One constant across every workshop, no matter the craft, is the workbench. Some are metal, some are wood, some are a mix of materials, but every shop has one.
Before I built my shop, I kept my tools in a little hot water heater closet off of our garage. I had room for a small work table, so I threw one together out of some leftover 2x4s, with some scrap plywood for a top. About a year ago, I finished the shop building, and set out to upgrade my workbench.
The top is a wooden counter top (26″ wide by 7′ long) from a local construction salvage warehouse. The legs are made from 4x4s, the upper horizontal stretchers are 2x6s and the lower ones are 2x4s. The base is assembled with mortises and tenons The bench is 37″ tall. I put a Yost 9″ vise and two rows of dog holes on the left end. Since this picture, I’ve stashed my welder, off-cut bin, and a few other odds and ends underneath.
From browsing woodworking and other forums, you’ll find people on the third, fourth, or greater iteration of their ideal bench. So far, this workbench suits my little shop just fine.
Side story: My wife set up her craft room in the hot water heater closet right after I finished the workbench and moved my tools out. She quickly found the old plywood table was not to her liking, so she put in a rush order for a replacement.
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