Torsion Boxes Overrated? - My New BIG Assembly Table

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This is my new assembly table. Made from construction grade 2x4's, 2x6's, plywood, and laminate. If you want to save some extra money, you can make the top from a sheet of melamine and end up with he same spill-proof surface. The table features a bunch of storage with the option to customize it however you like.
While I played a big role in popularizing torsion boxes with my early videos, I've come to the conclusion that they're overkill for woodworkers. So I'm keeping mine simple.
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@rswearing Жыл бұрын

18:42. You dick.

@wmwalkerco Жыл бұрын

I came here to say the same thing!

@abmorse1 Жыл бұрын

I had to pause the video until I stopped laughing.

@pmcgee003 11 ай бұрын

The smallest little things ... are both the greatest and/or the most annoying. 🤣

@davidherrin3327 11 ай бұрын

Yep!🤣

@DominusFeles 8 ай бұрын

@34:31 Opportunity for revenge.

@chrisemens4022 Жыл бұрын

I like how Jason’s arm just randomly appears. “I could do these projects too if I had Jason’s arm!!”

@nicholasataylor Жыл бұрын

I am so stoked to see a long form video from you again! Reminds me of the old days!

@TPNL1 6 ай бұрын

The old days are gone unfortunately.

@sgsax Жыл бұрын

Another vote for "woodworkers don't need machinest perfection", I love it. Respect for the Dropkick Murphys shirt and accurate measurement in Cremonas. 😁 Thanks for sharing!

@enzprintco.8625 Жыл бұрын

I never got too into dropkick, but one of the old members started a band with his son and we got to play with them in Brooklyn. Pretty rad night.

@sgsax Жыл бұрын

@@enzprintco.8625 That sounds awesome!

@billystray7007 Жыл бұрын

The Murphys kid 🫵

@shinnick22 Жыл бұрын

My old boss used window blind strips under formica. They are just curved enough to keep your two pieces apart, then you slip them out and start your contact. Works well when you’re on your own.

@seanroberts381 Жыл бұрын

Mini blinds, sections of an old tape measure, or even an old cord with the ends cut off.

@jaytomes2856 Жыл бұрын

I grew up in a cabinet and countertop shop. One thing we did if we had screws or any fasteners on the surface getting the laminate, we filled all those holes for the very reason you mentioned. It is worth the extra step in my opinion.

@aaroncashion7570 Жыл бұрын

I love the changing of opinions over the years. It’s refreshing for someone to evolve over the years and in some cases become more practical. Still love that torsion box though. 😂

@TheNewports Жыл бұрын

'Classically Trained' you have worn that shirt so long you are a classic, lol. This is from a man who just turned 50 in March so i am classic too. lol

@ChrisHornberger Жыл бұрын

Nice build. Refreshes my faith in humanity seeing people not building this stuff in walnut and rift sawn white oak, and other crazy expensive options. Southern yellow pine, once fully dried and milled (when needed) is incredibly stout. Nice option!

@timforgot 24 күн бұрын

Here in Oregon we have big leaf maple, which is kinda between hard maple and soft maple (extremely variable, though), and is cheaper than plywood by bf. Do you have anything like that? SYP is super sensitive to enviro humidity, which is kind of a deal killer here.

@T_B Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 you intentionally bumping his straight edge!!! I LOVE THAT!! 🤣

@criticalfail Жыл бұрын

So glad we have a nerdy Woodwhisperer leading the way. Love the longer videos!

@rompompomkladivo6623 Жыл бұрын

There is no question about you being a beyond excellent woodworker, a very crafty videographer and an exquisite teacher BUT those little jokes you put in your videos like the PITH one, this is what separates you from all of the greats. You the best, Marc You tha besssssssss 🫵🏻🙌🏻

@darodes Жыл бұрын

My biggest hurdle and misconception when I first started was being discouraged by imperfection and frustrated due to my inability to get things as flat as I saw on KZfaq. Thank you for showing that “flat enough” is sufficient and we don’t need “machine work” flatness. I can’t tell you how helpful it was to start accepting error and just trying to minimize it and not necessarily eliminate error. These are the details that beginners need, in my opinion. .. Shannon’s video on flattening by hand was a revaluation for me. I learned about Shannon when I started listening to Wood Talk… and was drawn to wood talk because I recognized your name from KZfaq… massive wood talk listener btw. Thanks for everything!

