Mega Workbench - How to Make a Woodworking Bench
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- Опубликовано: 8 фев 2017
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In this video: How I made a MEGA workbench out of reclaimed wood.
I remodeled an old barn last summer. While demolishing the interior I had a chance to recover some of the old lumber.
I stored it for a few months until I had time to build this woodworking bench. It weighs over 850 pounds and required 600 screws, 1 ½ gallons of wood glue, 44 9’x2”x6” Douglas fir, and about 40 hours to build
I hope I cover enough detail in this video to be helpful.
Thanks for watching!
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I found this RUclips video on my search for a workbench. Instantly stopped looking to buy one and made plans to build this mega workbench. After days planning, buying wood and hardware I started sunday building the exact way as shown in the video. A lot of work but it worked out perfect thanks to the explanation. I'm very satisfied with the result ! 2 by 1 meter, heavy as concrete and ... on wheels ! Still sanding my bench (work of art ;-)) and planning to transparent coat it for extra endurance. Thanks for the movie and the good explanation ! Grtz from Belgium.
Awesome!!! I'd love to see it! I just started a Facebook group It would be great if you posted some pictures of the project! Here's the link to the group: facebook.com/groups/MakeBuildModify/ You may have to make a request to get in but I'll approve as soon as I can.
Funny thing. Also looking for a workbench and stumbled on this video. Havent made it yet. And also from Belgium. What wood did you use for it?
@@dimvw484 please be Belgian....
@@Makebuildmodify I'd like to see it too! I love the use of reclaimed anything that doesn't have to be land-filled! This bench is built for ANYthing you wanna' put it through! Great planning and lots of hard work and look what you ended up with! Thanks for sharing!
@UPSIPO and you tap it with any tool and it starts chipping away
That curve jig was beast mode. That one goes right into the bag of tricks. Ty.
Thanks for watching!
@Jacob Mandy I believe the tool you are referencing is an electric hand planer. You can get an import version for $30-$35 USD on Amazon, or spend the big bucks and get a name-brand for about $150 USD.
I'm so
Holy cow, that is one gorgeous piece of work. I learnt a bunch of useful tricks watching you tear through that project, so thank you heaps for posting it for us to see.
You're welcome! Thank YOU for watching and commenting.
Thank you for not playing background music like most diy videos on youtube. I love the format, very clear and straight forward and no bs.
You're welcome. Thanks for the feedback!
I LOVE your narration style. Calm. Matter of fact. No noise. No music. Totally understandable. Subbed on the spot hoping to see more of your work!
Thanks for the positive feedback!
I was thinking this exact same thing throughout the video lol
At first I was thinking that this is a terrible waste of good lumber but then I thought that this is a work bench that your great great great grandson will be using. Not a waste at all!
Hey, thanks for watching all the way through and reconsidering your first reaction. I was a little worried that it would be too big but now that I've had a chance to use it I love that it doesn't move when I'm applying force. Thanks!
As long as the top can be separated from the base, otherwise the grandson has to purchase the house.
A trick my Grandpa taught me, when you have a project that needs clamping and your pipe clamps arent long enough slide the end out to the end of the pipe or so it's at least half way across what needs to be clamped. Then take another pipe clamp and go from the other side then hook the two ends together and tighten.
Great idea!
one of the BEST videos showing how you built your bench. The pacing was perfect and the timelapses were great didnt waste anytime. Great job!
Thank you!
Gotta love those thinking out of the box moments when a project doesn't go the way you think it should. Awesome job!!!
Thanks Bryan!
Not only is that a great bench, but the video is the best I've ever watched on RUclips. The right speed so we could see what you were doing, and only the bare necessity of words. Great work!
Thank you! I'm glad you liked it.
el gran combo
You could also maybe check Jim M's stuff. Same calibre. He's a coach though lol.
bit.ly/2zGE2JY
Also nice seeing someone be safe and not just ripping boards with no ear or eye protection while slamming beers
I don't know, a little blood would have made it more realistic....
Fantastic - You don't hang around do you! Just the most concise video with awesome time lapse editing.
You're a 100% master craftsman and as this is the kind of bench I've always dreamed of, I guess I'm 10,000% envious! 😎
Thank you! Glad you liked the video!
