The Minimum Timber Bench // Start woodworking for less!
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- Опубликовано: 16 июн 2024
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The Minimum Timber Bench plans are 34 pages of full-color, step-by-step instructions in standard and metric measurements. The plans include a full stock list and cut list. Every image is modeled in 3D and each step includes tips and tricks to make your build easier. This bench is designed for beginning woodworkers and power-tool woodworkers who want to get into hand tools. You can build it completely by hand or with a few common machine tools. Get your plans here: www.rexkrueger.com/store/mini...
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0:00 Intro
0:33 Too Much Wood?
1:02 The NEW Bench!
2:30 Features
4:34 Using the Bench
6:07 DIY
7:15 TAKE THE COURSE!
7:57 Outro 
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All of my plans (including this one) are HALF OFF right now...but only until Christmas!
I'm a new viewer to your channel. Do I need a code to get the sale price or is $29 the sale price? I want to buy it before the sale ends! Thank.
That's the course. It's not on sale. The plans are on sale. BUT, if you buy the course, the plans are FREE. Good deal no matter what.
@@RexKrueger thank you for the reply... I bought the course!
Thank you for your support! I don't do sponsorships, so your support is what makes this channel possible.
Could the diagonal brace be more towards the back of the bench instead of being right behind the front apron? That would make a shelf underneath more useful.
I need an april fools video from you with the title "No Material Workbench" and it's just you working while sitting on the floor struggling to hold things for 20 minutes.
You mean, Rex goes to Japan to learn how to work on the floor from a traditional joiner.
@@gm2407 That would also be good.
"Planing my basement floor into a workbench"
@@bwood6337 I think Paul Sellers told a story about a new joiner who didn’t have a bench at a shop. He improvised by pulling up floorboards so he could stand between the joists and work with the floor as his bench.
I felt this comment in my jewels
I love how my procrastination keeps getting rewarded with new workbench options.
I guess I struck a nerve! I bet Rex wouldn't encourage anyone to sit around not making stuff, waiting for the perfect design, and that's not what I'm doing (I promise). I just love making things of all sorts and woodworking is sadly a little ways down the list of what I'm currently set up to tackle. My grandfather was accomplished in this, though, and I've inherited some of his tools and some of his attitudes, and I do very much appreciate this easier entry into what I'm sure will become a consuming, lifelong pursuit.
I don't usually agree with many RUclips comments. But here I am with my words in someone else's comment!
@@scottsept86 Same here...been putting off my bench build for months now,was about to try the Paul Sellers version a go and suddenly...Rex comes up with a new design....let's see
I wish it didn't came with the lumber price increase
This looks like the Moravian bench I was gonna build cough cough
I never get around to procrastinating.
Thanks Rex. I was all set to build your English Jointers Bench as a second bench in the workshop. To the point that I had gone to the local big box store with my moisture meter just to see how wet the material was. As soon as my next paycheck hit I was going to buy the lumber. Then, my cousin called me. My grandfather was his godparent. My cousin was cleaning out his garage and wanted to know if I wanted to have the workbench my grandpa had built him. Do I want it?!?!?! Of course, I was grateful and excited. Don't have a lot of things from my grandpa. All I would need was a vise and I would be set. When I got there to pick it up, I saw it already had a vise. Best. Workbench. Ever. Free and my grandpa made it 50+ years ago.
THAT is awesome! Good on ya lad.
That's awesome!
Family heirloom tools are priceless. I have my grandfather’s Stanley #4 plane and his carpenter’s square. They have pride of place in my growing tool cabinet.
@@JamesWilliams-en3os Exactly the same as me. Mine are under the stairs though.
When I built your original jointer's bench I opted to go tool tray down the middle and loved it.
When I sold my house the buyer asked for it (which felt good!), so I said goodbye to it. But absolutely going to build another and excited to implement some aspects of this lighter version!
You've put more thought and effort into getting folks "benched up" at a very reasonable cost than just about any other woodworker out there. Thanks for all the work.
My 2 cents. If you are on a super tight budget look around your area for someone giving away a wood kitchen table and cut the top down for the top of your workbench. I got a square solid oak table for free and reshaped the top into a rectangle. So now I have a workbench with a solid 1-1/2" thick top. I look around for free wood and free furniture like dressers and nightstands to get a lot of my wood for free. I use drawer sides to make nice little boxes and you can do all kinds of stuff for a low cost.
PS I absolutely love this channel!
GO REX
I’m at the store looking at wood, and I realize how many workbench videos you have because I spent about 20 minutes going through all your videos looking for how much wood this takes. Honestly, I wish I had this problem with more projects.
