This is a pretty solid little workbench. While once you figure out how it comes together, it is physically Easy to assemble ruclips.net/user/postUgkxyFZUPFEey-PuqsPMxqaykBhgA1LWxFHh by yourself. But the diagrams explaining the steps are really pretty bad. I could not get the handle pins in all the way despite multiple attempts, so I just used a screw I had on hand for the 2nd handle. I could not get the first pin in further or pull it back out. You are supposed to hammer it in, but I had no leverage and the handle is plastic and I did not want to risk breaking it. I will get a lot of use out of the bench because of the convenient size and height. It does fold up nicely for storage. They even explain how to fold it so you don't get pinched...that is important!
Re the problem with the dogs fouling the track saw (that sounds wrong 🤣) you could knock up some large round spacers to drop over the dogs to give you more clearance. Just got to make sure that they are exactly the same size.
Your videos are entertaining and informative and you've got some brass for a young ' un haha in my 30 year plus work experience, I've learned the hard way , The benefits of stepping back & taking a breath, Having a fresh set of eyes take a look at your work Oftentimes revealing the simplest most obvious thing! Anyway Cheers
Just quality, I’m doing carpentry and joinery at college right now and love watching all your vids. Also, your camera skills are great, thanks for making all these videos
So now you have some nice draws photograph and laminate the contents and pit it in the bottom of the draw. You will always know what should go in that space. Also you could hardpipe the extractor in and just move the flexi pipe from side to side.
Amazing. I personally don’t have the space or money to do this as I am only a beginner and 14 yrs old but when I have more space I will be definitely building this
Matt the problem with using bosch/mafell tracks with dogs has been solved. You simply mount the dogs under the track instead of placing the track against them! They are now available to buy from Bench dogs uk, or you can adapt the dogs easily enough yourself.
Amazing planning and skills - was wondering, what in your opinion is the ideal height for a bench? - OR - how does one determine that height for different people??
Hey Matt, After watching this video I came across a video from BischBaschBosch that utilizes some benchdogs and attachment bolts that fit under the Bosch track base. Great video as always mate. Can you tell me when you might be carrying on with the hardwood/Slab suppliers (surry timbers)series. Lastly do you have plans for your Cognition build? Regards Aj
That small top drawer would be perfect for you precision measuring tools. Put a second layer of foam on top and cut out the shapes of your squares, marking gauges, calipers, etc 👍🏼
If you enjoyed this video, don't forget to press the *LIKE* button. It really helps me out! Watch the overview of the entire build here! ruclips.net/video/q91kDunVpYw/видео.html
Jokes on you, after a decade in the US Army, I can use and convert the scary big metric numbers to the easier Imperial on the fly. Thank you for the opportunity to peek inside your knowledge.
What about making those push-botton stop dogs? Think that'd work with this? Then stuff wouldn't fall through the holes at all? ruclips.net/video/_T3GoD4ptsw/видео.html
Nice vids thanks Matt. I’m just setting up my own workshop for luthier work and general woodworking but am struggling to find a decent floor Pilar drill at a sensible price. Do you have any recommendations on that front? I see Axminster do a craft one but not sure on how accurate etc they are. Also all drills seem to have a short 80mm throw on them, is this normal? Sorry for the detour. I’m also looking into the system you have shown in the vid as been using festool saw and rails for years. Top channel, thanks.
Matt, I'm addicted to your videos. Really appreciate your willingness to admit mistakes even though you are clearly a master at your craft. Liberia, Malaysia and the the U.S.A. are the only countries using the imperial system. Don't know about the other two countries, but many of us in the U.S. are embarrassed that we didn't convert back in the 1970's, although we did try...
Love your videos Matt! Found you when I was looking for a good dovetail instructional video that spoke metric, not imperial... why do americans dumb down otherwise good ideas with the archaic imperial system?