@branchandfoundry560 11 ай бұрын

Truth! Remember no piece of valuable antique furniture was ever built on a dead-flat huge assembly table. I built a $10k French polished walnut dining table using my table saw as a workbench years ago. I've built several tables, desks & beds that I've sold for thousands of dollars each on an old 4x5ft rolling factory cart that sags 1/8 to 3/16" in the center depending on the weather. Most commercial shops don't look anything like fancy KZfaqr shops! With creativity and patience we can do great things with very little.

@AxGryndr Жыл бұрын

Formica suggests using backer sheet which is like a thin resin infused craft paper on the reverse. The backer sheet is cheaper than a second sheet of Formica - usually about $10 for a 4x8 sheet. The reason for the backer is to make sure the reverse side doesn't absorb moisture that the top can't. If the bottom, in a humid environment, absorbs moisture, it will expand and the that will warp the top.

@woodwhisperer Жыл бұрын

Good to know!

@amedford99 Жыл бұрын

I was having a rough day and popped your video on during chow, I'm 3 minutes in and your pith joke has really turned my day around 😂 thanks, Marc

@matonmacs Жыл бұрын

I originally planned to build a torsion box assembly table but I remember you expressing some skepticism about the need for one in an earlier video so I thought I'd try to build a table more or less similar to this one. I did one layer of 3/4 plywood with 3/4 melamine on top and I ended up with almost a half inch dip in the middle of my table (below a long level set diagonally across). I was able to mostly correct the problem by driving some shims under the plywood between it and the support structure underneath. In short, two layers of sheet material can be quite a ways off flat without adequate support underneath. Maybe you don't need a full torsion box, but you do need full, flat support in my experience.

@woodwhisperer Жыл бұрын

Yup, that's why I included additional support in this table. Four cross rails with room to add more should there be an issue.

@mattruth6287 Жыл бұрын

Right. I opted for three cross braces in the top that I installed and checked/planed for flat before I made the top… on top… after I had installed the leveling feet. I reasoned that if the frame was flat (and level), I could eliminate most of the discrepancies before laminating the top…which I did while it was already mounted from below. Not the flattest table I’ve ever seen, but likely the flattest assembly table I’ve ever had access to in my lil one man operation.

@criscrisan8569 Жыл бұрын

Mark, it seems you can freelance as a one man music machine. Sounds great 👌😊

@lorriedmussett4692 Жыл бұрын

I'm 49 yr old hard working lady in TX, where I've grew up with 2 older brothers. I have an incredible respect for all things made, by hobbiest, diy rookies, ' Men of the wood types😊 and everything in between so I've been watching your channel for yrs. Yea this is a long winded back story so you hopfully will clearly see just how much I love this channel.

@chriswaldron2617 Жыл бұрын

I built my first assembly table using a torsion box after watching you make one 10 years or so ago and have made another since. They’re worth their weight in gold.

@rexseven93 Жыл бұрын

I built my outfeed/assembly table from construction grade 2x6 pine. I took the time to joint and plane the faces and edges. I'm really glad I did. I glued them together to make extra think legs and rails with notches for cross boards. It has stayed straight and flat and is heavy. I would recommend taking the time as if you were building with hard wood. Looks very nice.

@markgambrill Жыл бұрын

I built something similar and instead of making sure each leg was square to the rail, I inserted one screw in each joint and squared the whole thing measuring diagonally. The the second was done the same but also comparing it to the first. That way if it's not quite right (it should be) at least both sub-assemblies are matching. Also, I love you Marc. Proper instructional vids with a smattering of dad jokes 😀

@gregmize01 Жыл бұрын

I'd love to see a year-end Jason Seeking Revenge compilation!

@littlehousewoodworking5292 Жыл бұрын

Your "drum solo" in the end out takes is a good impression of my typical time spent in my basement shop. Just staring at my project while my brain thinks about it or something totally off subject. ... Yeah, I waste a lot of time sitting and thinking it seems. lol

@kwilliams2239 Жыл бұрын

I made my assembly table out of a solid-core door with melamine on top. I framed it with some ash I had laying around and just dropped the melamine in so I can replace it at any time. I used Kreg table legs and casters to save time, which I had precious little of when I made it.

@mikesmswoodworking Жыл бұрын

That little claymation segue definitely brought back some Saturday morning memories...totally forgot about that one 👍

@neilphillips3193 Жыл бұрын

My current outfeed/ assembly table top is a 40”x 60” double laminated 3/4” mdf top, edge-banded in poplar, then covered with formica. Works amazing. I laminated the mdf with the same contact cement I used for the formica, and weighed it all down for gluing with a bunch of finder blocks. No screws needed. Dead flat over the entire span

@CTRCustomWoodworks Жыл бұрын

@@idontthinkso666 appreciate that!