Made this today, first time building anything like this and it took me from 12pm to 8pm with a few breaks. Only used a circular saw, mallet, chisels, glue, impact driver and screws. You can definitely tell I’m a beginner from the craftsmanship but I was able to get some really tight cuts with the chisels. Thanks 👍🏼
I'm a DIY woodworker but do not have a bandsaw, jointer, or table saw 🤣 Looks like a fun project so I might just build it using my tracks saw, circular saw and hand planer.
A great tip i use is to buy 2 bags of play-sand and put one on the left and right cross beams between the legs. I saw another RUclipsr do this and it makes the bench incredibly stable and each bag is less than $5 and they weight 75lb each.
I just came across this channel today, and I've been binging. The format, the editing, the cheesy jokes, all remind me of the wood working shows I watched as a kid with my grand father. I miss him dearly and your channel makes him feel closer.
All right, Krueger. You've thrown down the gauntlet.
This is an AMAZING piece of furniture, not just because of what you achieved but because of the audacity of what you tried to solve. For me, this is why I harp that lack of options is what fuels creativity and NOT abundance. You have just shown it.
You're not kidding about Britain having less readily available timber than the US. I've literally never seen a 2x12 in a wood yard or DIY store here, and 2x10s can be hard to find. I literally laughed out loud when Rex said "You'll just need one 12ft 2x10", I've never seen a 12ft anything for sale.
In Australia - 2.4m unless its treated landscaping timber, which is full of knots and corkscrewed. There are a few yards which cater to house builders ($$) or boat builders ($$$$)
I guess it's time to laminate some 2x6's, or possibly 2x4's!
When living in Belgium, was always able to find lumber at a reasonable price. However, lumber was not S4 and required extensive work to bring to final dimension.
UK here. I'd love the mm so I can just adapt from what's available. I guess it's 1 of 45mm by 250mm by 3600mm, 8 of 45mm by 90mm by 2400mm, plus the flat and the stretcher which I'd have to calculate? Can anyone confirm? Thanks.
@@fluscim Not like learning a new language, 25.4mm per inch. 23 inches per foot. But you know that by now. Enjoy your bench.
Your work lately has been stellar! Great content, exciting new ventures, and a whole new level of excitement for what you do.
2:08 - Can vouch for that. I started woodworking with a background in unrelated factory work. So naturally, I envisioned assembly line processes. I had to also become a process engineer. And that is totally doable... but on a small scale, it's terribly inefficient. I was spending so much time designing and building jigs (designing takes valuable time), and I thought to myself "There's gotta be a better way".
In the course of my RUclips education, I found myself amazed at hand tool woodworkers. I'd see what needed done in their project, ponder the jigs and setup required... and then be stunned when they just picked a saw and made their cut. 🤦🏻♂️
So now, I'm buying lots of hand tools. 😆 I find that practice is a necessity, in order to do what the old-timers easily manage, but it can be done. And it's much quicker than I would've previously imagined. 🫡🍻
Love the content Rex! I love your breakdown of everything, it made woodworking more accessible! I finally built a Moravian workbench for its breakdown capability - having limited space, I usually work outside. I will put out a video of it eventually, but I wanted to say thank you for all of your useful videos on workbenches!
Very good example. I have 2 chunks of bench tops that I got them with the plan of making split top workbench but never got around to it. Now I'm thinking about adapting those wood to this approach. Thank you!
Love it! Haven't even see the full video but I can tell I'm going to build one of these.
I work in a pallet shop and im able to bring tons of different scrap home to work with; I am blessed. I've made a few somewhat janky tables and now I'm ready to get more serious and this design you're showing looks great
I just built your English joiners bench few months ago! The design features of this lighter bench inspire me to modify my own bench - which I can do now that I put one together in the first place!
This is a terrific design! Love it. Looking forward to building it.
I like how the saws are hanging up in the background, and I love the bench. Thanks rex.
Impressive design, Rex. Lot of thought put into this!
I LOVE minimalism in woodworking and the ability to get aomething as awesome as this with as little as this. Amazing. Gonna try it myself 💪🙏
Great video. I love any of your videos on benches or planes. That being said, I should would have like to see the full build in this video. Thanks for all your content! A lot of what I do and have is based on what you have taught!
Thank you for this. What a great bench and project for the beginner wood worker.
I just bought some of your plans at the Xmas discount price (not the first ones) and I must say you never cease to amaze me with the quality of these. I know that I will have lots of fun with them next year! Thanks for your content and have a merry Christmas!
