The Portable, Affordable, Quick-Stack Workbench.
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- Опубліковано 20 вер 2024
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I've dabbled with woodwork for 50 years, including building furniture, and I am by training a engineering designer and in my opinion that is a wonderful piece of useful, practical craftsmanship. You have every right to feel proud of yourselves. Well made.
I just bought the package. Time to stop procrastinating.
😁....
Update - The bench is done! Although it can be taken apart when needed, lets call it moveable but not so portable as it is over-built. Measuring 2 meters by 60cm and made of scotch pine/spruce with a few parts made from birch (the wood native to Sweden), the bench is ready to work. I bought a used Record No 52 1/2 from England on the ebay and it installed nicely as a face vise. Waiting on the end vise and still need to make the dogs/holes. I made some modifications like bigger legs and tusked tennons (not hard to do even though it was the first time for me) to hold it together. It has no tool well. Instead it has a second bench top and a planing stop in the middle. I used old, milled lumber that was twisted and bowed and got good practice making them straight. Thanks for the guide and motivation to complete the project Rex!
Nice Rex. It's the step-child of an English Joiners Bench and a Moravian with a touch of Crazy Uncle Roubo thrown in for good measure.
Gotta love that Crazy Uncle. Keeps it lighthearted!
Basically looks like a scandinavian/German bench with simplified vices. Like the type Sjöbergs sells nowadays
My wife always said she wanted me to try pegging, I never knew she meant building easy workbench joints.. She was thrilled when I said I was willing to try it.
I didn't even know she was into woodworking.
Is THAT what my wife was talking about? I googled it and saw something that didn't seem related to furniture building.
This is so perfect. Thanks so much for all this work to come up with this design! You have no idea how many "beginner workbench" videos and articles I have gone through and the first thing they do is start cutting stock up on a freaking table saw or band saw and then passing it through a thicknesser and clamping it with $1000+ of clamps. What don't they understand!? We don't have those tools! Seeing the tabletop placed on buckets and Nate sitting on some stock to hand plane was a total "aha" moment. I can do this too! You've solved the "I need a workbench to build a workbench" paradox I have felt stuck in for a year of wanting to get into woodworking.
Also an excellent bench for the guy who has to pull his and his wife's cars out of the garage to set up a shop. Knock it down when not in use, and put it up when the cars are out of the way and you are getting your hobby thing on. Great design. Thanks Rex.
I think this is a great idea. Right at the beginning of lockdown I started making a Moravian workbench for the same reasons listed here. I live in a townhouse without a garage or dedicated workshop so I use my back patio area but needed something I could bring inside and store in my storage area. Had this been out when I started that bench, I would’ve immediately jumped on the plans and online course. Absolutely love the content Rex and how approachable and simple you make woodworking. Between you, Paul Sellers, and James Wright, I’ve been able to really dive into hand tool woodworking without breaking the bank and making some really fun stuff!
Yep. What he said.
Our stories are identical. Good to read this and know.
Brilliant joint for someone like me who is making the transition from glue and screw construction to traditional joinery. Thank you for your excellent work and willingness to share with us!
It's still mostly glue-and-screw!
@@RexKrueger By the way, can I replace the pegs for bolts? Also, can I reduce the height of the stretchers? sorry to ask
Just bought the plans!
Congrats!! This project is a real landmark for the channel and the Woodworking for Humans idea.
@@SamuelCersosimo I would not make either of those changes. Both of those features make the bench stable. Good luck with your build!
Well, I am over 50, handy female. Yet, I never worked with a new woid project. I grew up learning to fix and repair around our household since my family built Naval ships at our local base. But never thought I would do a brabd new wood project. Because of silly. My step dad is a retired cabinet maker. Ine brother apprenticed at the shop. But ilI knew choosing the wood was for experienced wood workers. I have had all the basic tools for years...drills, reciprocating saw, the typical fix n repair tools. But no one sells decent shelves or work benches. It's all cheap as. My parents moved out if state a few decades ago. So, no family help. After watching these videos. I am working out my shelving dimensions. I see I need to start with a solid bench. Thank you.