@Alan.livingston Жыл бұрын

I love that old mate sticks his flunky with the sanding. The joy of being the one paying the bills!

@calaveraXIII 8 ай бұрын

I’m newy on this, just amateur, but I learn … first to build is a working table, not fancy, not complicated … just a working table, nothing else, life changes and your spine and knees will be thankful 😇 Congratulations love your model.

@RobDucharme Жыл бұрын

17:47 For my project table I went with a base of 1/2" plywood glued to 3/4" MDF as the top layer. Then I routed out channels for what I consider home made T-track (it was a quarter of the price of actual T-track, and technically stronger since it's steel flatbar). With a satin poly finish, it's been fantastic over the past two years.

@josecorrales2756 11 ай бұрын

That last drum solo was actually really good

@robstevenson675 Жыл бұрын

Back in 1980 I was hired to work with an older woodworker who quickly became my master, in the traditional sense. We had a large multi-year restoration project just starting and we set out to set up our shop. One of the first things we built was what he called a TrueTop, more generically called a torsion box. It was far simpler (and lighter) than the one you show at the start of this video. It was 5’ square by 6” thick, made of 1/2” plywood top and bottom glued and screwed to a diagonal and cross grid. (It was easy to get 5’ x 10’ plywood then.) It had thickened edges in solid cherry so it could be pushed off our shop-made trestles onto its side and slid out of the way. It worked perfectly and stayed flat for decades. I know because I still have it in my shop, and it’s still flat!

@jonathanchouinard582 Жыл бұрын

Love that you're building with standard construction grade lumber, but amazed at how straight and square everything looks. I work with SYP a lot, and have watched it banana almost every time I rip it with a table saw, no matter the width of the board I start with.

@jeremyspecce Жыл бұрын

Great upgrade to the shop! To solve almost every problem you ran into I would suggest building the base out of ripped pieces of 3/4 plywood instead of dimensional lumber. At the film stages I work in they use a lot 4X8 and 4x10 tables made entirely of 3/4” plywood. They normally have 8” wide legs which taper down to about 5” at the bottom. The stretchers are usually 8 or 6” width depending on if they expect a lot of weight and if there is a center leg or not. I’ve built several smaller (3’x6’) versions of these tables with only 4 inch aprons, to serve as a desk and they are very strong and easy to build. You can generally get the entire leg and apron assembly out of a single sheet if you plan carefully. Oh, ps, I love that plastic trick for the contact cement, I would never expect that to work!

@bradw1962 Жыл бұрын

Another option for mobility, is a pallet jack. Then all tools and workbenches can be “stationary” but the pallet jack can very easily and safely move stuff around.

@nickdoessht Жыл бұрын

Exactly! I built mine with just enough of a gap at the bottom to fit a jack under it. Came in hand when I moved and was able to lift it with forks onto a trailer.

@donutman3089 Жыл бұрын

One of the more solid work benches I've made was with some solid core doors. Found some on a certain resale site for $40 a piece. Solid, heavy and flat. Also put small pieces of metal panel (scrap metal from old AC unit, washing machine or dryer) on the legs and put magnets on often used items like tape measures. Always have them at the ready.

@dougiefresh9618 Жыл бұрын

I got mine from working at hospitals, they make great instant tables

@richardrodgers1883 11 ай бұрын

@@dougiefresh9618 Man I really want one of those Hospital doors like you see going into the patient's rooms, they are so thick and wide and solid I don't think they could ever bend or bow.

@cadehuff7936 7 ай бұрын

I built a torsion box assembly table years ago. I used it for a few years and decided that it was waaaay too heavy for my garage shop. Even with casters. I donated it to a student from Red Rocks woodworking program(Wheat Ridge/Denver, CO area for folks). They loved it 😊 I moved and did another donation event for older tools...again, was a great thing.

@theidlehandsworkshop3884 8 ай бұрын

Ya'll got me at "Perfect Ball Resting Height" LOL and the following banter lol, keep it up !!!

@pointblankokc Жыл бұрын

Man I watch a ton of your videos, and other folk's videos. This is by far one of the most "real world" useful and every day guy table builds. Gonna have to size this down a little for my tiny space, but totally gonna copy this. Good job man !

