DIY Workbench on a Budget: Building a Sturdy Workbench for Under $325!

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A workbench designed for the home wood shop. From the book "How to Make Woodwork Tools" by Charles Hayward.
I've been building a new shop and that meant I needed a workbench that really fit the new space. Enter the Hayward bench. I think of it like a Nicholson 2.0. It is more stout than the traditional Nicholson style English Joiners Bench. As well as, being less expensive to build than a Roubo style bench. Plus it has a tool tray (fight me)!
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Cost Breakdown:
- 2"x10"x12' SYP @ $13 (x9) = $117
- Yost 9" quick release vise = $125
- Veritas Planing Stop = $28
- 23/32"x4'x8' Plywood = $33
- Titebond 2 Glue 32 oz = $17
You certainly do not have to use what I used if you want to make this bench. I made all of the components thicker than what was called for in the original plans. Sticking to the original sizes can reduce the amount of wood needed. Additionally, utilizing different hardware could contribute to cost savings.
Your result may vary, prices subject to change, etc. You know the drill.
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If you are on a tool budget as well, everything I've done in the video can be done with a modest kit of tools. I am partial to this one if you are starting from scratch: www.theenglishwoodworker.com/...
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You can find a copy of the book I used to build this bench here: www.toolemerapress.com/2021/0...
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Behind the Scenes:
Instagram: / eric.meyer.maker
About the Builds, Gallery, and Plans: ericmeyermaker.wordpress.com/
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0:00 The Workbench
3:28 Filling Knots In Wood
4:12 Tongue and Groove with a Router
5:44 Joining the Legs with Mortise and Tenons
10:41 Fitting the Stretchers
13:10 Hiding the Crimes
14:13 Making a Workbench Apron
16:00 Constructing a Tool Tray
19:32 Mounting a Quick Release Vise
21:28 Securing the Top
23:50 Fixing My Mistake
26:04 Making the Vise Jaws
27:20 Finishing the Top
27:34 Affixing the Lower Shelf
27:48 Lining the Vise Jaws with Cork
28:14 Extending a Vise Dog
28:53 About the Charles Hawyard Workbench
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I have no affiliation with any brands, companies, sites, etc listed.
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Пікірлер: 55

@jamespalmer4727 3 ай бұрын

No one else would have noticed those, but we all need reminders that even our best efforts are going to be imperfect. And, that is still a great bench.

@richardcherry567 2 ай бұрын

Amazing work, beautiful bench and you are a very skilled craftsman, but i regret listening to this video with headphones.

@rollingstone3017 Жыл бұрын

Well ding dong daddy. I’m about to make the Hayward bench too. Shocked (happily)when I saw your post. Haven’t seen anyone else in the universe do it besides you. What splay angle did you use? Oh, and sorry for your loss. Hate to lose old friends.

@EricMeyerMaker Жыл бұрын

It is such a good design! It is a shame more people aren't using it. I think I used about 20 degrees. Don't quote me on that. I ended up laying everything on the floor and angling the legs until I got the distance at the feet I was after. Then, I set my bevel to that angle. That old friend shall rise again. Spoilers.

@rollingstone3017 Жыл бұрын

@@EricMeyerMaker Me too. I'm laying it out full size on paper to get the upper and lower side stretchers exact. I can see that this will be a challenge, getting the feet all the same. Love the design though. I think it will be worth the challenge.

@EricMeyerMaker Жыл бұрын

NGL, I didn't get the back feet in the same spot. One has a bit more angle than the other, but once I leveled the feet off you don't notice.

@christopherharrison6724 Жыл бұрын

I must say I like the way you show the whole process,without skipping to make it look to easy like a lot of those u-tubers do.Great job

@EricMeyerMaker Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@morrisonsusan Жыл бұрын

Your craftsmanship is truly enviable! I appreciated watching the skill that you have achieved through previous hard work.

@EricMeyerMaker Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@backoutthecarandwoodwork Жыл бұрын

Excellent work as usual. I like seeing the huge chisel.

@EricMeyerMaker Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Everyone needs a big chisel!

@amw091303 8 ай бұрын

Sir, I love your craftsmanship. Your work is awesome, but the small tribute to your bandsaw made me laugh so hard that I had to watch the video a few more times....LOLOLOL 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@EricMeyerMaker 8 ай бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate it!

@pitsnipe5559 Жыл бұрын

Nice bench. Especially like how the tool tray is mounted.

@EricMeyerMaker Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@jimmcnett 4 ай бұрын

nice job. Looks wonderful.

@EricMeyerMaker 4 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@barnamadau7857 Жыл бұрын

Excellent build, one of the best I've seen.

@EricMeyerMaker Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@RYwoodview Жыл бұрын

I love watching the build of this fine, straightforward workbench. It turned out beautifully! But I found myself asking often why you chose hand tools when a power tool would have done a task easier & quicker -- because you do use power tools a lot anyway. And why you did some tasks after assembly when they would seem to have been simpler before. Keeping the benchtop incompletely smoothed is extremely practical. I do like cork in my wood vises. And a full width tail vise -- though the Moxon addition would do what that does.

@EricMeyerMaker Жыл бұрын

That is a good question. In most cases I find hand tools to be more enjoyable and easier to achieve the end goal than with power tools. Even when I'm using a power tool I'll still follow the hand tool methodology so things tend to be done in a different order than you would do using the power tool method. I'm working my way to full hand tool. I still have a few more tools to get before I can make the switch entirely.