Rex…. I’ve watched this video probably 10 times and I just bought the plans. I’m blown away. I didn’t know the tool tray flipped over and doubled as extra bench top space. Brilliant. I think I’m going to laminate a second part of the top so I can have a tool tray for some projects but be able to use the extra top for larger projects as my skill grows. That’s the plan for now! Huge thanks!
You're so welcome! Thank you for supporting the channel!
@@RexKrueger no, thank YOU! This video is criminally under viewed btw
You should be proud of it. It's really good. I kinda got a kick out of how Nate raided the Rex wardrobe to the build too :)
Swear to god, he just showed up dressed like that!
@@RexKrueger dressed for success!
I think this design is ingenious, and for the small apartment balcony woodworker, you can reduce the length a width down if need be too. Bravo, Rex.
This is my first handtool woodworking bench, and I love it! Having said that, here are a couple of tips for anyone starting to build it.
One, buy 25-50% more 2x4 lumber than you think you might need for the bench top. Those 2x4 boards twist like crazy after you bring them home from the big box store. Hopefully if you buy 12-15 boards, you'll be left with 9 or 10 that will need only limited straightening after acclimating to your workshop environment.
Two, having used the workbench for a few months now, I realize that I have fairly little use for the tail vise. It's the most expensive piece of the build but also the least used in practice, or at least in my practice. It also makes the benchtop a lot heavier and more awkward when disassembling and reassembling. So my recommendation would be to build the bench without the tail vise and add it only later if you really feel like you need it and don't need to take the workbench apart too often.
This is a great design! I’m already thinking about all the stuff you could put on a shelf underneath. Just install cleats on the the lower stretchers and cut some 2x12s to sit on them. Let them float so it stays a knock-down bench.
Just wanted to say “Bravo!” to Rex and Nate. You guys should be really proud of what you’ve accomplished. I love the bench and look forward to building it. Really great job, you guys!
Hi Rex, brilliant, absolutely genial and... easy! Thank you for paying attention to the fact that most people that "build a bench" do not have one to start with - a common problem with "bench building how-to videos". Thank you for using creativity and maintaining simplicity in the design/construction of this little marvel. May Peace be with you, Ciao, L
Finally, a bench that fills my needs and can match my level of working skills! Thanks to you and your young partner for a job well done. And to top it all off, my wife can have her garage back, well , occasionally!
After YEARS of watching you I decided to finally support the channel and buy the course for the workbench. I have a really small space and when I saw how it could break down - I was convinced. I was very impressed with how clear and straight forward both the videos and instructions were.
UA-cam has changed my life for helping me stay in this. You and others given me a greater sense of confidence of what I can do around the house and the courage to make mistakes.
bought the plans, got the supplies, built the bench, had a lot of fun building it, and it works awesome thank you!
thats great. Which woods did you end up using? I'm curious to know if you went with the Douglas fir top and/or southern yellow pine for the legs.
" . . . or even in your driveway . . ." Those were magic words for me Rex, and your timed demonstration was the clincher. I've been using a sturdy set of folding sawhorses and a rough torsion box for my set-up and take-down workbench on the driveway between spells of rainy weather. Until I get more indoor space, that's how I have to work. This design will make a proper woodworker's bench, but I'll still be able to knock it down and stow it out of the way inside the garage. So here I go, Rex, buying another set of your plans.
This is absolutely fantastic. I've been looking for something that fits the bill and this is it, in every respect. Can't begin to express how much I appreciate what you do for the wood working community - especially for beginner folks like us who want a decent run at starting the hobby. Also - would love to petition to have the name of this bench changed to the Krueger Bench.
I say name it the Dunning-Krueger Bench and make a play on the "Dunning Krueger effect". "It's so easy you'll make a beginner think they're a pro!"
