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Hard maple, the top is aprox 3" thick with the aprons 4" thick. The ends and back are frame and panel construction. The drawers are all box jointed poplar with plywood bottoms on full extension ball bearing slides. The bench top is mortised into the end caps to keep the top from bowing. Finished with Danish oil. Lee Valley twinscrew vise and copy of Emmert Pattern Makers vise. A couple of carefully placed dog holes. The top is about 32" wide and 7" long. I planed it by hand after assembling it in 3 sections. It should outlast my great grandchildren. It is a heavy beast. It took about 80 hours to compete and some help to set the top.
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