@mattruth6287 Жыл бұрын

I have been down a similar design wormhole for my assembly table build. I geeked out pretty hard on everything that everyone else had already done… then decided that I just needed to do something very similar to this so I can get back to making things that make me money.

@thefack149 7 ай бұрын

a big assembly table is a thing of beauty. when I cut my teeth in shop carpentry we had two assy tables at 5' x 9' and one at I believe 6' x 12' sometimes the three together weren't big enough🤦. theater scenery I'd a weird field. I miss that shop.

@kevintoye952 Жыл бұрын

Look good! I would suggest placing the top braces in the base vertical as the end braces are. This will make the bench stiffer and perhaps take out the slight dip in the top, assuming the braces are straight!

@gbjones54 Жыл бұрын

Loved the video Marc. Jason took a lot of joy pushing you repeatedly while in the drawer. 😂😂

@jakemeyer8188 6 ай бұрын

The "after these messages" drop in was extremely welcome. Those STILL go through my head...all...the...time...some 35 years later. My wife is originally Russian so she doesn't get it and just thinks I'm crazy. Edit: Also, Dropkick Murphys.

@bilmoore6094 5 ай бұрын

As a novice, I appreciate the info about the pith. I didn't know that.

@johnnyb95678 Жыл бұрын

Excellent video on the build. Really appreciate the instruction, the humor, and the sharing of another great idea. Thank you!

@ericpetitclerc5519 Жыл бұрын

One of the best teacher on KZfaq, thank you for your videos!

@jessec8562 Жыл бұрын

About a 40 min video and what do I have to say about it? Great hand drumming! 😆 honestly though I always look forward to your content

@typeafurniture Жыл бұрын

It’s almost like he could be a real drummer 😆

@MrAnimal1971 Жыл бұрын

A month ago, I built two tables 28" x 7' out of pallet wood with an almost identical design. They don't look like much but they are flat and heavy. Perfect for my workflow.

@ninenailswoodshop Жыл бұрын

I absolutely need to get the shirt you had on in the end. Hilarious!

@philshock3805 Жыл бұрын

Assembly table? Or just a big horizontal surface to throw crap onto? lol But yep, I'm in a neighboring state (OK), and good plywood is still crazy expensive at almost double what is was in 2019. Even a sheet of 3/4 MDF now costs over 50 bucks. I'd probably use it though instead of plywood to save some money and MDF is great for tops, especially when laminating it with a top surface. Hate working with it though and it's heavy ... which is both a con and a pro! Nice table, Marc - enjoyed the video.

@3rd_stall Жыл бұрын

If you have the means I highly recommend the full 4x8 assembly table. Like the back seat of a Packard, room to move around.

@azeemqwerty Жыл бұрын

Just what I needed as I'm considering what to make for a hybrid workbench/outfeed table my jobsite saw can live in. Great info!

@bucknboard Жыл бұрын

Great video Marc. You are always on top of the game. This build is one that any woodworker can do (except maybe the laminate lol). It’s really nice how you include your assistant in your builds as well. Enjoy the Missouri summer.

@kjh_woodworking Жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed your video on building the assembly table. It's interesting to hear your perspective on torsion boxes and their relevance in woodworking. Your step-by-step instructions and explanations made the construction process easy to follow. The additional features you incorporated, like the slide-out tray and pegboard, show great attention to detail and customization. I'm inspired to build my own assembly table now. Thanks for sharing your insights and expertise!

@subgeeze 8 ай бұрын

I built a 4x8 torsion box table a few months ago for large slab leveling with my router. I think you're right, the torsion box is overkill. I took a different approach to the base, making it a few inches oversized so that it would work for 2 levels of storage for whole sheets of plywood, my whole sheet of foam insulation I use for cutting plywood, and storage for the router sled and rails and my Kreg poor-man's track saw track. I could have fit 3 levels for all this big flat stuff, and wish I had. Construction of the base was similar to yours. I have a smaller assembly table next to my workbench, also with a torsion box top, but I used the voids for storage of small things through the sides. I use it all the time.

@antennasbc Жыл бұрын

CNC and Laser!! COOL! Mark's catching up! Now he has ALL the skills.

@richpeggyfranks490 Жыл бұрын

I built almost the exact bench as a large mobile cart for a bench jointer, planer , drill press and storage. I also used levelers and kick-down casters. I had to keep telling myself, "it's not furniture". Interestingly, I had the same 2 direction bow. After I discovered it, I couldn't leave it alone. So, I added some playing card "shims". Haha. Thanks for another entertaining, informative long format video.

