall unit.

[Todd Bin]

Nice, Nice, really nice. Great job on the workbench but it looks a little high, you must be 7' tall. :)

[Jim Becker]

That's REALLY nice, Todd!

[John Schreiber]

Nice, Nice, really nice. Great job on the workbench but it looks a little high, you must be 7' tall. :)
That's nothing, check out the jointer above to the right. Todd must be at least 12' tall.

Seriously, looks great. How is it constructed? Tongue in groove? Pocket Screws? Combination?

[Todd Crow]

I wanted to get the bench off the sawhorses before posting, but couldn't resist, and I wasn't sure how I was going to get it down. It is HEAVY! and I live alone. After dinner I couldn't take it any longer so I took off the doors and drawers and barely got it on the floor in one piece.

The bench is mainly constructed with rabbets and dadoes, frameless in design. There are a few pocket screws as well on the top horizontal dividers.

The item on the shelf to the upper right of the workbench in the previous picture is a Craftsman Router table.

Todd

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[Ted Jay]

I wanted to get the bench off the sawhorses before posting, .......

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Seems to me it would have been easier to lift and move those pieces of equipment if the table was still on the saw horses:p,... I think I hurt my back looking at that picture...;):D:rolleyes:
That's a very nice table, I like!!
Ted

[Greg Muller]

I want that exact cabinet, but on wheels!
Thanks for the pics, Todd! Nicely done.

Greg

[gary Zimmel]

Todd

Nice work bench! Great job....
I like all the storage.

[Dave MacArthur]

Great looking bench Todd! I love the shot with all the tools nestled in their places. This may be the one I copy for my shop!

[Jude Tuliszewski]

Good construction, and looks nice too boot. Felt strips around the inside of the doors and drawer fronts will keep out most of the dust (can never keep it all out), but it will help.

[Don L Johnson]

I'm in the thought process of making one myself, so really appreciate your sharing your ideas...good...no, great job!

I'm assuming you screwed it to the wall...if not, how do you keep it from tipping over with all of the drawers/pull-outs extended with somewhat heavy tools on them?

[scott spencer]

Well done Todd! You're gonna love all that storage!

[alex grams]

Excellently done. I was looking to build one similar to that on wheels. I love the idea of having it with the mortiser/planer and such down below. If you would be as kind as to post some dimensions i would love to take your idea and use it as a base for my own. I think you must have read my mind on what i want when you made yours. (but with wheels)

I assume those drawer slides are the 100lb rated ones from the borg?

I have to ask... did you edgeband the front doors or are those solid wood? Either way, that is a heck of an investment and attention to detail for a workbench.

[Jerry Olexa]

Excellent!! Great shop addition...

[kevin loftus]

Great looking bench Todd. :)

[Gary Muto]

Beautiful work. Much nicer trhan I've seen in many kitchens.

[Todd Crow]

The bench is not screwed to the wall, it's just really heavy. Without the doors and drawers I can barely lift just one side.

The doors/drawers are 3/4 birch ply wrapped with 1/4" solid birch.

I used the 100 lb full extension slides on the drawers and 130lb on the pull out shelves that I bought from Custom Service Hardware. $8.82 for the 100 lb, and $13.18 for the 130 lb. Prices are cheaper if you buy a quantity.

I attached a picture on my plans for the bench, I used TurboCAD to draw it. If anyone has TurboCAD and wants the CAD file just let me know.

I built this bench several years ago, even with the wheels I it it a chore to move around the shop by myself. I had 250lb casters on it and they didn't last long. These are rated for 600 lbs a piece and have not broken yet.


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[David Axmann]

Looks Great, Todd.

I'm about to embark on something very similar to use as an outfeed/assembly table with storage for my spindle sander and air compressor.

What's under the hardboard? Did you build a 2x4 frame with plywood a la Norm or something else?

[Dennis Peacock]

Congrats on the completed bench!!!! I hope to start my workbench this year. I hope. :)