Hi Matt, beautiful workbench! I'm not busting your chops here, but I really am curious if there is a strategy to avoid putting kerf lines in that beautiful top. I mean, even with the MFT's that I have, I am very "anal" about cutting into the tops. So far, I only have one (still tight) kerf that follows the location of the factory hardware and Festool track. I know that means that I am seriously under-utilizing the MFT. Especially, with the Parf Dogs, one should be putting a variety of cuts all over one's top. Would it make sense, if one were so inclined, to make the top removeable so that when it needed replacement, you could use the old top for a template and then drop the new top into place? I actually made a sacrificial top out of thin plywood for my MFT's that is held in place by dowels that match up with the hole pattern. Or have you already started putting kerf lines into it? I can tell that a lot of work and thought went into this project and it turned out beautiful. I would really like to see how it looks after you start using it. If I spend all of that effort to build one and then don't really use it because I don't want to cut up the top, then it would (for me) just end up being a show piece or piece of furniture and I don't have room in my shop to be doing that.
Not sure what Matt does, but I have a similar setup and use 3 bits of high density foam insulation ( the stiff kind used under floors ) to support sheet goods when cutting. I've also used 3mm ply, but you have to be pretty spot on with your depth of cut when you do that.
@@mrgibbs7710 - You don't *NEED* to know any fractions if you use Metric. And how come Americans can understand and work with "Thou" (thousandths of an inch), yet they cannot comprehend Thousandths of a Meter?
@@mrgibbs7710 - I know. And machine shops use THOU which is Base 10, the same as Metric uses. I am taking the piss out of those "Woodworking" Americans who cannot grasp the extra difficult of using fractional sizes in the modern digital era.
When you make cuts on that beautiful top, how do you live with all the damage that does? Is there not a way to put a sacrificial board beneath the wood you want to cut?
Matt, won‘t using the bench to cut stock with your circular saw ultimately result in you destroying the surface of the bench? Can‘t imagine being able to set the depth stop on the saw, so exactly, that you won‘t get cut marks on the surface of the bench. Or are you going to use a sacrificial board underneath? I‘m also old enough to remember when, we in the UK, changed from imperial to metric. I can‘t remember it being such a big deal. Imperial was good in it‘s day, but using fractions, one sixteenth, eights, thirty seconds etc, is just too complicated. Having every measurement in mm is just so much easier. I still have a steel ruler in my shop, one side mm, the other imperial. Guess which side doesn‘t get used? 😂 Am also a fan of your work Matt. So young but so much skill. Definitely enviable 🤘
You have to love imperial to use it. There are workworking channels that have to explain woodworkers how to read an imperial ruler. I think, that says as much about the imperial system as it does about the society those people come from.
We made a track saw table in our shop with essentially a tray top that fits a sheet of MDF. The MDF sticks up about 1/2 inch allowing us to just go the material we're breaking down. We also put a hanger above the table for the hose and power.
What do you think of using a narrower to sheet set 6mm down relative to the sides and using 6mm hardboard or water resistant MDF on top of it so that the top is sacrificial and is easily and cheaply replaced?
Matt - I was one that thought OSB would be a disaster...it looks great in your bench. If I make one that off-cut drawer would have to be 2.00m long and about 1.00m deep so I could spend three hours rummaging around inside. I don't like the way your workshop is looking so tidy, can't you, randomly, throw some stuff around, get cross and stomp out...like I do, my wife thinks that's what woodworking is all about!
@@BradsWorkbench You just know it's going to happen sometimes - it's make it and weep (always find glue-up stressful), then go back and do it all over again. Just love it Brad, you know when the machines have screwed-up, break out the hand tools and relax - look at those cool guys in the Lie-Neilsen vids (to me it would be like winning the lottery to be there)...now where is that allen key...?
Man I'm glad I became a boiler maker. Measure, cut, align and zap together with ya welder and you can litteraly make anything 100× stronger than any woodwork
@Jim Doherty well obviously there are things I would pay for but there's a lot more I don't have to! Car parts, gates, work benches, literally anything metal
If you have ever been in a real workshop you will notice very few if any permanent fixed cabinets on the shop floor, especially in the middle of the room. I keep all my power tools under my work bench and anything else is stored high up on the walls or in the rafters. The torsion box sanding bench is another one of those bloated impractical dust collecting wastes of space that hinder rather than help. But the hobby guys lap it up because they think it looks "pro". It's far easier to fabricate on trestles because you don't have to reach over the table top on any side of the work. You can even step inside it if you need to. The dust and shavings fall to the floor instead of piling up on the top. So much easier. But influencers sell product by encouraging you to build storage for it. It appeals to the hoarding instinct. You end up with a garage so crambed with useless shit that you have just enough room left to make breadboards and jewellery boxes. LMAO.
