I went from a folding table to this bench it measures 40"x 84" 2 vice plenty off storage for tools underneath made out of oak and plywood. Have casters for easy moving around and 2 truck stops that work for parking brakes

 

Nothing fancy, but it suits my work (which is nothing fancy either) Link with more pictures, and a link within that link on the build
http://www.woodworkingtalk.com/f13/my-bench-done-now-4301/

The base

The top before I drilled the dog holes

Action shot

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Here's mine that I'm working on. Still have some finishing touches to do: doors, end vise, and bench dogs. It's my first bench and I'm pretty excited about it. Don't know how I lived without one.

 

Nothing special... heavy, solid and flat. :smile:

 

They're all so different, but they are all the same in that they all suit the user needs. That's what I wanted to see.

 

mdntrdr I really like that bench. Looks sold as a rock. That paper roll on the end looks like it saves you hours of scraping glue off the bench. I assume that is what it's for.

 

nice shop too. big. like the veriety of cabinets too, very resourceful.

 

Wow beautiful work fellows! It's really cool to see (as was stated above) all the different styles. This is one of my favorite parts of this forum. Thanks!

 

work bench in my shop, nothing fancy, mdf and 2x4's. though it serves its purpose i'm sure i'll build a nice one eventually.
it's in the bottom right there, not really a good pic

the bench in my garage. needed more space than i had, so i came up with this extending table and pull out combo. the main top is some old metal behemoth the previous owner had left in the back yard. the extending top is just a 30" steel door slab with 3/4" mdf

 

Whoa, I'm liking that pull out bench! Great idea when you're scrunched for space (like me!)

 

Here is a pic of my work bench just after I finished putting it together. Nothing special but it has served me pretty well so far.
The second pic is after I put up some pegboard on the wall, a must for any basement shop!

The main problem I ran into was that although the 2x4 frame and doubled up 3/4" plywood top make for a good solid work surface, the vice I bought to mount to the side is way to short and I'm not anxious to start cutting away the frame to make the vise level with the top.:thumbdown:

 

Nice calendar:thumbsup: Oh, yeah, the bench is nice too.

 

Built this one a year ago. Ash top, lamanated southern pine/oak legs and frame with black walnut dowels.

Top is removable. WT 300 lbs plus but has UHMW feed so I can slide if need be.

 

@ blackemmons, WOW! Just WOW! Very nice bench!

 

It came with the house, has some built in outlets and a switch.

 

Not an original design. It's based on Andre Roubo's french workbench from Chris Schwarz book. I'm getting frustrated with it though. I need a tail vise. I may build a new one this year. Its been a good bench though.

 

Every bench was different. They were all the same as being " nothing special" or " nothing fancy". Each one is clearly function over form. I know that when a person builds a work bench, it is made with the individuals needs first and foremost. Mine is too tall for most users, that's ok, I'm the only one using it. When I look at modern mass produced items, such as cars, power drills, clothes washers, etc, they seem to have a similar look to them, and made to fit an average size person.

Thanx to all who all who posted, I like seeing the individual styles showing through.

 

Nothing special, they work.

 

 

← sighs. I really need me one of those work benches.

 

It's not much, but my shop is a 1 car garage. The top is a solid core door that I had extra from work with a MDF sheet on top of that to give a flat surface.

 

Great, now along with all my other problems, I have workbench envy! Here is my little bench on the right. Alot of times I just put a piece of plywood on my tablesaw.

 

Here is mine. I am waiting to get the "extra" stuff out of my shop then I can add my base and vises.

 

my work bench is nothing realy special its just 2x4 with an mdf top with peg board on the whole wall and a shelf about a foot off the ground

 

Here is mine. The base is metal (Grizzly) with a 2X4/plywood top. I added a couple of power strips and attached several metal electrical box cover plates around the exterior for the magnetic work light. Also installed two drawers for small items and a bottom shelf for larger stuff. The legs have threaded adjusters on the bottom for my uneven floor. Oh, and a small woodworkers vise to round out the system.

 

no pics of my workbench (yet), suffice to say it's a 2m x 1,2m steel frame with a 20mm ply on top, that's it. I love those benches that are being posted but have to say don't know if I could work on them and risk messing them up!