That's the first time I've seen a workbench built in the space its going to be used for. Very impressive, i'd have been chucking tools across the floor many times in frustration. Nice bench too. I like the film processing too, fast forward through the build with commentary, beats watching a 4 hour long boring video, and speeded it up to 15 mins. great.
Thanks Simon! Glad you liked the format.
Beautiful bench! Looks amazing.
Thanks!
Very nicely done! This is my first video of yours. You have earned a subscription. Like others have said, your jig to "curve" that board was ingenius
If ever you do another build like this, a router sled may save you time on the leveling process. Just a thought! :)
Thank you for watching and subscribing!
Yes, I agree. I've always wanted to try that.
agreed.
@@Makebuildmodify yes I agree I've always wanted to try that after watching someone else successfully try that....
I have already built my workbench(s) but I still enjoy watching these, and you did a great job on yours and it's very admirable! Nice work.
Thanks Geoffrey! Happy to hear that you enjoyed the video.
that is a seriously bad ass bench. the top is pretty much indestructible
Thank Jim. I really do live it. It really makes the shop a lot more effective.
Thank you sir! For sharing your expertise and also for not having music!! Your narrative was excellent.. Liked, subscribed and will share with friends!
Awesome! Thanks for the sub!!
I just found your videos via recommendation from Diresta on his podcast - instant fan! Great job and looking forward to the next few weeks so I can catch up on your library.
Nice problem solving skills!
That's great to hear. Thanks!
This video was suggested to me by RUclips; I am now subscribed, because you have a talent that can not be bought, but has been given to you by the grace of God. Kudos, Sir.
Thank you Frederic! Glad you like the video!
I love that you sized the legs according to the slope in the ground so the bench would be flat. Good planning!
Thanks!
Wow, that is an amazing workbench! I thought mine was sturdy until I saw this tank.
Ha! Thanks!
That is a very impressive workbench. That will last for years.
Thank you!
Generations
Eternity
Infinity and beyond!
his kids kids kids grandkids will tell story's of it forever
Beautiful bench! What I find most impressive is the way you solved the problem of the top curving. The way you made a jig to cut that one board concave was really cool. Great solution to a perplexing problem. Getting under the top to wipe off the glue from the underside was the ultimate attention to detail. Nice job, great video.
Thank you for the kind words. I'm glad you liked it.
Just bought a miter saw and asked the seller for a spare blade of any kind, to which he threw in an Avanti. Looked up said *blade* on here, and the next video queued up was yours...you have the *improved* version of my saw new used saw. Nice work on the table, but what made it pleasant was the narration, editing, and room tone. Thanks for respecting our time as viewers! 800lbs is truly awesome!
Thanks for the feedback Marcos! Glad you enjoyed it.
Wow - that thing is a beast - and really nice! I love your on-site solutions to problems as the cropped up. I'm so stealing those beeswax and silicone ideas for the future!
I'm glad you got some takeaways from the video. Thanks for watching!
Nice bench!
When you used your level to mark the high spots, you basically just did "hand scraping", like they do to restore surfaces on mills, etc.
Thanks!
Okay - That is the most beautiful workbench I have ever seen! Brilliantly put together, creatively designed and resourced, and obviously rock steady.
Thank You!
Thank you Will!
i like the time and patience you took. i started woodworking to practice patience cause i'm a chef by trade but woodworking has been a passion of mine. thank you.
Glad you like it! Yes, it takes patience.
Well, I like both the size and simplicity of this design.
Some dog holes and a vice would make it ideal for me - one end would be used as desk.
Now, just need to get that free wood.
I love it! I use it all of the time. Thanks for watching John!
I feel like keeping the bench clean and putting dog holes in some ply or another piece of laminate may be better - you might regret putting holes in such a piece!
@@tomschmertz100
Hmmm - I'm begining to think you're right.
I'm toying with the idea of building a quick Ron Paulk style of MFT for all my cutting and clamping of panels.
@@Tinker1950 All the best let us know how it turns out!
Absolutely beautiful workbench- Barr none
Thank you John!
Thanks! Best heavy-duty workbench I've seen RUclips.
Thanks!
Wow, such a beast of a workbench. I'd love to have something like that when ever I have a dedicated shop built. Really awesome work!
Thanks!
Beautiful beast. Really liked your commentary.
Thanks!