I can't help but ask myself "so as my back gets older, and I don't want to bend over as much, how could I redesign this so I didn't have to crouch down to get into stuff?"
Will you be protecting your worktop when cutting or is it sacrificial? Built one myself and use plywood underneath, don't want to destroy the surface. What do you do? Just cut into the top?
I never cared about metric until I began woodworking! Now I hate Imperial, LOL! ******* HOWEVER, YOU CAN CONVERT THE DRAWING TO IMPERIAL. ******* All you have to do is select all, copy, open the new template with inches, and paste. Automatically converts it to Imperial or vice versa for other sketches. :) Cheers Matt! Keep up the great work and post more on Patreon!
Nice Job Matt !! Looks GREAT ( the live reveal was great too) Thanks for mentioning the bit about the PayPal e-mail... got me thinking and I have NO idea which one it uses !
Only a woodworker would say 'perfectly square'. NOTHING is perfect- square, flat, or anything else. It just needs to be within tolerance. Which varies with the application. Why store tools in boxes? They are for transporting tools, not storing them. Pain in the butt to pull out boxes and mess with them. Drawers are way more accessible (wall hung even better...)
Matt, how are you going to protect the worktop when using tracksaw? Or is it going to be sacrificial? I also follow Dave Stanton who uses interlocking camping matts which I have started using, they're very good. You can find some here vi.raptor.ebaydesc.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemDescV4&item=112544530330&category=20573&pm=1&ds=0&t=1548681672000&ver=0 As you can see they have a set of holes in them. George Scholey
First off, the Metric system is fantastic. However, let me put out a short defense of the Imperial system briefly. Proportion is an undeniably essential building block of design. Matt's issues with the cut list that he warns about again in this video, and the standard practice of cutting pieces to fit perfectly are mechanics of proportion. Mathematically, proportion is communicated through ratios like 1:4 or 3:8. Ratios are the same things as fractions. 1:4 inches is 1/4" 3:8 is 3/8". This seamless translation of scale to measurement is super handy! Jokes about the measuring system wars aside, the real importance is precision. That's why Matt yelled at Rob in the desk video for measuring in cm rather than mm. Both systems have valid spaces they occupy, and familiarity with both can't hurt anyone.
Matt, I don't have a problem with your shelves rather than boxes (drawers). How are you going to see what's on the bottom if you only have drawers? Us Aussies (I'm actually an ex-pom, Blackburn, Lancs.) are considered as "lay-back" but we do think, now and again ;-)
concern based on the giant fire extinsher is fire from sawing bits and nicks on the floor not with enough clearance to sweep. The issue arrises when clipping a rusted nail shooting a spark down to the saw dust and becoming super heated in the middle of the table not being able to extinsh from the bottom or the top getting super hot and taking down the shop. The concern is gravity of all the tool bot being able to get a work around to the flamable bits.
Hi Matt. I'm wondering if you have French viewers on your channel and if some of them asking for translation with your plans ? I could translate this one for you and for free (except I don't have the plan yet ^^) because I think everybody should have access to this really good work ! Let me know ! Nico
Great video Matt, lots of inspiration taken from this video. Love the style and this will be another project after my workbench ! also inspired by Bertha !!!