@jeanchance9334 8 ай бұрын

Wow!! What a workbench! Love it.

@tchevrier Жыл бұрын

I built my first ever workbench last year. I added a fold up leaf to one side so that I would have 4x8 when I needed and then fold down so it wouldn't take up so much space.. It really comes in handy

@ronin2963 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for doing a video on a simple straight forward build that doesn't have to be a Green & Green work of perfection. I think some of us (me) lose perspective

@terencemerritt Жыл бұрын

34:56 like the Matt Cremona shout out 😂

@sammisworkshops3762 Жыл бұрын

Love that you brought some Jazz back to your videos, that was the "hook" that got me way back in the beginning, I have a collapsing assembly bench to build as my shop is small and needs to be very mobile. smaller too 30" x 48" will send some pics when I get it built. Love the work table! and the new place too.

@hansmolders1066 8 ай бұрын

I used a lot of interior doors for computer desks, they are cardboard honeycombs! Extremely light, stable, have a hole for cables AND are for free at the transfer site!

@patrickbigras5232 Жыл бұрын

I like that you show the assembly tricks. I can be accurate milling the parts but I sometimes screw it up at the assembly phase!

@rem7751 Жыл бұрын

I came in here to see if anyone knew of a way to separate those drawer slides! What a pain to have to install the drawers in the slides in the cabinet all together. Great video! Thanks Marc.

@makenchips 8 ай бұрын

I'm glad to hear the comments you make about assembly tables! Nice small work area is a formica countertop 10 ft long and it serves me for the work I do. My first bench was 24 ft long 24in wide fixed to the wall with Masonite top on top of plywood it's a relief just fine also! But, when driving a screw why do you trigger finger driving the screw? Why don't you just pull the trigger and drive to screw in and let the clutch do its job! I don't know why guys keep squeezing a trigger off on off on off on off on off till they get the screw in, and then you hit the clutch setting! This must be a KZfaq phenomenon of KZfaq woodworker influencers how not to put a screw in!

@brucegibson8053 Жыл бұрын

Forgot to mention, I just finished flatting my work table and your video on the subject gave me a good starting point. I have the Woodpeckers slab flatting mill pro which also made the project much easier. Thanks for that video.

@tomerickson2636 Жыл бұрын

This was so fun to watch- my introduction to your work was the torsion box and it was the first thing I built when I saw your instructions when you first posted this. Some years later when we sold our home, this beast had to be left behind!! Thank you for all of the years of great information.

@natepeterson7145 8 ай бұрын

I like your table the best of what I've seen as soon as I get into my own house I'll be making one of these. Not stuck into copying your exact plan is what I like about it.

@pwiegardt 24 күн бұрын

Nice to see someone on youtube using their table saw guard.

@jimfeaster4837 Жыл бұрын

I think your best video you made For building cabinet doors that Was a life saver

@ruftime 6 ай бұрын

Nice! Always helps to heat both adhesive tape and surface with a heat gun/hair dryer…..and tape adhesives often have a cure time. Command strips have great shear strength😎

@Mephistus1 6 ай бұрын

Great job. I learned a few tips from you. 👍👍👍

@petervalcanas4219 Жыл бұрын

I think this table is perfect! nice job guys.

@PeopleAlreadyDidThis 3 ай бұрын

By the way, if you don’t know, contact cement vapors are extremely flammable. A friend’s dad was a professional Formica installer. He worked one kitchen job with poor ventilation. The vapor flashed and he was severely burned. Hospitalized.

@crystalsoulslayer Жыл бұрын

The drawer slides are so chonky and I love them.

@joekosak9131 Жыл бұрын

I used a solid wood pocket door for my bench top. Heavy flat and durable

@-11BRAVO- 9 ай бұрын

I remember back in the day when Jay Bates made his first big woodworking workbench video and he did it with the SYP. I made his plan and it works great, he eventually made another out of solid hickory.

@embracethesuck1041 7 ай бұрын

My first assembly/workbench is starting to show it's age. I think this will be a worthy successor. I am an absolute drawer nut, so that's a big win in my opinion. In addition, I currently have lockable castors, but having ones that will swing free is a big upgrade giving a solid surface to work on. Thanks for sharing!