@contestwill1556 Жыл бұрын

the first five seconds made it seem like the bench was one board over two sawhorses

@EricMeyerMaker Жыл бұрын

Not gonna lie. There were times where I was ready to be done with this project and just leave it as a board on. Some saw horses.

@contestwill1556 9 ай бұрын

rip in piece bandsaw

@1deerndingo Жыл бұрын

Great video. Love the bench. What did you spray the timber with when chiselling the tenon shoulders? Thank you

@EricMeyerMaker Жыл бұрын

Thanks! It was an equal mix of denatured alcohol and water. It makes it easier to remove waste without destroying the end grain.

@MortimerSugarloaf Жыл бұрын

Rest in peace, poor old band saw. Oh dude, you bought the cork from Michael's! I hope you enjoy it. Like I was saying on IG, that cork took my vise to the next level. How's it working out for you?

@EricMeyerMaker Жыл бұрын

Excellent suggestion!

@petrsidlo7614 Жыл бұрын

Not having the inner visejaw flush with side might bug you later, especially when jointing edges of longer boards. Also a few dog holes on the side might help.

@EricMeyerMaker Жыл бұрын

I'm waiting on the dog holes. My plan is to drill those as I need them. I thought about that for the vise setup. It works for Paul Sellers so I figured I would try it out. I can remake it if I end up hating it.

@MortimerSugarloaf Жыл бұрын

@@EricMeyerMaker I switched from a flush vise a year ago and I much prefer the finger clearance of the proud-mounted vise. I have yet to be inconvenienced by it, but I'm constantly benefitting from ease of ingress/egress with boards. As a bonus, pulling the work out from the benchtop gives a bit more bench side clearance for operations like sculpting with rasps. Quite handy if that's your thing.

@EricMeyerMaker Жыл бұрын

@Mortimer Sugarloaf great to know!

@williamschmidt7007 Жыл бұрын

Love the video! What killed the bandsaw?

@EricMeyerMaker Жыл бұрын

A snap ring on the drive shaft bent which allowed the shaft to slip laterally which made the saw start throwing belts. That movement put pressure on the pulleys so they seized up on the shaft. I've just about resurrected it from the dead.

@GeeDeeBird 11 ай бұрын

Is that oil you put on the wood when you do your dovetails?

@EricMeyerMaker 11 ай бұрын

That is water and denatured alcohol mixed 1:1. It helps to loosen up the fibers and reduce tearout.

@billbris Жыл бұрын

Another wonderful build. That bench will definitely be a workhorse. I do have a question about your "old" bench. I really liked the look and versatility of the open tail vise that was on the right hand side of that bench. I've heard mixed reviews about that style of vise, the negatives being mostly that it would "sag" over time. I'm contemplating a new bench and am considering that style vise. So, did/do you like it? Did you experience problems? If you did like it, what hardware did you use? Also, as always, keep up the great work.

@EricMeyerMaker Жыл бұрын

I really like the tail vise. I didn't have a problem with sagging, but it did start to split the arm that holds the tool tray on. It started to split about where the bolt is that holds the arm on the bench. I think I got the bolt to far from the vise which allowed it to act like a pivot point so when the vise tighten it starts to torque everything. I built mine with the Lake Erie wooden screw (great product). If I where doing it again I would probably use the Lee Valley tail vise. That way all of the force is going into the bench top and not into the tool tray arm.

@billbris Жыл бұрын

@@EricMeyerMaker Thanks for the insight. I took a look at the Veritas tail vise and I think you might just be correct.

@1deerndingo Жыл бұрын

Now that you've had the bench a little while, what do you think of it as a hand tool wood worker's bench. Are there any changes you'd make? I downloaded Hayward's book and I have a few of his others. I'm thinking of doing a similar one. That's why I ask.

@EricMeyerMaker Жыл бұрын

I want to add some hold fast holes, but that is the only modification I have planned. Starting over I don't think I would make any changes.

@thethirdman225 Ай бұрын

Just one question: why did you choose not to countersink the vice? When I built my bench I made it so that the front face of the bench and the back face of the vice were in exactly the same plane. I notice that Paul Sellers does the same thing you did.

@EricMeyerMaker Ай бұрын

I did it mostly to try it out. I had seen Paul Sellers do it so I thought I would give it a try.

@thethirdman225 Ай бұрын

@@EricMeyerMaker Fair enough. Which way do you think is better?

@EricMeyerMaker Ай бұрын

I haven't noticed any appreciable advantage between benches with a flush vise and those with an offset one. At least for what I've been building. The flush vise probably has the advantage when it comes to clamping up long boards for planing the edges, but that isn't a frequent operation for me. In the cases where I need to do that I can put a backer board on and that provides the same functionality as a flush vise. The offset vise gives some clearance when working in the vise which is a nice luxury. I think it is going to come down to how and what you are making a majority of the time on which setup will have the advantage.

@thethirdman225 Ай бұрын

@@EricMeyerMaker I was going to build my next bench with a flush vice and add a Moxon into the main vice for smaller stuff. But in the main yes; I used the old one for holding longer boards and an occasional mitre box.

@amiddled 6 ай бұрын

Good to see someone else attempt this bench. I like the way you did some of the work on the leg sections together -smart. This is my Hayward bench: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jpieh6Zpyr_diI0.htmlsi=PmkexRng2BOqM9DO