Matt, check out Peter's video on offset holes. If you've got the mkII Parf system you should be able to drill some extra holes that are spaced in such a way as to avoid the motor or base of your saw fouling on the dogs. Going to be doing this in a few weeks as I've got the same Bosch saw and will be making my own MFT top too. Haven't done it in practice yet but it *should* work. Here's the link: ruclips.net/video/tOhDFN5Cx-s/видео.html
I know this was quite awhile ago making the awesome workbench. Are the open storing areas a pain when they fill with sawdust, etc? I imagin it could be irritating. A great job on the bench! I appreciate the work you share with us. I use SAE instead of metric, but it still works. 😂
Super- phenomenal build, great skills, fantastic presentation. I watched all of the videos. So many things I could say, but most important comment would be that I appreciate your attention to the details and taking the time to build according to your sensibilities, especially the 8-foot sliding dovetail. Just a side note: I have decided to move to metric and toss away the nonsense of imperial. Thank you so much for the series and (of course,) the best of everything to you and yours. WEL.
Just make that whole "wasted area section" a big magnetic plate to slap stuff against and have it stick there. Don't put pegs or nails on that; they're going to murder your leg or shoulder sooner or later.
Hi Matt, Good looking and user-friendly work bench. Given that you use a track saw on this bench, then I gather that the Valchromat top is sacrificial - or am I missing something here? Regards Sam
Oh I would really like to make this kind of bench top using the PARF guide system, but I'm currently on a very very tight budget and cannot spare almost 200 Euros... :(
I really wanna go to school for woodworking, just finished up a course on construction carpentry and don't feel like it's enough to fill my glass. Most of the schools in my area seem more designed for hobbyist. Would an apprenticeship be a good direction to go in?
The parf guide doesn’t need to be on the bench because you won’t use it during projects unless you use it to create jigs to use the dog holes where the jigs need the same spacing.
Very nice build, Matt. I'm curious about the dog holes layout. Have you found that you have enough of these, or would you do the top differently if you were to re-do it?
Really turned out fantastic. I love that you treated the pine with respect, I know it's cheap and soft but some of my fondest memories from childhood involve building stuff with pine so it warms my heart to see those beautiful dovetails on pine drawers.
Pine is a great material for the workshop. It is soft, so when you accidentally knock your work against it, you avoid serious damage to the parts. Every single dent in my workbench edges and corners makes me think "thank you".
Sheew. It's been a long journey but we made it through. Loving the fact you upped your lighting game in your shop. The videos look awesome again. Can't wait for all the new things that you will be making and doing. You could also a little Rosie to brighten things up in the shop.
Hi there Matt. Wow, it's that simple, Wow, you truly nailed it with this design bud. It has pretty much everything I need all in one place. This has to be the best work bench I've ever seen on RUclips, no wonder you hit 1.8K likes, but why 19 decided to thumbs down is beyond me, whats not to like? ee, up the good work Matt, well done bud...
Matt, in the drawer where you have the boxes of sanding disks, have you considered making a sliding piece of plywood with vertical pegs to hold the various grits of sanding disks and having it fit in the slotted area right above the drawer? It would free the drawer up for other uses, provide you with a rapidly available view and access to the disks, and stay out of the way when not in use. Just a thought. Really enjoy the video series.
Thanks Matt! Great work bench! Question on the SketchUp..... Did you manually make the exploded diagram or is there an extension you used? I've been looking for such an extension. Thanks again for all your great content.
Hello Matt nice video, a lot to take in tell me that pillar drill you are using any problems and do you recommend it would appreciate your thoughts bren
@@thethirdman225 - No, I dont need to check anything. In Australia we use Metric so sheets are 6, 9, 12, 16, 18mm and never 3/4". .It's obviously the Americans who need.to check more carefully.
Wow that's really inspiring as I'll be converting my garage into a shop by insulating it, redoing floor, etc and it's very tiny, so this is a really good use of space. I really like the idea with the holes to line up the straight edge.
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This is a pretty solid little workbench. While once you figure out how it comes together, it is physically Easy to assemble ruclips.net/user/postUgkxyFZUPFEey-PuqsPMxqaykBhgA1LWxFHh by yourself. But the diagrams explaining the steps are really pretty bad. I could not get the handle pins in all the way despite multiple attempts, so I just used a screw I had on hand for the 2nd handle. I could not get the first pin in further or pull it back out. You are supposed to hammer it in, but I had no leverage and the handle is plastic and I did not want to risk breaking it. I will get a lot of use out of the bench because of the convenient size and height. It does fold up nicely for storage. They even explain how to fold it so you don't get pinched...that is important!
