great job on the bench my friend! Cheers!

I really like when you show the mistakes. It's a great way to teach us not to repeat them! Thank you SO much!

Brad, I have watched countless videos from many different contractors/builders (depending on what I was doing from door hanging, painting, cabinet making, etc etc etc) YOU are my number one favorite! You do GREAT work, give GREAT details and perspective and options and are FUN to watch! I will follow you for the rest of my existence!

I built a bench with a similar top. We squared up the lumber and determined our order for the boards. We glued and screwed each board one at a time. That let us even everything as we went. My father has a 20” plainer so we made three sections and plained then smooth. Then we glued and clamped the three sections together. It was heavy as hell, but it is a sold, massive top. Oh, it’s made of hickory. You can hit it hard with a hammer and not make a dent. I love your bench- I’m in need of another

Hey Brad! Just want to thank you for this video. I used this as a guide to build a craft table in my garage. I built a 6x5x3 foot table, and it's beautiful. I've never built anything that didn't already come pre-cut, with all of the necessary materials. I used 2x4s and then purchased 10 6ft pine slabs that are 1in wide and 1in thick for the top and lower table. I don't have all the fancy tools most of you guys have, so it took a bit longer than I anticipated. I used my clamps and glue to glue each piece together and then filled any holes with filler, and finally sanded it all. I dig the natural look, so I added a clear sealer to the top. It's not perfect, but it's damn good! Thanks again

Great video. A suggestion, if you don't have a CNC machine to make the dog hole template, try using a piece of peg board and drill pilot holes before using the auger bit.

Thanks for sharing, I’m currently an apprentice in finish carpentry, but I’m also learning on my own woodworking. These type of videos help a lot.

Nice! After having watched 3 different workbench build videos yours it the most straight forward and easiest to follow. I can see room to add a cabinet with drawers or doors under the top and off the floor. I can also see adding wheels for easy movement.

That bench is a beast! Great video, full of helpful advice, especially your hints on wood selection. I also appreciate you including your occasion goof-ups; it makes this newbie feel a little better. Thanks!

For the dog holes, plunge router and 20mm cutter is the best here to get accurate results and a clean finish. Also chamfer the top of the holes for quick registering of clamps

My first woodworking project was a workbench. I used construction lumber from Home Depot that was terrible and all I had was a circular saw, impact driver and a square. If I had access to a workshop like this I would be in heaven.

Just have to say I love love love how you integrated your mitre saw into your cabinetry. *chef's kiss*

Hey Brad, thanks so much for giving us a realistic budget bench. Just wondering how it's holding up after 1 yr. Maybe a follow up video with how the construction lumber has done over time and anything you wish you would've done differently. Thanks man!

That card trick at 12:36 for cutting off the dowels is so obvious, but yet so genius. How have I not thought of that! You didn’t even mention it, but that is a fantastic tip.

Awesome build! Can’t wait to see your storage solutions for underneath. Great job!

love this one. for storage, i would french cleat between the side legs on both sides so you can have some easy modular storage adapted to the work you are currently doing on the work bench

So I made an armoire for my daughter and since I'm a single parent, decided to use the dining room table for an assembly bench. Nice and flat and expandable as well. Point well made..make sure you don't mix up the screw lengths! It was just the tips of the screws, but yes, I did attach the framework to the table. Lol.

Hey Man, Just built this bench following your plans! Went very smoothly(except for all my blunders), and it's a solid bench! Love it and things for sharing this build with us. Also just wanted to say this is a great channel with some great builds and plans. Even we weekend warriors can tackle and be successful. Thank you!

Man, the quality of your content is nearly unmatched. Very good work!

Love this build, combining the 2x4's to make the legs is brilliant, and lends to a strong and warp resistant solution. Out of all the video's I've seen, I'm going with this solution, thanks Brad, you have an awesome channel.

I like having drawers on lower cabinets and work benches. I think its much more convenient pulling a drawer out versus getting down on the floor to reach to the back of a cabinet. With that said youo could also put drawers (20 inches or so) on one side and shallow shelves ( 6 - 8 inches) on the other side. Great video, Brad. keep up the good work.

Understand that you'll lose about 1/4 to 1/2 an inch over the first few years as you reflatten the top. So the first years I'd check flatness before using it as a reference in glue ups. But after a few years the sap in softwood will fully polymerize and it'll become really stable. This from building dozens of thick workbenches out of pine of these over the years for school.