This was an excellent project to work on - like so many of Rex’s videos and plan it’s straightforward to follow and very useful. A good test of skills but at this scale easier than tiny dovetails. It’s very solid when put together and I’ve been using it for a year now. If you can get your hands on a 71 hand router for the joints that makes everything easier, more accurate and satisfying. For UK viewers, scaffold planks are a good substitute for the lower rail. Keep going with these projects Rex.
Love the affordability, stability, and usability. Being mobile is a bonus!! Well done, and great vid as always!
I've been wanting to build a new bench for a while but knew my skill level was still too new to do it right. This addresses all that. *Huge* thanks.
Hey Rex! Thanks for the inspiration! I've been a VERY amateur hobbyist for a few years now. Most of my projects have been built in my head, except for a small handful that I've actually gone and done the work for.
When I first started several years ago, I had a circular saw, a drill, and a hammer, and no knowledge of anything else. My very first project was Tom Caspar's torsion box workbench, and it was ok. I didn't know about letting new wood acclimate, so it ended up very wobbly, and not flat. A couple years ago, I'd started building a Paul Sellers' style bench, but lost steam when the pandemic hit.
I saw this video initially about a week ago, and bought the plan/video bundle, and immediately started feeling the urge to get to work. I'm recovering from the plague right now, and still testing positive, so I can't get be material, but this afternoon I thought, "You know what? I've got a slab and leg blanks already glued up and flattened/squared, why I don't I just use what I've got, and if it's not good, I'll go get new material when I'm better!"
And I did just that. Just finished chopping the first leg mortise (much harder than cutting a half lap! 😂) And I'm feeling really good. Thank you for helping me find my motivation to do the work! It's been a long couple of years, and I really needed this!
Keep on being awesome!
Congratulations with this great design. It shows that you have studied so many traditional benches and you have selected the best features and combined them in one surprisingly simple but complete design.
This is a brilliant idea. Get a great base level of education and setup your own killer workspace with tools for a few hundred $$. I'm really interested to see how the dynamic of having a beginner build it will create opportunities to address questions and faults in real time - kinda. I'd love to dive in this way.
The tapered dowel joints in the spreaders is magnificient! What a great easy option for making the bench more beginner friendly.
And now that you've done this version and done it so well... What about a similar treatment for an English style design? You've inspired so many folks to try your traditional English bench and they are loving it that it seems like a natural to provide a break down design for an English bench too!
The other feature I liked was how stable it was during planing the boards. So often this is a weak point for many benches that webble wobble to and fro during serious pushing operations like planing hardwoods. This design takes such loads in stride. So well done!
Nice bench. I used to do some work away from home and it would have been very useful to carry it in my mini van with the third row seat folded down. However the work I did just required a a couple saw horses and a few tools like a few bar clamps and some cordless power tools. I only work at home now in a small shed/workshop/storage so for my needs a bench I can fold up and put it against a wall. Good video.
Congratulations, Rex! You've done it again! You made a difficult woodworking task approachable! 👍
This is fantastic! I wish this had been a thing about 30 years ago it would have saved me a lot of grief! Really a fantastic design!
LOVE this design Rex. It really fills the need you outlined at the beginning of the video - a newer woodworker who wants a full featured bench that can also be portable for someone who foresees a lot of moving in their younger (or not) years. I think this is a real hit for 20-somethings getting into woodworking and others. I still need to build a bench and I loved your joiner's bench video, but now I'm considering this for my eventual build instead!
EXACTLY what I wanted and was thinking I was going to design myself...great work and thank you for saving me the time and waste...great stuff!
That pegged knock down system is brilliant.
An absolutely wonderful creation, combining the simplicity of Rex's designs with the practicality of being portable. Thank you, Rex! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
This is such a nice bench. I was looking at building a new work bench and I was a bit intimidated by the more traditional benches but finding this video this morning really satisfies all my needs AND it's portable. Thank you so much for really digging into this design and coming up with something for beginners like me.
