We who watched this video all agree we are in dire need of a more detailed tour and build guide to this amazing piece of art

Thank you for making these plans free. I've used my floor with hard foam for years making home furniture. Now I can build this, which will certainly help in my journey.

I would make the bench minus the hardware and dog holes. Put dovetail grooves and use match fit clamps and accessories. Great idea for a bench! Good job.

The Best Workbench I've seen, You must upload a vídeo of how to build it, You have win a mexican suscriptor

I like this bench . Older people with arthritis cannot stand for long periods and this bench helps them perfectly .

This is a very wonderful small area workbench. So many features. Thank you for sharing. Everyone stay safe, warm, happy 😊 and healthy. From Henrico County Virginia

A beautifully made and versatile bench, very well done.

Your channel is a whole aesthetic! Very beautiful!

This is super nice! It would be cool if you could show the whole fabrication process!!! Very nice mini workbench.

Totally cool... resourceful, fun, and well-built.

I like this bank model too well, it is very well achieved! Very idea for manual works, carved .... and also excellent for small spaces

This is amazing! I was looking at Roman low workbenches. But this is a million times better! Each part in the video kept blowing be away, especially the module for small pieces. Amazing work!

This. Is a really good video. Glad you made it. Love the bench.

Beautifully made!

Thank you so much for your video and technical files. I'm new to woodworking and am in the process of building my bench based on your plans. I hope to make some amazing pieces on my new bench.

So nice, thank you for sharing!

Great design, execution and also ingenuity. I like how, you turn a problem into a challenge and create a solution. The fact that it is also, portable, it all the more impressive. Using one's own mass is also, brilliant. Cheers and keep up the great work (looked at your other videos).

The cool thing is you sit on it. Makes it stable. Don't need to think what table to put it on. Perfect if you live in an apartment. We use something similar here called a "goat," like a cobblers bench, made out of whatever wood is at hand, the weight of the sitter driving the pieces together and making it very stable. But it's simpler than this.

that bench looks comfortable and enjoyable to work on.. and its so beautiful as well. I may consider it as a furniture :)

I love this bench (and your other vids). I used to live in a large house with my own workshop but had to move away so I sold all my tools and gave away my accumulated stock of hardwood! 3 years later you have inspired me. I spend too much time on my PC everyday, for work and leisure and over covid lockdown I've realised there is so much more to life, right! I'm now building my own OctavianDan inspired low workbench that I can slide under my large computer desk and use in my home office. I've bought a Japanese saw and my plan is to start woodworking again, but this time with a focus on the purity of process through patience and precision only using handtools and no sandpaper:) My own Woodwork therapy. Keep the vids coming.

I had seen your video some time ago, now that I am starting with woodworking and have the same problem that you had, I am tempted to build something similar to your workbench as a final project in my course. I have just been introduced to Christopher Schwarz through your reference and am fascinated by his work. I thank you very much for this video and for sharing the details and plans of the project.

Bench is amazing. Also wanted to say, I like how your videos is presented. Minimum talking but very clear.

😁 That's awesome! This is exactly the kind of thing I was thinking about (and looking for inspiration). I was also thinking about making a sturdy companion "bench" to go with it (so both of them could be used as something like "saw horses"). Very cool, thanks for sharing!

That's awesome. Dare I say, adorable 😆 but seriously I love the small form-factor. Nice work ♡

Looks great, very useful!

Very cool! I like how you made it your own.

Este frumoasa! Living in small rented places in London, I've been looking for a design just like this. Thanks a lot for sharing the video and plans.

Simply Beautiful

Awesome build 👍

Thanks for sharing this. It's super functional and smart and for me it goes far far beyond the Romanian workbench. Fit what you need in a such compact design. Pretty smart. Plus your video just nice. And you've inspired me with bench dogs.

Amazingly useful !

Most excellent design and build! You nailed it without a nail!👍👍👍👍👍 You got me hooked! Steven Columbus Michigan

This is beautiful.

What a amazing talent,love of creating ,desire to wood working. Hoping to see you share some projects with us .👍😇🇺🇸

Muito interessante. Nunca tinha visto uma bancada dessa. Excelente. Bahia, Brasil.

Bravo, Octavian! Este é bem o espaço que minha esposa me designou, nada mais. 😜😍

the haters are the ones blessed with a ton of workspace.