I built a 5' English Knockdown workbench. Once that build was finished and oiled I added brackets to hold my roll of craft paper at one end. It paid for the time and trouble the first time I used the bench as I had paper down but spilled a finish can on the bench. Cleaned up nicely. And I later added a 2" X 6" horizontal on one side for better clamping purposes. When I can find my parts I have a vise to add to the side opposite the 2 X 6. But, I really like my bench - solid, sturdy, level!!

Love that you are keeping the reminder holes...

Hey Brad, hope you didn't get too sick with Covid and you are back feeling better. I really enjoy your video's and I wanted to thank you for showing the portable drill press today. I was actually just looking at one for a project I will be working on but wasn't sure how well it would work. Looks like it worked well so I will place my order. Thanks again for your videos and take care!

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Love it. Drawers on all four sides and a shelf on top.

Man, that is one super clean and tidy workshop! I'm hanging my head in shame.

This is a great video on how to build the work table, and i'll def bookmark this for next Spring. but I do really enjoy that you don't hide your mistakes in editing and that you embrace them. Thank you!

I'm a relatively new woodworker having done my first glueup. It was 3 sections of 2x3s with biscuits using TB3 for the extended open time and was hectic AF. I don't remember a single video showing how crazy glueups actually are. I'm so happy to see a professional actually showing that aspect. Loved the video and your personality, thanks, man.

Great video, great bench. Leaving the bottom open until you have time to decide what you really want under it is a great idea.

I learned several things watching this video. Thank you! Those auger bits did a really nice job. I might have to buy some more clamps. 😅

So happy you finally helped yourself out by building a bigger workbench. It looks awesome!

Bravo! You're the only woodworker I've seen that keeps the guard on the table saw.

Excellent video! That simple trick with the playing card on the flush cuts is maybe the best thing I've seen on woodworking KZfaq in a long while! Thanks!!

Congrats on having plans available for us. I am planning on buying the whole bundle. Hope you continue to upload plans

It looks great and going wider on the top really made it a better design! Now I just wish my studio was bigger and I could make a similar one 😆 The plate with your logo was a really nice touch too!

I always enjoy watching. Your videography, fun nerdy jokes, and knowing when to speed up work and when to explain are right up my alley! :)

Awesome job on the bench sir! I am needing a new bench and think I just found the build to use. I may add an apron to the front like a Nicholson workbench. Love your channel. You put out a lot of great videos, keep them comin'!

Cool now I need to buy all those expensive wood tools and learn what they do and how to use them 😅

Finally, the new workbench! Been hearing you say you'll make one eventually for a few years now, lol. It looks awesome, dude!

I made an Workbench like that after watching the Video but I made one addition to it on one side of it I made another top that folds up and down with a Track for a Table Saw Square and a Mounting Plate for one of my Routers. Thanx for the Inspiration !!!

Carpentry has always intrigued me. Watching you and learning this is awesome.

very nice work! I just did something similar, and used sanded 23/32" plywood for the top.

This is a serious workbench, and looks absolutely beautiful!! Well done, as always! 👍

I like that you don't try to ignore gluing is a mess. First one to say it out loud :) Very good video, thanks.

Very handy video! I want to eventually build myself a nice and big sewing/crafts table and this video is a really nice template to work off of when I finally get it together with my dad to do so :)

I have found it you sprinkle a little table salt on the glue to stop your boards from slipping when gluing up. Thanks for sharing.

The biggest pain for this build is making the table top perfect...especially using a relatively soft wood that will pick up damage very quickly. An alternative is to spend a bit more money to purchase solid wood butcher block countertops. Locally, I can get a 3' by 6' by 1.5" solid birch countertop for around $250. I think the birch would upgrade this table substantially over the long run, and it takes 1/2 of the work out of this build.

Hey man, tnx for the video, I did build this table, but I used concrete with reinforcement, I didnt need the surface holes. It turned out very sturdy and cheap. Ty once again.

Thanks for the Timberland info. Ive been looking for more casual looking protective shoes and comfy Tees to work

Awesome workbench but I’m totally freaking out about how cool your custom made “Fix This Build That” sign came out! You absolutely should cover just the making of that type of signage in a ‘how to’ video. What I’m wondering the most about that sign is: ‘how’d you get the logo and lettering to pop out so crisp and sharp? The brief flash of the wood just off the CNC didn’t look super crisp but perhaps that clip was of a test run and not the one you poured resin in? Anyway, I’d love to learn more! Great Channel!

