Making a wokbench

[rplackett]

Today i completed my long running workbench project. The idea was that i needed a very sturdy table in my shed to accommodate my grandfathers metal lathe and associated machines and also have a place to make things on. After looking at some cheap flimsy rubbish and some very expensive things i decided i had better make my own. This escalated

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[sulkyblue]

That's pretty amazing! It looks like a proper table and everything, I'm really impressed!

[rplackett]

and its strong enough for me to sit on :]

If i were making a proper table - like for actually indoors, i would definitely use different wood. Smashing my way through all the knots in the cheap pine has left a couple of ugly gouges and the bend in the planks made it impossible to get a decent butt joint to make the top seamless. I could have planed the edges flat but i get the impression they are going to move more anyway.

[non_trivial]

This is awsome! In fact, the only way it could be bettered would be by adding machine tools... but you're way ahead of me there.