I'm finishing mine up right now!! I went with a cheaper Irwin vice though...the veritas was a bit out of my price range haha. Wish I could post a picture!

I made something similar but not near as complex and fine as this bench. That was in 2004. The top board extended on the ends to accept a clamp on vice. The top board also functioned as a lid as the whole design was built initially as a sitting work bench/toolbox. There was an open compartment in the bottom for storage as well. I dismantled it quite a few years ago but now I think I might have to build another one. You do fine work, Octavian.

Subbed! You've got an awesome channel here. As a fledgling apartment woodworker, i was already considering building a Roman-esque workbench on some trestle legs, because my knees are sore from planing on the floor. But i was unsure of the dimensions and height I should go for. This video really helped!

Octavian, your video of the workbench and link to your plans has really inspired me, plus your use of boxes for elegant tool storage has really impressed my wife!. You have a convert! I'm going to build your workbench but make it a little higher ( I'm tall) plus I might fit lockable wheels for easier manoeuvrability ( I'm getting old and frailer). I've also found similar stackable boxes in the UK on eBay so I will be adding the cost of a box + some hand tools to each future project. The most important lesson I've learnt from your videos is to treat each project as a work of art. Thank You.

Felicitaciones! Genial!! Slds, desde 🇺🇾

Thanks so much for sharing this! I came across your channel through r/woodworking from your post about the ambient light cover. Mate, I love your work and style. I've only just gotten into woodworking (haven't even bought my tools, although the list is strong haha) and couldn't even begin where to start with he bench. Thanks for the plans I will definitely be making one of these, it suits my small space perfectly. Cheers again mate keep up the good work I'm sure your channel will go far!

Nice workbench!

Wow amazing I like this thank you.

Brilliant!

Amazing workbench. I have a piece of old workbech top and it is too narrow for normal workbench but will be ideal for this type. Thank you really much for sharing. I am clicking subscribe button because you really helped me. I will share my creation with you when finished. Thank you once more!

This is brilliant! I found this video first and have watched all your other videos: they are just as fantastic! You also got a very nice editing style, do you edit as a professional? I would love to see some project files for the extension bench, if you ever decide to sell them.

well done.

This is just what I need! No space for a workshop and a need for a small bench to work on in the evenings. Thanks for uploading the plans. I can't wait to try building this and adding my own spin and accessories! :) Any plans to show off your accessories for this bench?

The dwarf bench!

A+ for features/in. There are a lot of possibilities to take this even further. A "high table", possible with moxon vice to cut dovetails at a comfortable height. With some clever engineering you can imagine a bolt-on attachment to use as a spokeshave horse with foot pedal. Split the top and maybe a 'V' on the non-vice side and you have a very usable rip saw bench. Incorporate a second bench as a bolt-on attachment. Bolt 2nd bench end-to-end to the 1st and you can handle long boards without needing a huge bench all the time. Bolt the 2nd bench to the 1st in a 'T' configuration and you can put a moxon vice/raised table on the side of the 1st bench and sit on the 'T' (handle dovetailing wide boards more comfortably). Despite my (considerable) mass sitting on it most of the time, I'd probably put about 100lb of weights on the bottom to create both the feeling and function of some substantial mass. Handling panels would still be a challenge--think the sides of a cabinet for dovetails, rabbets, etc. Would have to think about that use case. So far it feels like you'd really need the support of a more "modern" (ie non-Roman) stand-up bench for these. Maybe... if you have 2 benches, you could arrange them in parallel with something sturdy to raise a "1/2 bench top" (think the front 1/2 of a Moravian bench) between them. I'm evolving towards a full-up workbench here, but at least this solution knocks down/stores flat for all the work you don't need it.

Very good

This is awesome. I subscribed to your channel. 👍

I would frame it and hang it on the wall to look at!

very fine component to the small shop starving for space

Excelente...!!!

It's exceptionally generous of you to share your plans for free. Thank you.

My apartment kitchen is about that size, and I bought the Chris Schwarz book in your intro last week. Waiting for it to arrive. A good video would be you showing how you use it. Nice workbench.