@assassinlexx Thanks, that good to know.
That bench will be here for longer than your next few generations ..
Yup, I think you're right!
850lbs??? That table is insane but I'll bet it makes all the difference in the world when your doing precison work. This is by far one of the best tutorials I've seen yet. Excellent attention to detail and instruction. Keep up the good work
Thanks Rick! I'm glad you liked it.
Now, that's a serious bench - once I've finished building the workshop, that'll be the first piece of furniture, built. Excellent stuff !!
Great to hear! Thanks for watching!
really inspiring to see,and you have skills man!!
Thanks David!
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شكرا
*TopFineWoodworking. Com* is an amazing book about wood working. I took several classes and completed a one year diploma in carpentry at a local tech college; this is better than any book I worked out of during those courses. It includes useful photos and goes over almost everything.
That quick little curve jig to cut for the the glue up was a beautifully simple & elegant solution to an otherwise complex problem. I would have wasted a whole day just trying to hand sand it to fit. I am SO stealing that trick.
Steal away! I'm happy to share! Thanks for watching!
I’ve seen many of these fence videos and while most were very good plans for tables this one is the best I’ve seen yet keeping in mind of future additions to it. Awesome table!!!
Thanks Brett!
U have to love a biscuit jointer very useful for such a specific job
Agreed!
Yesssss. I'm in love!!
Your benches where the inspiration for this monstrosity. Thanks!
And you took it to the next level! :D
Sir, your skills, patience, and creative solutions are refreshing to watch.
Thank-you for these videos.
Chris from Canada.
Thanks Chris! Glad you like them.
How you overcame that curve issue was superb. Never in a million years would u have thought of that. Subscribed on that alone!
Thanks! I really appreciate the sub!
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I had this exact idea using screws to hold the lamination together because I also don't have long clamps. Glad to see it actually works!
I'm thinking of building something a little more modest and rip 2x6s in half lengthwise, using the cut edge as the top. That will give me an almost 3" thick top for a plywood box bench with drawers below.
Great job!
Yeah, that'll do great! You'll love it.
M.O.A.B. Mother of all benches
Lol!
Karan Trivedi ironically, if someone dropped one on your garage you would be safe under that bench.
Karan Trivedi no, moab would send a shock wave and knock the air out ur lungs
did you just assume the gender of this bench?
Now that is the ultimate workbench. I love that idea and I think your project turned out beautifully.
Thanks Jim! Thanks for watching too.
Great video! I recently took a deck off, and realized that the woods still good, after a little sandpaper work. I did a big plant pot for the front of my house, and a bench but still have lot of wood wo I'm going to make a work bench, a tough one. Your video gave me a good idea on how... THANKS
Awesome! That's great to hear! Thanks for watching!
Вот это я понимаю, стол так стол! Отличная работа!
ага, заебенено на века :)
Спасибо!
It's a beast!!!
Hey Nick! Thanks for watching!
How much would something like this cost labor + material? Looking at having a custom production table built of this size but a little taller.
That's subject to your local economy. I would have charged about $1700.00.
Nick Ferry awesome and explanatory ! Thanx for posting your hard work!
here's several tips to think about before you setup your own woodworking business
Will you get support from your family?
Are you self-motivated?
Will you carry out your plan?
Do you have the funds to go ahead?
(I discovered these and why they work from Enata Wood System website )
Great job. In a 1000 years some archaeologist will find this bench perfectly preserved. And will gasp in amazement!!!
Hope so!
That is too beautifully crafted to be a workhorse bench. Excellent joinery skill
Thank you!
You could probably use that bench as a keel support in a dry dock :D
Or the keel on a barge...
;)
Thank you! Very good and we'll planned and built bench! Now people know the work and time that goes into these benches and why my base price for building them is $1,500.00 and go up from there! Once again friend very well done!
Thanks Don!
Truly impressive. I love your solution to the curved glue up. Great work!
+Simon Rigby Thanks!
Fantastic. Thanks for not wasting our time with theory and explanation and just going in fast motion. We were able to get it. Well done.
You bet! Thanks for watching!
Fantastic workbench sir! Your children's children will be using that bench!
Thanks! I hope that they do.
This episode should be named: "I like to Glue Stuff"
Agreed.