Rex many thanks for these kind of vids!!! I've built my own slightly lighter version of the English Joiner bench, I used reclaimed wood that I found in the street, and only spent maybe 20 USD on the wood for the legs. I threw in some holdfasts and it's doing a great job!!!
I made your original joiners bench and I absolutely love it! I'm going to be adding a tool well to it very soon, coincidentally. I've got a crochet made from scrap 2x4 from the build with some hold fasts and a face vise, filling that gap on one end. I absolutely love the bench and building it with hand tools was a perfect entry project! I had a ton of fun making it based on your plans
If I didn't have that already built I would build this, it's simple and looks very customizable
It looks like a very well designed bench. Certainly easy to build and economical. 👍👍Thank you for sharing. Have a great Holiday and stay safe.🙂🙂
That bench looks sweet! And the sound is very good too - great job!
Just brilliant, Rex! Fantastic work! 😃
The workbench looks amazing!
Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
Merry Christmas and happy new year!
This is actually a high quality infomercial. Thank you.
Thanks!! The working bench is the the most important tool!!!! My/ yours English joiner bench is the most important tool in my arsenal, and ism sure that your New design will help a lot of woodwkers !
I've got the lumber in the basement acclimating. We are fortunate here in north America, especially east and west coasts, to have a ready supply of lumber.
The bench looks like it measures 34-1/2" tall. I checked Paul Sellers's opinion, and he says 38" is his choice. Looking at the plans again, and it looks like the Krueger Bench can be built to 36" tall with the same plans and parts. Just cut all leg pieces 1-1/2" longer and take care of the cuts you make in the rear leg pieces in boards D and E.
Oh, and patrons get the plans without charge. Did Rex mention that? Well worth it!
I wish you all the luck with your build and thanks for promoting the community!! You can totally make your bench taller, but I would double check those calculations. I didn't have much wood left over and I'm not sure you can make all 8 pieces longer. I've been wrong before, so I can't say for sure.
Wow. You did it again. Great idea and a really nice bench.
This is honestly great! I think I might build one with a few of my own adaptations. Good stuff, Rex!
I bought the plans and built the bench in a weekend. I did change the tool tray. I put it in the middle of the bench and made it 2 inches wider. It came out nice. I'm very happy with it.
over the years I have been building things with wood, repairing broken "things" and just working in my shop to stay out of the house I have seen videos from wood workers saying they have the "WORLDS BEST WORK BENCH", or "THE MOST EFFICIENT WORK BENCH", or the " CHEAPEST WORK BENCH", or the "EASIEST WORK BENCH TO BUILD", etc. etc. etc. So far no one has come up with a bench design that fits my shop, my work style, or that I can build with the tools I own. No, I am not going out and spend any more money on new tools. This video is no exception. The "BEST" work bench I have ever seen is the work bench that a person can build, with the tools they have on hand, that fits in their shop, and allows the user to work in the style they are comfortable working. 😠
Very nice! Cheap and very practical workbench.
I’m so pumped for this!!
(looking around at all my expensive power tools) Finally a video about cheap a work bench that can get me into woodworking! Huzzah!
Cheers, Rex. Thanks for sharing, and please keep up the great content!
Might just modify this design to make my own lathe stand! Thanks for all your efforts!
That’s cool: I have been listening to almost all your videos about …benches !
Cheers Rex!
Kudos, Mr Rex ! This could Not have come at a better time for me. Have Mr Seller's face lam'ed bench top already made, and will adapt it to fit this base.
Struggled making his set-up for M n T legs, can switch to these easy enuff.
Enjoying ALL your videos, learning, restoring planes (3,4,5), studying saws,
etc, etc. Keep up the good work. Merry Christmas to you and yours....
Interesting, inspiring and exciting as always Rex!
bought the plans. I can't wait to start putting off building this!
Amazing work!
Thank you Rex. For everything you do :)
New subscriber here ;-) I would like to congratulate you, and for this reason; You are one of the few who uses the safety of the machines. With most other RUclipsrs they give an example of how not to do it (so that it would look nicer on the video :p ), but you show how it SHOULD be done. I think the others forget that there are also young people watching their videos, and they would say "yes, but so-and-so doesn't do that either....." And so they lose their fingers. Finally someone with common sense, thank you for that. Greetings from Belgium :)
Funny timing, I currently have my lumber sitting in the basement to build my version of the MTB after the Holidays. I'll definitely try incorporating some of those ideas!