Looks great. Would love to hear some suggestions on how to store the parts, as in stacking order and position, in case it needs to sit unassembled for a while to reduce warping as such.
None of the parts are going to warp. The only thing that really matters is that the tool well is much more fragile than the other parts. That should be on top.
Hi Rex, Greetings from France. I have just converted my detached garage (on the other side of the road - the French do a lot of this) into a woodworking shop. I'm 74 and the only previous experience I've had building things from wood was at school when I was 12. So, I think you could call me a very green novice. However, I'm totally at peace with knowing I'm a rank amateur. I'm basically a blank canvas and try like a sponge to absorb as much as I can. Currently, I'm waiting for the electricity company to "light me uo - so to speak. So, I've spent a lot of my time (at my age, thats something we have a lot of - god willing) looking at and absorbing your videos on UA-cam. I love your dry wit and the way you present your subject matter which which oozes professionalism. I will when lit up have the plethora of 'machines', but I am also tring to go old school with equipment. I loved the way you presented the Quick-Stack Workbench and most unusually for me I bought a set of your plans which I have to say are clear, concise, well laid out (I'm an ex Military Chief Clerk and presentation for me is very important) and are a dream to understand. I'm also looking to make the Old English Chisel Handles but don't have a lathe - so it was nice to see you show alternative ways of making them. Anyway, please keep up the good work and qudos to you for presenting such an interesting channel - thanks from the other side of the pond!!!!
I'm impressed, Rex. You've outdone yourself. The consideration you show for the newer woodworker is amazing and commendable. I have no need for this bench, but it's so clever and economical, I might build it anyway.
This was awesome and awe-inspiring - I live in a situation where I could never have a full-sized workbench setting up all the time, and the few knock-down benches I've seen (like folding tops, etc) have just not been interesting. You got a customer, and I can't wait to build this in time for my birthday next month!
Just in time for me to make a bench for my new apartment, it's pretty close to what I was thinking, and you've sold me on the tool well since I tend to cover my work surface with tools.
I also do a lot of more general tinkering, so I'm thinking about substituting a metal machine vise in one of the corners, and modifying the bases on my helping hands to fit the dog holes. Thanks for coming up with this!
I've just started college 3 weeks ago and I've caught up with the leading students. I should be passing my level 1 diploma in joinery and carpentry by april, so I'll have a few months to build this in the class room and take it home. Thanks
Wow Rex. I’ve got a feeling you’re going to go viral with this bench design. Outstanding!
My only gripe is the name. Should’ve named it something cool. Moravian, Roubo, Nicholson all have their lore. How about the Krueger bench? 👀
"Krueger Bench" it is! Awesome and fair name. It's one of those things that the people and history books end up naming. Not The author himself. (=
Awesome.
I was going to say I would buy it when I could afford it - partly to make it, and partly as a thank you for all your great content - but then I saw the price and...
Well I'll buy it now before you realise that the price should be raised!
Thank you Rex and Nate.
I just started finishing my workbench today. Way simpler, using wood leftovers/found on the street and simple joints I think you recommended: sort of halflaps that get screwed together.
Excellent design Rex. Made with the beginner in mind but it could be the ONLY bench a woodworker would EVER need👍
You know you are the best woodworking channel on youtube... I love your content. And yours is also the most underrated carpentry youtube channel.
I've found my woodworking mentor guy. Thanks a bunch. Glad to be here!
This is an amazing design and the plans look great. I've never done any woodworking, but this bench and all your other videos with simple hand tools is really inspiring!
What I love about all these workbench designs is that it all revolves around the ability to clamp wood flush on two different planes. XZ and XY. So if you can do all your woodworking on a steady platform that allows for both then you have a workbench.
At this stage I am thinking about just making some hyper sturdy tall saw horses with dovetail tracks to drop 600mm boards (vertical measurement) as stretchers on either side with a worktop that sits pluged onto the saw horses. Figure I can get away with using a couple of clamps for either face and a couple of straight pieces of wood with some plugs to make use of a grid of holes on each face for all my holding needs.