Thanks looks solid
Great job on editing
Would have made legs all the same and used shims where the floor was out of level in case you ever wanted to move it. All in all good job anyone that didn't want that table just send it to me 👍
Yeah, shimming the legs would have been a good idea. Thanks for watching.
Great job!!! I think that the fact you didn’t have clamps long enough benefited the build in the long run, especially since you don’t have a jointer. That jig to make a board fit the curve was genius. Thanks for sharing.
I think you're right. It's been a great workbench so far. Thanks for watching!
I'd love to see this design used for a dining room table.
That would be vert nice!
On moving day,
do NOT call me ...
😎
LOL
Lol!
I just want to thank you for helping me make my work bench. I made mine with 2 by 4.
Awesome! I'm glad the video helped!! Thanks for letting me know!
MAN-OH-MAN. Very Nice. Am soooo impressed. I love watching video's of an EXPERT at work.
FIVE GOLD STARS. Excellent work. I will definitely be watching more of your video's to see what you end up creating.
This is an ARTIST AT WORK.
Wow, I really appreciate the kind words, Robert! Glad you liked it!
Thing I want to know, where do you buy all those screws so cheap! they cost a fortune here.
awesome build, I hope whoever buys your house next likes it, because it's not going anywhere.
I buy them on Craigslist. You just have to keep an eye on the "Materials" section until a contractor is clearing out his old stock. Thanks for watching!
Check this out man. He'll probably tell you more.
bit.ly/2zGE2JY
your voice sounds like a commentator on a golf channel
Ha! I went back and listened and I gotta say you're right. That's funny.
I drove Mark Rolfing around on the course (golf cart 'on course commentary') for ABC in the Hawaiian Open Final in 1997. Jim Furyk won. Your voice has the right tone and cadence. Maybe a little softer and a tinge of British and yer hired. :)
Lol, I won't be able to watch this again without thinking that.
Awesome bench build! I think I like your design and build method better than any of the other 25 - 30 (estimate) builds that I've watched. Awesome build brother. Thank you for sharing.
Wow, thanks!
Really nice design, execution, and video. You can find things online that are properly engineered, you can find things that are over-engineered, but it is hard to find things that are properly over-engineered. Well done.
Thanks Donovan!
Really nice build. I think that might support a car.
Thanks!
Todd Weller truck
Well as amazing job you've done with the bench and the video I still have one complaint. That is this table isn't in my garage!!
Ha! Sorry, I'm keeping it. Thanks for watching!
and I once thought that my 160kg patio table was an overkill.... AWESOME bench!
Ha! Thanks!
NICE! The epitome of solid. As others have said, you nailed the timelapse and commentary. A joy to watch being built.
Thanks Bill!
YVW, S. Tried your trick with the silicone sealant on lag screws. Wow, what a difference THAT made!
Holy Shit.
That is all.
Lutes! Glad you liked it!
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Oh My! This this is amazingly awesome!!!! Would you mind if we feature this video, and show a clip of it, on the next Made By Nation show? Either way, wow! I also liked that there was so much troubleshooting in the video. I would have never thought to use the water level.
Thanks, Matt! I would love it if you featured this video!
Awesome! Thank you. The edited show will be out Wed 2/15. We record live 2/13. I'll add another comment here after the edited show goes live. Thanks again!
Cool, thanks!
The new Made By Nation show just went live! Thanks again for letting us use a clip! We love your stuff! Please consider yourself part of the nation... the MadeByNation! Also, please share the show around if you wish! Thanks again!!
Mate that is one beast of a work bench, Loved the video as well no crap music blaring in the background (I turn those videos off instantly, not everyone will like the directors choice of music plus he should be talking you through the build anyway) this was straight to the point and what a result👍 and at 60 stones in weight that ain't moving EVER.
Thank you!
My favorite workbench build video. Thanks.
Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching!
Hope your not planning on moving soon!!!
Ha! Nope. Thanks!
hahaha!
:'D
just simply hire 4 big bodybuilders like the size of arnold Z ...hehehe
For sale: Nice workbench, comes with garage and house attached.
Curve jig = instant wood
Lol!
This is the first video I've seen from your channel. I have no woodworking experience, but I'm intrigued and interested in picking up the trade as a hobby! Thanks for sharing your craft with me!
Thank you! A good place to start is making shop benches and other stuff to work on. Outside furniture is another great way to learn.