Glad I'm not the only one that goes from too little glue to masses of it dripping everywhere...

First, I really enjoy your videos. I started this wood working hobby, a few years before retirement.... just needed something to do. So, I am still "green." One of the 1st things I did when I moved to a larger garage in 2019, was a work bench. I watch a lot of "How to do" and came up with my own. I used eleven 4" x 4" wooden posts. I glue them together. I probably should have glue a few at a time instead of all of them at once. At the time I did not know the difference of a jointer vs a planner. I did not know wood in the store that looked straight would bow when it got home. I can tell you some more things, but I don't want to bore you. I got it together it is about 7' x 36" and 41" from the floor.... I'm 6'2" and it on 3" caster wheels. There are a lot of things I could have done better. Like my top is not exactly even. I was going to send you a picture but I'm not sure how to do that. Dog holes seem like a good ideal.

I made a sliding drawer/shelf for all my Nail Guns and Nailing Supplies under my work table. It works awesome and keeps my nail guns handy as I need them.

Fantastic work, Brad! Amazing looking bench indeed! 😃 About the lower part, whatever you do leave around 2 inches free under the top... This way you can get anything that falls there and you're going to have a small space to store little jigs... And there are lots of them you can make! Anyway, stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

I love these videos that say you can build X for peanuts, then they use about $10K worth of sophisticated power tools to do it. That said, I couldn't stop watching, it was fascinating.

Liked your bench idea so much I grabbed a set of your plans! very pleased man! right down to the drill guide and owl bit! building cabinet carcass and drawers under it now and tool storage on the opposite side underneath. also either adding a leg vise or a Moxon Vise. Thanks again Brad!

Love the mistakes were made banner! Reminds of my local news channel. They make mistakes too. Always enjoy your videos and I always learn something. Rock on my friend.

Cost of all the tools to build this project from "cheap" wood - $$$$, Time spent building this project from "cheap" wood - $$$$, revenue from building this project - $$$$, Value of building a bench exactly the way you want it - priceless!

I included a pull down storage cubbies for the hand planes I use daily. So when the door is closed the planes are almost upright in their individual slots and when I pull open and down the door they are at an angle. You can make the door so it lays flat and you would just a plane out horizontally. I used arms for a support like the type used in fold down desks, but you can use chain, or a piano hinge depending how you want the front to look like when closed. I did this around my bench except for one end which is occupied by my tablesaw. I found the containers used for a pull down cubby that stores sponges by the kitchen sink work well, but after a month I went with custom cubbies. One pulls down holding my bench dogs, another holds my layout tools and pencils, and one larger one holds my most used power tools. There are cut outs that accommodate each tools shape like the cordless drill has a hole large enough for the chuck end to sit into and the battery end rests against the inside of the door. My cordless circular saw has a slot for the blade to sit into. I have onboard charging for batteries since the bench is plugged into power and can be easily unplugged when I need to move it outside on sunny days. Then I use and extension cord to power the bench. It also has integrated dust collection, and an air compressor. The hose for the dust collection pulls out of the side of the bench to attach to which ever power tool I'm using and then recoils back into the bench. Same thing for the coiled air hose that sits around a pipe of the same diameter as the inner diameter of the hose when stored. The table saw is built in ( a Dewalt DW745- 10") with a large drawer under it for accessories and a slot to the left and right of the drawer for the two sleds I use with it. The drawer on one side has slots for the different blades for the saw. My only regret with this saw is that I can't use a dado stack on it. At the mitersaw & radial arm saw station, I have a dado stack on the RAS at all times for very quick dados when making cabinets, book shelves, anything that I need a dado in. I primarily use half inch, but everything I need related to dados is right at the mitersaw for quick change out. Sorry to ramble. Take your time deciding what you want under the bench. I had a good idea when building it because I took my time to think of new ideas to incorporate into it. And it didn't all come at once. In the end there are drawers, and a sound proof cabinet for the shop vac and compressor along with the fold down cubbies and a tablesaw.

Thanks for your point about dog holes. I was just getting ready to put a bunch but I’m gonna limit it to just a few now, on one side. Thanks. I can always add more later.

As always Brad…great stuff! Love your set up!

Love this build! You glanced over attaching the top to the base a bit. Just wondering how did you attach the top? Dowel pins? Bolts? Thank you!

I clicked thinking "cool, $150, I wanna see how he accomplished this." The answer was with $8,000+ worth of tools in a decked out shop.