I love this design... I only wish it happened a year ago! I've already started on a Moravian style bench haha
That's a very good design. I'm sure you'll be happy!
@@RexKrueger I got all maple to make it but sadly my top laminations ended up warping so they'll have to be planed down again >.< Might be making a tool well on mine instead of a double solid top
@@SB-yn7mj I think the Moravian is a even better bench. I build one a year ago and I love it.
That's a cracking design, Rex, fair play. It seems to accommodate most, if not all, needs for the majority of hand tool wood workers. I wouldn't change any aspects of the design but I would be tempted to add one - if not two - removable shelves in that big empty space underneath; a top shelf resting on the long stretchers and accessible from the front for tools and hardware and a lower shelf resting on the short stretchers and accessible from the ends, for storing a few lengths of timber or whatever. Fitted snugly in their respective places, they would help to stiffen the design and add some weight, which would be even more when stuff is loaded into them.
UPDATE...
Just watched this again and it came to me that, for many years, I was a self-employed carpenter doing work for private customers and sub-contracting to companies, often for anything from a few days to several months at a time on a single project. This bench would have been priceless to me back then, as it can function in so many ways and is easily transportable. Far better than the usual WorkMate type bench we always used (and still do), which has so many limitations. Even going way back to my Bar Fitter days, it would have been a very welcome addition to the on-site installation kit (and even in the manufacturing workshop).
I built this workbench - purchased the video and plans - and love it. It was the first time for me to make mortise/tenon joints like this. I was not sure I could make the pegs work, but they work beautifully! I did modify the design somewhat - I made it 36”x96” and did the top in 3 12” sections. This bench will not move very often, and is located outside where I can walk all the way around it. The size has proven useful for building a bathroom vanity, and my friend and I can work from opposite sides quite easily.
I spent more on vises than I should have. I got fancy ones from Rockler. The quick-release mechanism doesn’t work too well on the face vise, and the end vise was so big that I had to adjust the top to accommodate the length. The overhangs are now 12” for the face vise, and 18” for the end vise. Before you buy a vise, be sure to check how far they go under the benchtop!
I am learning to use a handplane, and am getting better with the Ryoba. This bench has already proven its value. Thank you, Rex! This is awesome!
Thanks Rex.
This might be THE bench for portability in the back of my 2000 Pontiac Montana.
I do some handyman projects for family, friends, and clients. This would be great for jobsite settings.
BTW, I build NESTING saw horses, unique. I've not seen any others anyplace. I'd love to send you a sketch of how they are made. I believe they would be an excellent addition to your repritoure of projects.
It wold be nice to see the design exposed so it does not die w me. I'm 74.
Thanks again. Glad to see your channel grow and improve.
Blessings to you and yours always.
I love this channel Rex! I got interested in woodworking couple of months ago and your woodworking for humans series got me set on the path to doing hand tools only. I figure if I want to learn a hobby and make it a skill then learn it the old fashioned way. You can't take away hand tools the way you can take away power tools. Silly me decided that my first true project was going to be this bench. Started on it this weekend and truly learned in and outs of my cheap kobalt no. 4 plane through several mistakes as well as learning the importance of a good strong hold on your project. Finally finished gluing up the bench top this morning. It kind of feels like the hardest parts behind me already. Crossing my fingers to have this done by the end of the week! Thanks again Rex!
I'm looking at building a bench and that tool tray clamp trick (10:15) has sold me on the use of a tool tray. Thank You!
They just keep getting better.
Fantastic and simple design. Accessible to anyone, and inexpensive. Combine that with a shavehorse, and you can tackle any woodworking project.
I am currently building this bench and so far I am very happy and having a blast watching it come together.
Nice joinery, Rex!
You know i really enjoy seeing such a big creator commenting on so many of my videos. I know you're busy (because I'm busy) so thank you!