Rex, I bought the plans a few days ago and built it over a few hours each weekend using all dumpster found lumber minus one 2x10x8. Easy to follow, great graphics. My only critique would be to list the wood screws needed (not that I needed to figure it out). I added an end vise based on another video of yours by attaching a section of scrap 2x6 on one end with some heavy construction grade 3 inch screws also.
Great video Rex. I have a bench made of dimensional lumber in my garage that has been there since the house was built (only 52 years but, after that long, the wood is very stable). It isn't as good as I would like for wood working, but theres's enough wood in it to up-cycle to something like the Minimum Timber Bench. I'm going to get your plans and build an MTB. I'm going to make one change and that will be to make a top using three layers of 3/4" MDF for weight and flatness.
Thanks for all of your great videos. You are one of my go-to guys when I need to learn how to do something.
I like the design and will probably buy the course.
I'd note that when I make it I'll probably make the tool channel but then also cut down a couple of 2x4s so that they will be flush with the rest of the bench top if I lay them into the channel. Then it can be a bit more useful if I want to use the bench as an assembly table.
I have a sellers style bench but didnt reach the aprons before it was minus a million, totally using this idea for the front apron!
If I have a shop, I would've built this bench in a heat beat. Great content and it's very inspiring. I probably build a much smaller bench to fit my need.
Nice job, Rex.
Good stuff, Rex!
Awesome video Great work!
Seems like an excellent design. Very similar to what I ended up building. I used two 2x2s in the center of mine and left one unfastened so I could lift it and use the gap as a place for my pull-based bench hooks to go. It lets me have pretty small bench hooks that work with my Japanese pull saws.
I have several jigs that are on bench hooks and little space to store them, so being able to make them smaller is very nice. You could probably leave the center 2x4 unfastened or use two 2x2s and leave one unfastened if you don't want to move something as heavy as a 2x4.
Thanks Rex, this was a wonderful project. The course and plans worked well for me. My #5 did all the jointing. It took a little longer but no big deal. The nearest Australian timber sizes were 240x45 and 90x45, converting the cut list to metric was not hard.
Thanks again - and here’s to a wonderful new year to all.
What kind of wood did you use and where did you get it from?
The plans are excellent
I think a general vibe works best for benches, just a few points about support and cross bracing to fit whatever material you got to work with. I raided the scratch and dent lumber at a big box store to get a few split 2X4s, the widest chunk they had in the pile for an apron and sides, and some simple hardware. Dirt cheap, ugly as sin, and sturdy enough for everything I've thrown at it so far.
Very simple and inexpensive. Perfect for most newbies and someone with tight budgets. I just bought enough poplar to build 3 of these benches for $360. Hard woods haven’t gone up that much like construction lumber did accept walnut and exotic woods.
I finished this bench a week ago and I feel great about it. It is so much easier to flatten a board on this bench than on the light weight low bench.
Thank you, Rex!
nice I've got the plans for the English joiner bench but this one looks nice!
Rex, you're a great salesman, so it's a good thing you aren't into hawking all kinds of nifty, must-have, expensive devices that will be left to gather dust after a few attempts at use. Now this down-to-earth bench design looks about right for my immediate needs -- well, with a few modifications of course. 😊 So I'll ante up for the plans. Thanks for the inspiration, guy.
Happy New Year Rex.
And to you!
Hello, Mr. Krueger;
Thank you for this & for all you do, Rex!
That's just what I've been looking for.
Unfortunately, our heat died.
We had to spend more than $524 to be sure we have heat.
At least the cooling still works.
I think next month's power bill will be maybe halved despite the storm.
I've wanted some of your plans & I've downloaded a few of the free plans.
Sometime early next year I should be able to buy the course & plans.
Maybe the price will be the same.
I'm still trying to find some blocks, 1 for chopping & 1 for my anvil.
I really like the way you were doing the simple manual wookworking.
I've been learning (& relearning) some green woodworking techniques.
I'm 67, when I was a young boy there were still old timers around who did it this way.
I like doing hand work so I really appreciate your sharing your 'how-tos'.
Have a GREAT day, Neighbor!
Nicely done sir Nicely done
def building this one day for fun!
Cool!!! Thanks Rex!!!!! 👍😎
Just bought the plans to this bench and first board. I can’t wait to start. After it’s dried out of course
A similar design to the Paul Sellers one I built a few years back, and I can see it will work really well. I live in the UK so starting your list with 'a few' 2 x 10s is like saying saying 'once you return from Mars...'
