I will soon be buying a workbench. I am undecided between the Lie-Nielsen Improved workbench and the Sjobergs Elite 2000 workbench. They are both about the same size. I lean towards the Lie-Nielsen but I am not sure why. Perhaps the 12" spacing between guides on the face vise, perhaps because it is American made. This 12" spacing would be very usefull when cutting dovetails. I recently completed 10 months of woodworking school, College of the Redwoods, where we used similar benches, so I am familiar with the overall capabilities. I am mostly a hand tool worker, though I have and use machines when it makes sense. I will not be able to actually see or touch either of these benches before commiting. I am not interested in building my own bench. Has anyone been able to actually compare these two benches? If you have either of these two benches would you recommend it? Any help, recommendations would be appreciated.