I've been working on a small bench using a slab of bowling lane that I got from a friend. I've come to the conclusion that I still won't have a good bench when I'm done. It might make a good sharpening station down the road.
I have a bench in the basement that will work very well with a few dog holes and a vise. Since its Father's Day and I get to what I want, I've started planing and adding my Vise to this bench.20180617_104421.jpg
After a lot of work with my #5 and transitional jointer I'm well on my way to having a usable bench. I love the workout.
20180617_125827.jpg
I plan on building 7' Nicholson style bench using this.