I am about to start building my first workbench. I have 7-8 6/4 white ash boards from my brother in law’s barn (they were shelves). They’re about 7 feet long. I plan on making a laminated top about 2 inches thick. Mortise and tenon joinery for the base.
I am thinking about a 66” x 22” top. But I’d also like a tool trough on one side in addition to the 22” work surface. I know what I want it to look like; I just don’t know how to get that top done with it looking nice and being rock solid. Ideally the tool trough would be deeper than the 2” thickness of the top, and I can accomplish that through the incorporation of an apron around the perimeter.
Now I am open to suggestions for the joinery on the top and how to join the top to the base. To aid, here’s what’s in my head for the base.
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