I live in a very tiny apartment and don't have room for a permanent sewing station. Most of lower-priced sewing desks/cabinets on the market are pretty flimsy, and not the aesthetic I particularly like, so I have been considering something like the BORA Centipede as an option but I'm not sure how it would hold up with a (domestic but heavy) sewing machine's vibrations. Alternatively, I'd be open to trying to make a simple workbench (like the Family Handyman Folding Mobile Workbench) but I'd like to crowdsource the opinions of people with more experience with various types of workbenches than I do!

Start of my new bench, now to decide what all I want built in. Tossed up on the bench grinder, might do a pedestal. Need to come up with a proper bench vise. Might do a small vacuum set up for kydex built in. Primarily going to be used for gunsmithing and wrenching on cars/trucks/bikes

Got some vevo pegboard that clamps to the top for storage. Been 3Dprinting the containers and holders

Hey everyone. Here is my rather modest work bench where I build scale models.

Has any one built Rex’s knock down bench? curious on the height?

Is it adjustable while building?

Thanks!

I was proud of my first workbench and cabinet, but after seeing a lot of the benches posted here; I suddenly feel like these cant compare. I used to do more with hand tools, mostly sayashi work and cutting boards. This is the first time I actually built any kind of bench or cabinet. Definitely a learning process to it, drawers have far more nuance than I imagined.

Here is my new combination assembly/out feed/(soon to be) router table for my garage workshop. I previously had a much smaller 2x4 laminated top that cupped pretty bad. Clamping panels and doing glueups were nearly impossible. This top is made out of 2 sheets of 3/4" ply to make is as close to flat as possible with a laminate finish and 3/4" maple edge banding. I like dog holes over T track so included 65 dog holes with stainless steel plugs from bench dog tools. The only thing still missing is the router lift.

The frame is built up out of soft maple assembled with glue and screws covered with plugs. There are automatic casters rated for 800 lbs but I seriously doubt I'll be moving this bench at all. Under top storage for bar clamps with drawers and cabinets on the other side. Comments, critiques, and recommendations welcome!

Double layer 3/4 birch top, 2x4 frames inset in the laminated legs. This thing is heavy, solid, and rolls well. Needs a couple more clear coats on top, but otherwise finished!

The beech top (two boards 200mm wide, 45mm thick) I used a friends workshop to joint. Just about everything else was done with hand tools and the occasional router for some splines in the shoulder vise.

My design mostly based on a Scandinavian with a gap between the Nicholson style tool rest (with apron) for tool holding.

EU Beech with Sapele. Fine grain pine legs painted with enamel just because.

About to commit to dog holes and a couple of holdfast placements.

If anyone wants any more details let me know.

Just need to add an inlaid t-track. Followed a plan I found on YouTube. Happy with the result.

I’ve got my shape cut out and still have to put a Walnut inlay along the left side. But I’m curious if this maple chop is thick enough to do its job effectively? Will maple work well as a leg vice? It’s right at 1.5” thick. Any criticisms or critiques would be welcome. I don’t want to install this thing and regret anything about it if I can help it.

Hi all! I want to build a workbench for my appartment. I have a smell corner in a room of about 1 meter I want to place it and build a french cleat wall behind it. I have a construction in mind, but my big worry is soundproofing the workbench for my neighbours. The walls are concrete on the back and I was thinking of attaching it to the wall for stability, but it creates a lot of noise when I will chisel. I checked some stuff with AI because I can't really find any good sources about soundproofing for my situation. AI tells me to use regufoam of 3 cm underneeth the legs of the workbench and use a backpanel before my french cleat wall that is attached using rubber dampers. Now I am not really sure how much stability I will get if I go for that and on what level it needs to be for my neighbors to not be annoyed by it. I also need to find a way to secure it to the right wall, which is made of aerated concrete. The top I have already and it is 4CM hardwood oak, which gives weight and that already helps from what I understood.

I hope some of you can give me some good advice, since I think AI is overkilling it for me, but I hope I can make it as that it is silence for the neighbors. Of course I understand we will hear it in our own apartment, but that is fine.

Thanks a lot in advance!

I am thinking of making a workbench that can be quickly modified to add extra height when needed by making an attached riser. For the sake of argument, say the workbench top is 25" deep by 72 length. What I am thinking is to make that "riser" by taking 3/4" plywood that is 20" deep by 72 long. There will be 4X4s running around the perimeter, flush with the edges of the plywood. The rear 4x4 would have hinges that would allow me to "lift the lid" and would stand vertical to the benchtop. This would be the normal working setup. When I need the extra height, I would then fold the lid down to lie on top of the workbench top.

Is this extra work for minimal benefit? It would force me to put my stuff away instead of keeping in always piled up on the benchtop.

I recently posted pictures of a huge workbench in the garage of a house we are closing on. This is another one. It is 134" long x 40" deep

Firstly, I know this is rough in places. I built it. I have a long list of DIY projects to do in our new (well, been here 1 year) house. I cleared enough space to be able to build this, and it felt a bit of a luxury while other jobs wait, so I went for fast over beautiful. Maybe for Workbench 3.0 I'll get planned all round wood (doubt I'll ever have space for a planer) and do some proper joinery.

The key things are the top is flush and I now have room to use my bigger tools in my garage (UK single garage) properly.

This houses:

- Table saw

- Storage for table saw jigs

- Compound sliding mitre saw (which is frankly too big) that folds away

- Router table

- Storage for the fence

- Vice

- Bench top drill press (stored underneath and brought on top when needed)

- Extension lead for the electrics, with the cables routed and pinned to the workbench to keep them out of the way and safe

It has retractable caster wheels (that are a pain to steer on my wavy drive and unlevel garage floor, but it is mobile).

I do have some finishing touches to sort out (namely route in the mitre slot extensions for the table saw, and route out the fence tracks for the router table).

I also need to think about dust collection and how to best address that with my shop vac + cyclone bucket.

This is one of the workbenches in the garage of a house I'm buying. It is over 101" wide by 55" deep. It has these huge lined (galvanized) pull out bins underneath and three large drawers. Not sure what it was originally used for. I can't even reach to the back.

Maple and walnut. Homemade pop-up dogs. Benchcrafted kit. I made several mistakes but was able to modify or patch as I went. It’s amazing how I got along without something that would hold something down and not walk across the floor or flex when things got percussive.

2 months ago I had two ikea carts and I wondered if I could connect them somehow. Which lead to adding a wood top then pegboards then overhead light and everything else I needed to start learning soldering or whatever else I might want to learn. Not fancy but it works for now.

Moved into a new place with garage (finally!) and had an idea to repurpose this unused office cradenza.

I built the cubby box to get up to 38” high and they fit my dewalt boxes perfectly.

3/4” plywood with an unfinished birch butcher block top from Home Depot.

Top is 1500mm x 650mm x16mm, once I get more material, I'll a add some draws and maybe make the bottom enclosed with doors, the top is perfectly square I measured and cut myself with a andle grinder.

I’m a hobbyist woodworker with a small one car garage sized shop. This is an upgrade from 2x4s and a sheet of plywood, on 2 DeWalt saw horses I threw together quickly and ended up using for a couple of years. Design is a modified version of the Van Isle Studio design, with a little Lincoln Street Woodworks clamping inspiration. Hope this will last me a while. It took around 9 months from start to finishing details. Materials are 2x10 pine for the frame (milled down to 2x4 dimensions), Baltic birch cabinetry, double layer of 3/4” MDF with Formica top, and walnuts for the dovetail clamping pieces. My favorite detail is the large drawer faces are cut from my old bench top and “grain matched”. I’ve told myself no more shop projects for at least a year.