@@RexKrueger I am always eagerly waiting for new wooden knowledge! :D Love watching your work as soon as it comes out
Holy Crap!!!...this bench design is brilliant!!!!!! I bought the plans and built the original jointers bench (with some modifications) and it works great! Do not hesitate to trust Rex and follow his plans and the online course.
i've seen plenty of bench designs i could lean in the corner of the garage when my wife needs to use it as a photography studio, but none as full-sized and full featured for this cheap. Brilliant. SOLD.
WOOT! This is going on the list for the minute we finally get our, ah, rustic basement sorted. Thank you!
Hi Rex, I love the idea of this. I always thought it would be cool if you could embody these principles into a book shelf too. Thanks for all that you do
I can't wait to build this! This will be my first project for myself, even though I've built countless things for others, cutting boards, signs, etc. What is that saying? "Him that makes shoes go barefoot himself" - Robert Burton
Thanks Rex! This is exactly what I need! I appreciate all you do and your willingness to innovate.
Let me tell you, that this seemingly simple, not very exciting design is pretty awesome! Cheap, easy, sturdy, versatile. Easily upgradable for better vices or stronger wood.
I love it and have the highest respect!
(And I say that as a professional cabinet maker.)
Christopher Schwartz has done a lot of thinking and tinkering with workbenches. Now, thinking and tinkering.right along side of him is our own Rex Krueger. Two champions of the woodworking community. Many thanks.
Schwartz made a decent English knock down bench, not as heavy duty as this though.
Chris is the champion, I'm just following along behind.
Good to see you placing the plane down on its side. I’ve seen too many tubers placing a hand plane straight down on the blade and it makes me cringe.
Excellent looking bench too!
What a great job simplifying the tusked tenon joint!
I wish you had made this video 5 years ago when I was first getting started in my apartment. Now that I have a real shop, I am going to buy a copy of these plans for my brother-in-law.
EXACTLY what I was looking for. I work away from home week at a time and need bench to do homework when away. Thanks Rex. Thanks Nate.
Nice take! Very inspiring. However, you "forgot" to talk about that peculiar half dovetail in the upper crossmember...neither why or how. Miss that.
I built your $30 dollar light low Roman bench on my wife's dining table. Then built a Moravian on my low Roman. I think the low Roman is a must have, even if you have a full size bench. I even use it as furniture when we have lots of kids visiting (kids love it).
I loved the approach I took.
The low Roman with staked construction, and then The angled mortises for tusked tenons taught me alot. The mortises for the keys really trained me in digging square and deep mortises.
This bench very approachable, ideal to get woodworking quick, but building it might not be as educational (or as torturous) as building a Moravian.
Had this video been out before I started, I would have built this instead of the Moravian. Will Myers has competition now!!
Hello Rex and Nate... I just bought the plans today. Watching the video I can see that Nate is Left Handed as I am. Somethng I jhave done in my previous workbenches (I am 70 years old) is to Switch the Face Vise to the Right leg of theworkbench. Thisway we can use the plane against the vise, not "pulling" the work from the vise. Works great for me.
The tail vise will go in the other side. Nate , try it you will like the change... Jut like playing Guitar, change the order of the strins... Great Plans... Got several of them and a long time subscriber.
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I really appreciate that I didn't once see a planer, jointer, router table, table saw, or any other such tool in this video. As someone with an interest in woodworking but just a few tools, I've been getting really discouraged lately because every single woodworking video on UA-cam seems to involve all of those tools and more. It's hard to get motivated to do any projects when everything seems to imply that you "need" a fully stocked woodshop with thousands of dollars worth of equipment just to make anything.
Love the build-it-on-buckets bootstrapping!
Like it. It's like the Moravian workbench.
Rex,
This is absolutely fantastic work! I have a small house and have been thinking about making a bench for it, but couldn't find anything portable because I would need to transport it to my storage unit (like all my large power tools) when not in use. This 100% fits the bill for me! Thanks so much!
after being one of those guys that collects tools and watches videos on how to build things, i think this is the video that gets me to build my own
workbench!
