Has anyone built their own woodworking bench with woodworking vices?

[LaneC]

These beautiful benches are nice to just look at they give ideas and start the thinking wheels turning. Those are nice benches, I appreciate yall sharing them.

[stanwelch]

Thanks for the complements guys.

Chris Schwarz has published an article about building a pine (SYP) workbench. Google for the article on a $175 workbench. You could use 2x4 lumber but you would have to cut each edge to make it square then your top would be a max of 3" thick. You could get better lumber (fewer knots ) using 2x12 boards and ripping to the size you want.

When planning your top glue up make sure the grain of each piece is going the same direction. This will make it easier to plane the surface flat with less tearout. Also if using pine wipe the glue surface with acetone to remove the surface pitch before adding glue for better bond.

[Lud]

I counted up in my head and I think I have 14 workbenches .  Some have metal tops, I like using a light plywood skin that is replaceable on some.  It all depends on what you use them for .......other than holding stuff you set down.  Best if you leave the stuff there so you'll remember where you put it! 8)

[Brad_bb]

Wranglerstar(on youtube) did a nice series on building a very good carpenters bench.

https://youtu.be/idVew6hgqrY

[Phorester]

Don't know if you've already searched this site for woodworking bench info, but here's a link to mine I built a few years ago that might help.

https://forestryforum.com/board/index.php/topic,50810.0.html

[LaneC]

I had not seen that one, but thanks Phorester.

[Phorester]

Stan, that is one amazing workbench.

5 months to build......... takes a lot of patience to do it right.