I'm moving up there in years, so I thought of my back and knees when you wondered about future under-bench storage options: I would opt for some pull-out-pop-up shelves that keep you from stooping over or kneeling down to get to things stored under there. Nice video.

Gosh, never thought of that before. You really are a genius problem solver!!

One thing i`ve noticed in most build videos is that you gents always check for square or mention checking for square. I`ve never seen a video on what to do if that check reveals that, after all this work, things are not square. A video on what to do or how to fix these snafu`s might be a good idea for the beginners that are watching these videos. Cheers.

There is white pine, Douglas fir and southern yellow pine. There are four types they use for SYP. Long story short the stuff with a pink hue is probably Douglas fir. The stuff you are using for your table is SYP. Looking forward to this video.

Ahh, that shim trick is cool with the table saw. Will keep that in my back pocket when I need it.

I used Southern Yellow Pine for my Roubo workbench and it's awesome. It's strong, heavy, and yet not so hard that it will dent projects that I build on it. I also had a problem ripping my boards. They were pinching and shutting down my blade almost immediately with all of the movement I got from them squeezing the kerf together. I got a lot of crap from people who were yelling about me not using a riving knife and jamming a wedge into the ends like you did but the reality is that they were super heavy boards and my 1.5HP table saw was never going to be able to kick one of those monster boards back at me. I did finally get them ripped and they turned into an awesome workbench.

Love the video, and the design. I do have a question though, it looked like in the video you attached the top to the frame by screwing the frame on from underneath. Wouldn't this approach cause issues with the wood expansion / contraction? Love people's thoughts.

Your build looks great. As someone noted in an earlier post, the pink colored wood is Douglas fir. If it's caramel brown, that would be Hemlock pine. My main workbench is built from Douglas Fir. Douglas Fir is used for the parts of a house build that have to be extra tough - floor stringers, roof rafters, stair steps come to mind. My bench is quite sturdy.

Thanks for sharing, these types of videos help a lot.

You are a fun guy to watch work. Serious but not too serious. Great job.

What an awesome new workbench! Have you considered retractable heavy duty casters that you can enable with a step pedal? Just thinking if you want to move the beast for any reason. Then retract them for a solid base again. Just an idea. Really enjoy your videos!

Very entertaining. 😀 $150 in materials but $10000 in tools😏

Nice Work Bench! Hope you get over Covid pretty quickly without issues. Love the videos, keep em coming!

Such a great video. Very informative and a pleasure to watch. Off to build my bench now. Thanks for the great tips!

Just for info, the “white” studs are usually spruce, and the “pink” are standard Fir. The pinkish ones are actually the strongest, but kinda more splintter-y.

$150 ? I dread to think how much that quantity of timber would cost in the UK. A sheet of 3/4 birch ply is now £150!

glad to see someone actually make something again!! Thanks Brad

That was really cool, from the build itself to the nice editing. All around a great video.

lets create a cheap 150 dollar workbench you can create at home mean while him creating it with 23 thousand dollar workshop

I'm a carpenter and its good that you show your mistakes or items that you come across with the differences in a natural product.

great job. few tricks I wish I had known. I put drawers in mine that pull completely out from both sides so that I have access to them no matter which side I'm on.

Thanks for the free instructions

Nice shoes! I've worked in manufacturing for 20 years. Found Timberland safety shoes 18 years ago and have not changed since. Just keep buying a new pair of the same boot. By far the most comfortable

Super-duper project and a very helpful commentary. Thanx!

Workbench and garage goals!!! Great vid guys. The Mistake Were Made graphic got me Lol'ing!

I appreciate you leaving helpful shop tips from your unfortunate mistakes

Wow, when I had COVID. I didn't want to do anything. That is some high energy. Also glad to see that you are human with the bloopers. Makes me feel better about when I screw something up.

Hola! 🖐Really good video and what a great workbench!🤩You not only build an awesome workbench but you make it seem really approachable. I hope a lot of people build one and if they do, I'm sure you helped inspire many to do so. Take care and have a good one, Adios!👊

Do like that playing card with the hole. Great idea!

That playing card trick! Thanks for that, it's a great idea.

I really like your work station, specially the cutting station, the saw is on the centre and also good for long and short board.

Great bench. Use the storage area below some of the holes to but enclosure with a HVAC blower fan to build a sand area to suck the dust through the bench.

Thank you so much for this, American David Tennant!

Informative, educational, entertaining. Thanks for sharing.

I love this build! Just need to build a shop to one first!