Wooden workbench suggestions

[Andy in Germany]

Andy it is a patio table, my work bench is 7ft long made of steel and takes 4 people to move it, I am very lucky when it comes to workspace

If it's anything like mine the actual usable area is probably still about the size of a piece of A4 paper...

 

[screenman]

If it's anything like mine the actual usable area is probably still about the size of a piece of A4 paper...

I will try and sort a picture out, you will be shocked.

 

[Mr Celine]

I will try and sort a picture out, you will be shocked.

With a freshly laundered and ironed tablecloth please, otherwise it might upset @jowly.

 

[Tenacious Sloth]

D.I.Y. brings me out in a rash, so I would never profess to be any kind of expert when it comes to workbenches.

But one thing that surprises me is that you don’t see more triangular workbenches, as three legs are inherently more stable than four. Pushed up against a wall with a vice on one of the exposed edges would still give you another decent sized edge to sit and work at.

 

[jowwy]

With a freshly laundered and ironed tablecloth please, otherwise it might upset @jowly.

The names jowwy...........another butt hurt poster using other people’s posts to detract from his own poor hygiene standards. Stop derailing the thread

 

[Andy in Germany]

D.I.Y. brings me out in a rash, so I would never profess to be any kind of expert when it comes to workbenches.

But one thing that surprises me is that you don’t see more triangular workbenches, as three legs are inherently more stable than four. Pushed up against a wall with a vice on one of the exposed edges would still give you another decent sized edge to sit and work at.

That would be awkward for woodworking, because you need to be able to lay quite long bits of wood onto the bench and plane them, amongst other things. For smaller things like jewelry making or watchmaking they'd perhaps work, but that would probably also mean a bespoke desk.

 

[PapaZita]

My father built a bench based on this design (the wooden one at the top) from an old Reader's Digest DIY manual. It's about 50 years old now, and still solid. I liked it, so I built a couple more for myself. It's sturdy, simple to build, and easy to modify the size to your needs.

 

[Randomnerd]

You got the bench yet @biggs682?
@Mr Celine got a vid for you for lockdown
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQxD5_KtBuQ

 

[Tenacious Sloth]

You got the bench yet @biggs682?
@Mr Celine got a vid for you for lockdown
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQxD5_KtBuQ

That’s the creepiest D.I.Y. Video I’ve ever seen.

 

[Randomnerd]

That’s the creepiest D.I.Y. Video I’ve ever seen.

I think I would have left it at the red lead stage! Uber creepy. Love his rubbish strewn house. Classic.

 

[newfhouse]

I imagine the freezer contents would keep the local police forensics department busy for a while

 

[neil_merseyside]

You could still see the red lead/poor prep underneath the finish coat. Should have left it alone.
Factoid (or fable?) international orange is posh name for Red Lead on Golden Gate Bridge.

 

[screenman]

Workbench,

 

[screenman]

I like a tidy work area.

 

[slowmotion]

My father built a bench based on this design (the wooden one at the top) from an old Reader's Digest DIY manual. It's about 50 years old now, and still solid. I liked it, so I built a couple more for myself. It's sturdy, simple to build, and easy to modify the size to your needs.

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I really like the look of the timber version. Scaled down, it would be ideal for a mini lathe, probably with a couple of layers of laminate kitchen worktop as the top surface.