I work in a Seniors Society Workshop where we use shared benches, 8' x 3 1/2'. We are about to replace one with a new roubo style bench. The plan is to have a laminated hard maple top (3 1/2" thick) and a douglas fir base (legs 5 1/2" x 3 3/4").
It's a wide top; to support it we hope 1/3/4" w. x 3 1/2" h. upper stretchers will do the trick.
Two 21" wide benches pushed together is a possibility but requires more wood/expense.
Has anyone else made a wide roubo style workbench?
What other concerns or ideas cross your mind?