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. I’m kind of a nut on keeping track, so for anyone interested here’s my breakdown:
Wood: $602.
Glue: $49.
Brad point/forstner drill bits: $52.
Vise hardware: $64.
Misc (dust masks, sandpaper, etc): $29.
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.