Freakin’ awesome!!

thought you were going to build something. Have fun waltzing with your saw horse

Increíble 👍

I made a modified version of this workbench during quarantine. I loved the design because it was compact enough for my small space. But having used it for several months now, I would really recommend a standard height workbench like a roubo instead if you can afford a little more space. The low workbench is quite the back-breaker! I'd also recommend a a workbench with a thicker top. In my case, the top would flex from my weight and cup the workbench top significantly (Although I did make mine about a foot or half a foot longer). I still love it though, thanks for the inspiration Dan.

Genial!

STUDIED IMAGE AND HEADED TO LUMBER YARD INTENDED USE FOR CHISEL WORK

omg! its asm!

Awesome video very relaxing. I'm trying to find how you made your bench is there a more detailed tutorial?

I think I might make one and stash it away at work. Better than eating lunch at my desk.

Perfeito 👏👏👏👏👏

A build video would be much appreciated!! Could you make one!? Pleaseeee lol

Instant follow

Thanks for the plans. I made one based on your design. Drilled some dog holes. I will work with it for a while before I decide on whether I need a vise and what kind. It would be great if you could show us the construction details for the small parts holder that you use with your bench. Also, I think I will make a simple saw bench the same height so they can be used as a pair of saw horses and a place to put my tools while I work on the bench. Thanks again for your inspiration.

Please make a video on how you made this

Excellent, daz sombare now wer to purchase one?

Good day, Octavian! Thank you so much for your videos!!! Why did you install a vise bench stop near your left hand? What do you think about a narrow vertical vice in the form of a 50*50 mm beam? Sometimes it seems to me that such a vice is more stable than one made from furniture board. However, your vice looks elegant. But how convenient is it? does it warp when working with narrow parts? is it durable over time? I'm in the process of making the same workbench. Although it's ugly and primitive compared to yours.

Hey man👍🙌

Hello! Can you tell us more about the creation of your vise?

Greetings, this is such a cool workbench. Did you make it with power tools or hand tools? Do you have the plan for the extension? I would want that on the bench I build.

Love it. Are the plans for the extension piece in the book?

Ermoso

Love this design! Do you think the NA standard 2x (i.e 1.5) lumber would be enough for the 5 cm (1.9) frame?

Thanks for sharing your wonderfully transformative visions hand down from heaven by God Almighty himself. Declaring you to be his oracle of woodworking. Nah, just joshing you a little. Beautiful bench. May your blessed union bring you fulfillment joy and many offspring till death you do part. Thanks for sharing it with us and offering to spill the details for us. Buck up. Your not the first lady or only to build a bench without a bench, many having lesser tools, experience besides having no bench. A beautiful bench, indeed. God bless.

👍👍👍👍

Please please make a build guide!!!! Or more detailed explained tour of the steps.pleaséeeeeeeeeeee

usually people do legs with an outside angle. It is supposed to be more stable, but at the same time, it does takes more space. How do you find your bench stability? Are straight legs a stable enough?

Hi there and thanks for sharing. Maybe I missed it scrolling through I can't see the detailed drawings

That is a great bench. I will build my own copy. Do have some hints on how to build the vice? where did you get the parts?

Awesome design. I'm going to give it a shot. What are the shortcomings you found?

About to start this project. This is fills the exact need I have!! Looking forward to it. It would be nice to share progress. Any reddit or forum?

beautiful design. what are those at the side at 2:43? thanks!

Great idea and execution. But doesn't sitting and bending forward all the time kill your back? What has your experience has been with it?

very impressive，this is exactly what i need. Have you considering to make a plan for sale? I will definitely buy it.

Congratulations, a wonderful project... Is it comfortable to use this bench and didn't you have any crick while using plane?

Hi, are there plans for this? I'm a wheelchair user, and would like to build a workbench for me to work at. This is ideal, as I could then sit on it, and use my body weight to hold steady. Please please please share the plans..... Keith

Hei, foarte tare ce realizezi, am o întrebare, ai putea face o liste cu toate sculele pe care le ai in miniatelierul tau? Mersi și ține-o tot așa.

Amazing stuff! Just bought you some coffees! ☕ The plans are great, only issue is with the Google Doc item that just shows gibberish. Is it possibly a different kind of doc that I need to open with something else? Cheers

Can you tell me what kind of bolts you used to attach the faces and where did you attach the end plate for the tail vise？

Thanks for sharing! Now that you have used it for a while, would you change anything? Also,was it all pine?

Which vise did you use for this build?

Where did you get that retractable bench hook?