I'm in the process of building/designing a workbench. I have three things I'm not sure about, that I'd love to get your feedback on.
1. Where should I put my 2 top strechters. Right up against the bench top, or below it? Pros cons?
2. How far apart should my legs be?
3. Silly question perhaps, but what would be the best way to attach the top to the base? I don't want any screws/bolts on the top of my benchtop.
Specifications:
The top consists of 2x 22mm MDF sheets for a total thickness 44mm (1 3/4"). Including edging the top measures roughly 125x65cm. (roughly 49"x25")
The base is going to be built out of 44x94mm spruce beams (a little under 2x4").
All joints of the base will be mortice and tenons. The legs will be glued, the stretchers will have bolts to allow for disassembly of the workbench.
It'll have a single end vise.
This is the sketch I made:
workbench front view cropped.jpg
workbench side view cropped.jpg
Any help much appreciated!