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Hard Maple Bench with LN Hardware
24" x 72" x 4" (top) Hard Maple with Lie Nielsen hardware: $1500
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Mine cost USD 150 and survived 25 years... and counting
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Phil Mueller
I saw in a post by Ken H that his Moravian bench cost somewhere near $1K. That sounds pretty reasonable. I built a 6’x2’ Roubo bench, 3 1/2” thick top, 5” square legs, with traditional leg vise and deadman from Radiata pine, hard maple, and some purple heart for accent. Total was around $800.
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I know there are a lot of variables, but thought someone looking at building a bench might be interested in general costs for different benches and wood used.
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My humble workbench cost me around USD 150 25 years ago. It came disassembled but it was easy to mount it. It is made with some kind of cedar, I think... I used it to construct almost all furniture and all cabinetry for our home 25 years ago. I dream someday to make a completely new one. I love the simple English Nicholson design - I plan to construct one somewhere in the next future... but I am really surprised how my cheap workbench stayed firm and useful for so long time...
Thank you to share your cost experience. It will be useful for me.