There's the maple workbench with the houndstooth dovetails at the end vise and the Benchcrafted leg vise -- works of art for a significant investment. And then there's the $100 workbench (let's say $200) made out of Southern Yellow Pine (SYP) or Douglas Fir with a scaffolding screw for the leg vise. I was looking to build the later but ran into a problem; I live in the Northeast. SYP is a rarity here, although it's used in pressure-treated lumber. Douglas Fir? A common West Coast species but here it costs $92 for one 2 x 10" x 12' board. So I'm looking at building the "affordable" $750-800 workbench for my basement shop. Oh well.