Show me your workbench!!!!

[Lou Ferrarini]

I will be moving into my new house next week and obviously, the first thing I have to do is organize the shop.

Therefore I need to build a new workbench on one of the walls. It will be about 16 feet long, with a lowered section in the middle for my RAS. I would love to see some pictures of how you guys built yours. Construction methods and anything else you can share. I want it to have lots of shelves and drawers for storage.

Thanks so much.

[Alan Schaffter]

Here is my 21' (I think) "back bench". A couple of significant design features- cubbies for the power hand tools on top of the bench- tools always visible and easy to reach. Little drawers will eventually be added to the cubbies which will hold tool-specific tools/wrenches, supplies, etc. I have a slider (SCMS) mounted to a recessed sliding platform about 2/3 the way down the bench. The sliding platform is so I can stow the saw when not it use. There is a 6" DC port inside the cabinet below the SCMS. I have compressed air mid bench and numerous outlets. Since I have a separate assembly table and will be building a traditional WW bench I covered the top of this bench with laminate. It serves as a tool and supplies prep, sharpening, etc, and not a true "work" area. For ease of construction I designed it so all top drawers are the same size and all lower cabinet doors are the same size. FYI, the oak, was milled from trees cut down when they cleared my lot so all it cost was for the sawyer. They weren't the best trees and I had a lot of waste.



Tool Cubbies (large lower cabinet on the left holds a shopvac):

[Lou Ferrarini]

Wow - fantastic bench. I think I can use some of your concepts.

[Bill Wyko]

Nice job. Almost a shame to get it dusty.

[alex grams]

your tool bench is nicer than my kitchen cabinet...

very very nice though. I am in the process of redesigning mine. (the 2 car garage with the wife proves a challenge in space utilization).

[Garth Keel]

Very nice. Neat, orderly and attractive; and green, my favorite color (if it doesn't move, paint it green)

[glenn bradley]

MDF, Fir and Beech. Drawer units are modular so I can change my mind. Gap between top of drawer units and underside of top allow clean up or recovery of anything falling through the dog holes.

3" thick top, 30"deep, 7' long. Access from all sides is a definite improvement from my against the wall unit that got 'retired'. Front and end vise, love the dog holes; never knew I was missing them till I had them.

http://www.sawmillcreek.org/attachme...6&d=1190341175

http://www.sawmillcreek.org/attachme...7&d=1190341192

[Bob Oehler]

Glenn that's a nice bench I am starting mine to morrow in fact just about the same size.

Alan well I second my kitchen is not that nice. WOW now that's a nice workbench. I am humbled

Sorry that I do not have a pic of my work bench because I do not have one yet. There is some wood in my shop that I am going to turn into one. Although it is only pine it will be a great learining expirance.

Take care
Bob Oehler

If you can't hear your radio you are using too many power tools.

[tim rowledge]

A sketchup model of my bench-

http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehou...5f92524c81f566

Some pictures -
http://www.rowledge.org/tim/woodwork/bench.html

[Bruce Page]

Here's mine.
Holy Cow Alan, that is awesome!

[Christopher Stahl]

Alan, that's just so wrong. Haha, just kidding. My next rendition of shop cabinets I hope to make them fancy like those.

[Bob Genovesi]

Here's mine!

I surfaced the top recently using a jig I made and a router.



After belt sanding.



After 3 coats of finish





The top is solid maple and measures 36 X 84 so there's a good deal of space to work.

[Steve Wargo]

Here's Mine. Overall it's served me well, and here's the post with a bit more detail. Bench Thread

[Lori Kleinberg]

Wow Alan, that is a beautiful workbench/storage area. I just might have to copy some of those details for future use.

[fred woltersdorf]

here's a link to the bench i built 2 yrs ago.http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthre...110#post312110