I just bought the plans and ordered the vises, picking up the lumber today. I can’t wait to get started building!
Holy cats! This is perfect! My ‘workshop’ is the car spot in our shared apartment garage, and so far my ‘workbench’ is a modified IKEA kitchen trolley…
Cannot. Wait.
This is really awesome. I've needed a bench, but don't currently have a shop or even a garage. My next house will have a 3-car garage and I plan to build a decent sized shop in the back yard (probably next summer, hopefully, lumber prices will be more reasonable by then). But it's still not going to be my "forever home", so moving the bench will be a consideration. I also don't do a ton of hand tool detail work, so I would consider myself a "beginning" for that kind of thing, but I want to start refurbishing furniture, so it's a skill I plan to hone. That's one reason I love watching this channel.
Thanks so much for this, Rex. I'm going to get the course as soon as I move!
Great design to secure the legs with pegs. Very creative.
This is a wonderful idea. As a pro woodworker I am sometimes struggling at a jobsite with an inadequate makeshift workbench. This is a perfect solution 👍 I'll try and make one during the holidays, I also have already some improvements for me, I'll share them after I built it.
I just have to say its very rare I comment on a video, but Rex you've done such an astounding job guiding us through this build. The amount of work, care and detail you two have put into everything really shows, and it helps that you are a splendid instructor. I've been stuck in a similar situation as Nate, looking for a good knock-down bench that doesn't take up too much space or too much dough, and thanks to your and Nate's enginuity, I can finally say I'm proud to now have a 'quick-stack work bench' in my shop. Bravo guys, keep up the amazing work, couldn't ask for better!
This is great. Now all we need is a diy video on how to recycle old workbenches that just didn't cut it. I have 3 layers of MDF glued together and plywood laminated as trusses.
Just as I am starting to see some issues in the English Joiner I built, this comes along that solves those issues. I will be looking to build this in the future.
I never thought of putting holes then pegs in the legs. Love this idea for joining.
Very impressed, and I'll buy the plans. Thank you.
Quick comment: your'e the first bloke I've seen on youtube woodwork videos who parks his plane on its side, so that it doesn't spoil the benchtop. That's just about the first thing I learned in woodwork class in 1952, aged 11.
This is the best idea I’ve seen on this channel.
I need this bench , and I already have a shop place workbench
Rex - your stuff is always first rate. I really like this job, and I think a mate and I will make one each... but then... it's so easy to move, maybe we make only one and store it whereever it's needed.
Thanks so much Rex for all of this. The video, the plans, the links to some inexpensive decent vise's, it's all wonderfully appreciated. I had been looking at building my first real hand tool bench. I've been operating on another channels folding mobile bench, that works great but it just doesn't have to mass that is requisite for planing type tasks. I've purchased the plans for this one and will be building it it the near future. Thanks again!
Just completed the quick-stack bench per the plans. This puppy is solid!
Thanks for the video and for making the plans available.
Just wanted to say this is exactly what I was looking for; knew it before getting all the way through the video.
After watching all your workbench videos, THIS is the bench I want to build. The only thing I would change is to add a sliding dead man. 👍
Ahhh.. this is great!! 👏👏👍👍 I'm currently transitioning from my one car garage to our new house with a huge garage, but there are things I need to do on the house before I can begin remodeling the new garage, and I was trying to figure out how I could move my one of current benches to the new house. With this, I won't have to. It's cheap, strong, and quick. So I can make it at home and take it to the new house to put it to work. Awesome design. Thank you for taking the time to create this. I'm so excited to get started on it. 😁😁😁
Now I know what you have been doing regarding the work bench topic all this time.
Lovely material. Great project. It will be a while yet before I can get stuck in to it but I’ll be back for it.
This is awesome. I always wanted a sturdier portable work bench. One that will resist some pulling and pushing. I am building a slightly smaller version of this bench.
Congratulations on a beautiful design! Your presentation inspires me to want to build one.