"Start a few wars with that one" as an American, I love it! Great video and workbench. You've earned a subscriber!
Really like that you show your thought process for the design and of course mistakes along the way 😂. Good motivation to get in the shop!
Re the problem with the dogs fouling the track saw (that sounds wrong 🤣) you could knock up some large round spacers to drop over the dogs to give you more clearance. Just got to make sure that they are exactly the same size.
Don’t listen to the lumber snobs Matt, OSB is fine and does look interesting ! Nice build !
Damn right
Yay for the unsorted screw box! I have one of them... and it's a big ol box too :-)
Your videos are entertaining and informative and you've got some brass for a young ' un haha in my 30 year plus work experience, I've learned the hard way , The benefits of stepping back & taking a breath, Having a fresh set of eyes take a look at your work
Oftentimes revealing the simplest most obvious thing! Anyway Cheers
Just quality, I’m doing carpentry and joinery at college right now and love watching all your vids. Also, your camera skills are great, thanks for making all these videos
So now you have some nice draws photograph and laminate the contents and pit it in the bottom of the draw. You will always know what should go in that space. Also you could hardpipe the extractor in and just move the flexi pipe from side to side.
Great series. Wish I had the space for a bench that big . Lots of ideas for building my own bench
Amazing. I personally don’t have the space or money to do this as I am only a beginner and 14 yrs old but when I have more space I will be definitely building this
Thats quite some beard you have there - for a '14 year old'!
Look grey will never go out of fashion because it's never been in fashion! Good video, subscribed, gonna check out the bench build, you a southerner?
That reveal video was awesome. Tour video also was very nice!
Matt the problem with using bosch/mafell tracks with dogs has been solved. You simply mount the dogs under the track instead of placing the track against them! They are now available to buy from Bench dogs uk, or you can adapt the dogs easily enough yourself.
Great looking bench and very useful
Thanks for the opportunity to chat with you!
Hopefully do it again soon!
Amazing planning and skills - was wondering, what in your opinion is the ideal height for a bench? - OR - how does one determine that height for different people??
Very well thought out, thanks for sharing.
Hey Matt, After watching this video I came across a video from BischBaschBosch that utilizes some benchdogs and attachment bolts that fit under the Bosch track base. Great video as always mate. Can you tell me when you might be carrying on with the hardwood/Slab suppliers (surry timbers)series. Lastly do you have plans for your Cognition build?
Regards
Aj
Just found you on here it’s nice to hear someone from this side of the pond 👍
If I ever get to the point of having a workshop like that.. I would have a ball
Love the new work bench man, still hung up on the new work shop though cause it reminds me so much of Alec Steeles old workshop lol
That small top drawer would be perfect for you precision measuring tools. Put a second layer of foam on top and cut out the shapes of your squares, marking gauges, calipers, etc 👍🏼
Great series matt
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Watch the overview of the entire build here! ruclips.net/video/q91kDunVpYw/видео.html
Oh snap, double the traffic today!. Loved the reveal.
The only thing I can think of is maybe some locking wheels to make it mobile in the shop . A great job though.
Jokes on you, after a decade in the US Army, I can use and convert the scary big metric numbers to the easier Imperial on the fly.
Thank you for the opportunity to peek inside your knowledge.
What about making those push-botton stop dogs? Think that'd work with this? Then stuff wouldn't fall through the holes at all?
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Check out Bisch Basch Bosch channel, he’s developed some dogs with spacers for the Bosch/mafell tracks that over come the track issues you’re having
I'm across the pond and you're right. Imperial doesn't make sense. LOL!
Do you think this structure would suit having castors added?
Nice vids thanks Matt. I’m just setting up my own workshop for luthier work and general woodworking but am struggling to find a decent floor Pilar drill at a sensible price. Do you have any recommendations on that front? I see Axminster do a craft one but not sure on how accurate etc they are. Also all drills seem to have a short 80mm throw on them, is this normal? Sorry for the detour. I’m also looking into the system you have shown in the vid as been using festool saw and rails for years. Top channel, thanks.