@MCsCreations Жыл бұрын

Fantastic work, Marc! It turned great! 😃 If the flatness ever gets worse, you could just add a few shims between the cross braces and the top. Anyway, stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

@user-bd2io3sn1z Жыл бұрын

can confirm the slides do NOT come apart, the timing on this video is amazing as I just installed the same slides (48") in a staircase project where the risers are the faces of pull out drawers. warning to anyone else who uses these that the length does not include the locking tab on the single slide (yellow lever). I had to cut mine off because the opening was only 48.25" deep and the slide is 48" + the locking lever. hope that helps someone prevent some frustration

@branchandfoundry560 11 ай бұрын

Learned a few things here I'll put to use soon. Scored three sheets of 5x12'x1" core laminate sheets and seven 30" 400lb capacity drawer slides at auction last week. I'm gearing up to build a monster steel frame assembly table. Was planning a torsion box top, but now reconsidering!

@TheTsunamijuan Жыл бұрын

I am glad your talking about this. As Its currently on my mind as well. But When you have a floor as wavey as my shop is... Torsion really might be the way to go.

@tundrawhisperer4821 Жыл бұрын

Those are some serious overhangs! 😁👍🏻

@andrewbrown8148 Жыл бұрын

Love this video~! The table wasn't bad either. 😉 I'll probably add one of these to my space. Could definitely use a dedicated assembly (aka crap collecting) table separate from my "Somebody Feed Me" out-feed table.

@paul9532 Жыл бұрын

I’ve built the Paulk workbench, it’s kind off a torsion box, with 20mm holes like the MFT and storage built in. It’s the best workbench if you either can’t have a fixed workbench or you need to take it with you. I love it!

@befmx31 Жыл бұрын

Love the stuff at the end!

@davidkenagy8706 Жыл бұрын

Sometimes a bench changes location, so when legs aren't all reaching the floor, I like an adjustment I can change. Large diameter lag screws at the ends of the legs allow me to fine tune them, not only to spread the load, but also to get a level top.

@glencrandall7051 Жыл бұрын

I need to make one for myself. But I think it will be smaller. Maybe 4 x 6 or even 3 x 6. All of your construction tips still apply though. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.🙂🙂

@R2_D3 7 ай бұрын

29:44 It doesn't look very flat on that side... 😉 Also, I would definitely use some diagonal bracing/struts, or however you call it in English, to make the bench more rigid.

@jaimecastells9750 Жыл бұрын

When using construction grade lumber, I would usually rough mill and the let the wood sit for a while, ideally a week or more, then mill to final sizes. This approach lets the wood react to the milling with some warping, then the final milling can compensate for some of that. This does mean you have to anticipate greater waste, so the rough milling need to be generous.

@Mark-bn7lk 8 ай бұрын

Nice video, Marc. I appreciate your use of SYP for the main structure. I’ve used it for 3 shop projects. More strength and stability than white pine or fir. Plywood is still obscenely expensive and the yellow pine is a cheap alternative for sides and a base for cabinets. I usually rip pieces off the outside edges leaving the center for scraps. If the center does not warp I have an unexpected bonus that can be used for cleats,etc. I would recommend applying polyurethane over all SYP components to minimize moisture absorption.

@johnconrad8796 Жыл бұрын

Applause for the DM shirt and using them as backing in the YT short. Oh, and the assembly table too.

@michaelault3180 Жыл бұрын

When I built my workbench I put one piece of sanded plywood for the top with a piece of lower grade plywood under it to make the thickness. Itbis a way to save some money while putting higher grade where it will be seen and felt and the lower grade under with a solid wood edge banding to hide the layers.

@jeffreysmith5018 Жыл бұрын

Good stuff, nice detail 😀

@MASI_forging Жыл бұрын

Great video once again. 👏👏

@pauljenkinson8798 Жыл бұрын

Hi Mark,, I agree with the earlier comment nice to see you back with a long form build!! Hope there are more in the future. I noticed that you assembled the leg and rail with the rail vertically,, in the future remind yourself that when assembling two pieces where one is much longer than the other that the longest should be horizontal and the shorter vertical,, it's much easier to position and hold the shorter leg of the two vertical,,, the longer rail when held horizontal on the "flat" surface can be positioned to take into account the crown (crown is always up,),,, and positioning the leg square to the rail is easier to assure with your framing square which will read almost a third of the length of the leg, cheers 😊

@user-ec8gu1rj8h 8 ай бұрын

I don t need one assembly table but still watched the whole video because I like your content! I wish to be at Jason spot it seems a nice place and environment to work , but only he can confirm that heheh ! Keep up the great work !