Mine was totally 2x4s (mostly poor quality), but when laminated with cheap PVA everything came straight, true and MASSIVE. A huge fun learning experience.Two resto record vices that looked aweful obtained from Ebay, but the rotary wire brush quickly turned them into things of beauty. Guys have a go! with real-world people like Rex and Paul to guide you, you can progress quickly and gain confidence and skill.
In the UK the next barrier will be where can I get the wood for my projects? Initially I practiced with pallet wood (a good training ground and so far FREE), but this year have been given some logs by friends who've had trees cut down. Took me a while to learn how to split and mill them, but I have enough wood to keep me going for a couple of years - mainly maple and sycamour and a tiny bit of oak. None of which I could ever have bought, even if I could find somewhere to sell me some here.
Happy days - the beat goes on!
Awesome bench Rex. Thanks my Cleveland neighbor
Great! Thank you!
Hey Rex can you do a video or series on hand drills, bit and braces, their differences and uses. A how to drill/bore straight and at angles, countersinking would also be useful.
i'm from the UK and this is the type of bench we had at schools woodworking class. PS great vid
Rex did it again 😁💪👍
Thanks Red
Rex , is it possible to show us how to make this minimum bench portable?
Thank you for all your advise and guidance
Great job again! Thanks much Rex
Real?
I’m assuming it’s not
outstanding
Rex you absolute tease! I lept out of bed this morning so pumped up to make this bad boy in my basement and it's just an announcement xD
I'm sorry! We're polishing it up. I might even have the plans out Monday .
@Rex_Krueger. No thanks. You're a phoney
Awesome bench and video! Can holes be drilled for hold fasts? Size, drill before or after build etc. Much appreciated for advice.
I like how you added some joinery to this one. It's more like the Nicholson bench touted by Richard the English Woodworker than your previous Nicholson.
I completed mine, with some modifications, which included a quick release woodworkers vice, and some other mods
Started wood working about 4 months ago and have still not spend any money on wood. There is a lot of free wood lying around from pallets to old construction lumber. My latest haul was five 4x4 and 17 2x6 all ten feet. They were weathered but still fine. I plan on making another bench out of them over Christmas break.
My ity informed me that we aren't allowed to deconstruct pallets in our yards and that I had to get rid of mine. I only had 3 of them so I sawed them apart and put them in the garage. Sheesh!
I know this is an ad, but it's a very persuasive and well-intentioned one. If I didn't already have a bench or was helping my kid make one, I'd aim for this one.
Merry Christmas everyone! Be careful out there
I just got all my stock rough cut, hopefully the build goes well. I'll be putting on my small 6" woodworkers vise and installing a Maxon Vise on the front face. The wood was unfortunately pretty expensive as I live in Colorado, came out to about $130.
Wow. I made something similar to that a couple weeks ago.
Cool design! Really elegant!
(I won't need it though, because I got lucky for my bench: I found a beat up, paint stained workbench with two missing legs for 90$, but it was a classic European bench made of solid beech with a face vice and tail vice. I needed to rebuild the tressles and clean it up, but everything else was great.)
First off, thanks so much for this video. Really, really appreciate the thought and engineering you out into this design (purchased plans!) Had a question for you: would this bench be able to take dog holes and holdfasts? How about a tail vise, maybe chucking a support block on the end? Thanks!
Nice design. Way to minimize the amount of lumber needed.
I had planned to build a bench before the prices went through the roof. I had budgeted roughly $100 for the lumber. Within a few months it doubled to over $200. I decided to buy a non-woodworking bench for other projects, but this new bench can be modified for woodworking.
Now that lumber prices have returned to a more normal level, I'm going to have to give your plans a look for a dedicated woodworking bench.
I watch other his wideo and decide to build workbech. Luckily I have some forest and friend has bandsaw mill, so wood is not problem (it needs a lot if work and time). Now I have legs done, so 1/3 done. I hope that in Janyary I can kick old wobbly table out...
You could use those scraps for blocking to screw down a quick shelf under there too
most big stores have a pile of free pallets outside. most of it is fire wood but some beams can be salvaged. ask around in your neighborhood and at construction sides, some one might have a scrap laying around. you wont find the 2 by 12 boards but you can probably find enough for the frame.
I have nearly completed my build based on the plans and instruction video... One suggestion I would make to anyone building this is to use #8 countersunk finish washers when mounting the top boards. I found during the build that the #8 screws easily pulled themselves deep into the SPF lumber, which is fine for the base pieces but not on the top - especially if you're going to be experimenting and removing the top on occasion. I used an appropriately sized forstner bit to drill the countersink hole to depth and then installed as per the plans otherwise. The washers allow the screw to get a good hold and not simply tear through the board.