Great job and thank you!!!!
And thanks that the plans are in metric system so great 😀
Watching your new project!!!!
Can’t wait
It will take a while, but the Americans have begun their conversion to the metric system, inch by inch.
Matt, I'm addicted to your videos. Really appreciate your willingness to admit mistakes even though you are clearly a master at your craft. Liberia, Malaysia and the the U.S.A. are the only countries using the imperial system. Don't know about the other two countries, but many of us in the U.S. are embarrassed that we didn't convert back in the 1970's, although we did try...
It's easy to change over to Metric - just start using it!
Consider the 2 Liter Coke bottle, you managed that just fine, right?.
Love your videos Matt! Found you when I was looking for a good dovetail instructional video that spoke metric, not imperial... why do americans dumb down otherwise good ideas with the archaic imperial system?
Hi Matt, beautiful workbench! I'm not busting your chops here, but I really am curious if there is a strategy to avoid putting kerf lines in that beautiful top. I mean, even with the MFT's that I have, I am very "anal" about cutting into the tops. So far, I only have one (still tight) kerf that follows the location of the factory hardware and Festool track. I know that means that I am seriously under-utilizing the MFT. Especially, with the Parf Dogs, one should be putting a variety of cuts all over one's top.
Would it make sense, if one were so inclined, to make the top removeable so that when it needed replacement, you could use the old top for a template and then drop the new top into place? I actually made a sacrificial top out of thin plywood for my MFT's that is held in place by dowels that match up with the hole pattern.
Or have you already started putting kerf lines into it? I can tell that a lot of work and thought went into this project and it turned out beautiful. I would really like to see how it looks after you start using it. If I spend all of that effort to build one and then don't really use it because I don't want to cut up the top, then it would (for me) just end up being a show piece or piece of furniture and I don't have room in my shop to be doing that.
Not sure what Matt does, but I have a similar setup and use 3 bits of high density foam insulation ( the stiff kind used under floors ) to support sheet goods when cutting. I've also used 3mm ply, but you have to be pretty spot on with your depth of cut when you do that.
Hi matt did you ever find a solution about the plunge saw clearance when using the dogs ???
Dumping ground....perfectly describes my whole workbench
Gonna get "Metric, because imperial doesn't make sense" tattooed across my chest.
Need it on a T-shirt!!
IT MAKES SENSE IF YOU KNOW UR FRACTIONS BOOOI
@@mrgibbs7710 - You don't *NEED* to know any fractions if you use Metric.
And how come Americans can understand and work with "Thou" (thousandths of an inch), yet they cannot comprehend Thousandths of a Meter?
@@johncoops6897 we do actually use the metric system alot here in the US, especially in manufacturing. Most if not all fabrication shops use both
@@mrgibbs7710 - I know. And machine shops use THOU which is Base 10, the same as Metric uses.
I am taking the piss out of those "Woodworking" Americans who cannot grasp the extra difficult of using fractional sizes in the modern digital era.
When you make cuts on that beautiful top, how do you live with all the damage that does? Is there not a way to put a sacrificial board beneath the wood you want to cut?
100% this right here
Lol I think router collets have magical powers to burrow under other bits and pieces to hide from you!
Matt, won‘t using the bench to cut stock with your circular saw ultimately result in you destroying the surface of the bench? Can‘t imagine being able to set the depth stop on the saw, so exactly, that you won‘t get cut marks on the surface of the bench. Or are you going to use a sacrificial board underneath? I‘m also old enough to remember when, we in the UK, changed from imperial to metric. I can‘t remember it being such a big deal. Imperial was good in it‘s day, but using fractions, one sixteenth, eights, thirty seconds etc, is just too complicated. Having every measurement in mm is just so much easier. I still have a steel ruler in my shop, one side mm, the other imperial. Guess which side doesn‘t get used? 😂 Am also a fan of your work Matt. So young but so much skill. Definitely enviable 🤘
You have to love imperial to use it. There are workworking channels that have to explain woodworkers how to read an imperial ruler. I think, that says as much about the imperial system as it does about the society those people come from.