HOLY BENCH BATMAN!!! DUDE incredible job!
Thanks Jaime!
Years ago I came across a couple of hundred 2x3's that were in a dumpster. I took them home, it took three trips, and pulled all the nails out and made a solid workbench from them. It was 40" x 14'. That was in the 1980's. I since moved but that workbench is still in the basement of the old house. Just no way to get it out. Too large and heavy and all glued and screwed.
I love it! Mine will probably stay at this house too.
Sounds to me it would turn into 2 X 7' or 6' benches at my new place😉
@@kevinoneill41 LOL!
This is freaking fantastic. Love the angle-iron and clamp construction for the top approach. Congrats and awesome bench!!
Thank you very much Lee!
Wonderful build. I could watch this over and over
Thanks Eric!
I hope for your sake you’re not planning to move house anytime soon 😂 must weigh an absolute tonne
Haha! I think I'm staying for a while.
I think when he moves the bench just stays and either becomes the next persons treasure or problem haha.
Did you not remove the screws from each layer because you were in a hurry? If you let the glue chooch for 2 hours and you worked in from both sides you could have remove the screws making a drill-anywhere workbench. After counting that would have been 24 hours for 2 laminations of 12 boards each, far longer than the 4 hours it took you, but an option none-the-less.
Yes, I considered it. But in the end I decided that it wasn't merited. Plus filming the time lapse would have been a no go.
Glue "CHOOCH"... i think i spy an AvE fan. lol the table is awesome!
Haus Buzz binged him for the past two days to catch up on videos I missed...best RUclipsr ever.
I think using threaded rod instead of screws would have worked best.
Of course, just getting long enough pipe clamps would have worked too. Can just get some threaded pipe to change out the ones one already has.
I make it a habit to NEVER drill into a work-surface. Why would you want to do that, anyway?
good job man, especially on the work around for the curved boards when laminating the top. A lot of ytubers have all the gear but what I liked about this video is you worked with the tools you have and working with reclaimed lumber is another job in itself getting it all square, respect. Thanks for sharing 👊
Thanks! Yeah, I like to show that things can be done without fancy tools. Maybe someday I will have the budget for them. Until then, I'll work with what I have. Thanks again for watching and commenting.
You work faster than any man I’ve ever seen!!
Thanks! lol.
I would not want to have to move that thing.
Me either.
Benny Hill woodworking
Lol!
Really instructive. I'm planning a Roubo style workbench in the coming months, and your issue with the curve appearing in the laminated top is now a checklist item that I will have when I begin that part of my bench. I will be alternating the camber of each board in the vertical "as well as" the horizontal to avoid the pitfall you encountered. Your solution to correct the curving problem was pretty smart. Much appreciation for the pathfinders like you.
Glad to hear that there was some value for you! That's what it's all about. Thanks for watching!
This must be the worlds first Hand Scraped (Wood) Surface Plate :) Even machinists would be happy to have this thing in their workshop!
Ha! Never thought of it that way.
This was all kinds of "outside the box". As soon a you put the first board IN the top ... I didn't see that coming. Can't say i agree with every choice/ method but the results speak for themselves. Gorgeous bench. Great adaptation.
Thanks Stephen!
Love how you just tackle problems as they come up and you figure out really innovative and creative ways to solve them.
Thanks Edward.
That work table will last for many generations to come. You did a superb job, workmanship is excellent. I built a butcher block table using the same principle, lots of glue and screws.
Awesome! It's a great process.
I enjoyed watching and listening to your explanation of the process of making this bench. Thank you!
Glad you liked it Jesse! Thanks for watching!
Sheezus, watching this makes me want to power through all my smaller projects. Beautifully planned and executed!
Thanks man!
Definitely a sound bench any wood worker would appreciate
Thanks!
I regret that I have only one subscription to give but its yours. You earned it.
Thanks for the sub!!
Amazing bench, I learned a lot from watching this. Thank you! And I love how dedicated you are to getting everything square and level. My big question is why are there any down votes for this video. Wth?
I think I get about one thumbs down per 1000 on an average video. So This one is not doing too bad. It's at about 1:2500. Thanks for watching!
I know this video is older, but just wanted to say that I like your format. Little talking, a lot of action. Great job.
I appreciate that!