So I have an Adjust-A-Bench legset and casters, a front vise (http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...659,41661&ap=1) but not a benchtop yet.
Now here my ignorant question. Given the vise's screw and guidebars, which places the vise below the benchtop itself, is a skirt around the benchtop more or less required? I'm thinking of buying a pre-made benchtop of 2-3/8" with the intention of not making a skirt for it because it's pretty thick as it is but unless I were to make a very tall wooden vise block (basically, 2-3/8" + distance of vise screw/rods to underside of bench + some extra), I can't see how the vise block and front side of the bench can meet up well enough to make a good clamping surface.
Maybe the wooden vise block really needs to be that high, or perhaps a skirt is in order no matter how thick the benchtop is?