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Brad, looking back at my initial posts, it would seem my bench has been in use for about 2 1/2 years now (it seems like I built this thing just yesterday). In any case, I've put the bench through...

At long last I have finished my bench. In total it was probably about the equivalent of a dozen or so weekends. I've posted some pics and video on my web blog (you can find it if you look at my...

Tom that's funny, that's exactly where I am (minus the watco). I have glued up the trays, but don't have enough ash left to make the cleats, so back to the lumber yard for me. Would love to see the...

Well I'm almost done now. The vises are both on, and the final step is the construction of the tool trays. I did get bitten by a typo in the cut list in the magazine article. The lenght of the...

Your TS will work fine for keeping the edges parallel, but you jointer won't work well for keeping the faces parallel. Especially if this is really rough stock you're odds aren't good. You could...

Chris, I did actually get the final demensions for all the joinery by using sketchup. Without that, I would have had to guess. Came in really handy. I actually just dry fit the back stretchers to...

Alan, I can speak from experience if you decide to build a bench, you really need a planer and jointer. I am finishing up the 21st century bench now, and have gone through 3 bags of dust collection...

I'm making some progress on the base of the bench now, and am really starting to fully appreciate the design of this bench. Because the joinery between the rails and legs and stretchers and legs are...

If nothing else, I think a cherry base and tool tray would look really cool. I would definitely go with a harder wood for the top (if you're using hard or sugar maple, that's ideal just too pricey...

At one point during the process, I did consider compromising on the bench thickness just so I could buy narrower stock. But I came back to my senese, and only bought stock at least 7" wide and I'm...

My lumber was really clear. Very straight and no sapwood or bark. Some checks, but I worked around them. But any sapwood should be fine structurally (as far as I know glue sticks just as well to...

80 BF sounds very agressive to me. The top alone is a minimum of 64 (you really need 8" wide pieces to get two 3 1/2" boards out of each unless you can find incredibly straight lumber). I picked up...

I can answer that question for the top so far (although I haven't started the base yet). I went through about 60 BF for the top. I had 6 fairly straight 7 to 8" wide pieces of 8/4 ash that I think...

So I finally started this project in earnest yesterday. I had let my lumber acclimate to my shop for a good 3-4 weeks, and started dimensioning down the wood. A good amount of work since the boards...

My jointer has the same problem, although I think the twist is even more. When square at the cutter, the outfeed table is probably about 91 or 92*. I could easily slip probably two playing cards...

I've had this jointer for about 6 months now. I've run into a few problems along the way. First, there is a spring-mounted pin in the back that locks the infeed table at 1/8" as you are moving the...

Also wanted to comment on the question about QS wood for the top. You have to keep in mind that you are basically milling the 8/4 lumber to 3" or so and turning it on it's side, essentially making...

It's been a while since I've chimed in since I've been traveling. But last week I did make it to my lumber store to get the ball rolling on this project. After taking Bob's advice, I did decide to...

Thanks for chiming in Bob. I almost emailed you when I first read the workbench article, as I thought PW might have some kind of forum for folks to post their experiences, but Sawmill Creek seemed...

I wasn't a big fan of the tool tray when I first saw the bench (and originally considered just eliminating it from the design). But when I found out they were removable, I reconsidered. Really the...

The October 2008 issue of Popular Woodworking features a brand new 21st century workbench design that seems to really fit the bill for today's hybrid woodworker that uses both hand and power tools...

I think its hard to beat the visual appeal of a shellac finish (I've even tried a french polish here and there). But for items like table tops that will get a lot of wear, or can get spilled on,...

I finally figured out the depth stop was just over-tightened when I got it, so it was fixed to the depth adjuster. I used a little force in raising the head with the lock engaged, and it did finally...

I just got the Delta 22-580, and I'm pretty sure my depth stop doesn't work. Wether I twist without pushing down, or twist while pushing down, the stop locks in about a quarter turn. Then I can't...