We made a track saw table in our shop with essentially a tray top that fits a sheet of MDF. The MDF sticks up about 1/2 inch allowing us to just go the material we're breaking down. We also put a hanger above the table for the hose and power.
What do you think of using a narrower to sheet set 6mm down relative to the sides and using 6mm hardboard or water resistant MDF on top of it so that the top is sacrificial and is easily and cheaply replaced?
well done matt, great series, go for a pint... imperial.
A purposeful "dumping ground" is a legitimate prioritisation tool btw.
Do, differ, delegate, delete.
Love your videos Mat, many many many thanks 👍👌💪
Hahaha gray “Adventurous” 🤣😂
Matt - I was one that thought OSB would be a disaster...it looks great in your bench. If I make one that off-cut drawer would have to be 2.00m long and about 1.00m deep so I could spend three hours rummaging around inside.
I don't like the way your workshop is looking so tidy, can't you, randomly, throw some stuff around, get cross and stomp out...like I do, my wife thinks that's what woodworking is all about!
Chris Jordan lol I’ve had days I just walked away as well. Sometimes nothing goes as planned 😂
@@BradsWorkbench You just know it's going to happen sometimes - it's make it and weep (always find glue-up stressful), then go back and do it all over again. Just love it Brad, you know when the machines have screwed-up, break out the hand tools and relax - look at those cool guys in the Lie-Neilsen vids (to me it would be like winning the lottery to be there)...now where is that allen key...?
Great job on the work bench but is there a place to store a Jesus pen?
Man I'm glad I became a boiler maker. Measure, cut, align and zap together with ya welder and you can litteraly make anything 100× stronger than any woodwork
@Jim Doherty well obviously there are things I would pay for but there's a lot more I don't have to! Car parts, gates, work benches, literally anything metal
@@jacobshanahan7466 - SO, build it in Steel. None of us care.
If you have ever been in a real workshop you will notice very few if any permanent fixed cabinets on the shop floor, especially in the middle of the room. I keep all my power tools under my work bench and anything else is stored high up on the walls or in the rafters.
The torsion box sanding bench is another one of those bloated impractical dust collecting wastes of space that hinder rather than help. But the hobby guys lap it up because they think it looks "pro".
It's far easier to fabricate on trestles because you don't have to reach over the table top on any side of the work. You can even step inside it if you need to.
The dust and shavings fall to the floor instead of piling up on the top. So much easier.
But influencers sell product by encouraging you to build storage for it. It appeals to the hoarding instinct. You end up with a garage so crambed with useless shit that you have just enough room left to make breadboards and jewellery boxes. LMAO.
My human has workshop envy from watching your vid...signed Wilson the Bully.
Hi! Great work! I was looking for the plans for this bench but couldn't find them. Are they still available?
You are spot on, imperial does not make any sense. Well done :)
Have you ever tought of puting wheel to make it mobile?
I can't help but ask myself "so as my back gets older, and I don't want to bend over as much, how could I redesign this so I didn't have to crouch down to get into stuff?"
Imperial doesn't make sense, brilliant🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Will you be protecting your worktop when cutting or is it sacrificial? Built one myself and use plywood underneath, don't want to destroy the surface. What do you do? Just cut into the top?
Ssshhhh.. I want to see the video where he figures that out
I never cared about metric until I began woodworking! Now I hate Imperial, LOL!
******* HOWEVER, YOU CAN CONVERT THE DRAWING TO IMPERIAL. ******* All you have to do is select all, copy, open the new template with inches, and paste. Automatically converts it to Imperial or vice versa for other sketches. :) Cheers Matt! Keep up the great work and post more on Patreon!
Amazing.
Can’t wait to see the bench in real use
Beautiful with lots of great ideas. I can see myself cutting that bench top though.
Nice Job Matt !! Looks GREAT ( the live reveal was great too)
Thanks for mentioning the bit about the PayPal e-mail... got me thinking and I have NO idea which one it uses !
the email address for paypal can be changed
The email that you Paypal Account uses is the first thing that you type in when you sign in. The second thing that you enter is your Password.
Right, but I haven’t used my PayPal in years. Pretty sure the associated e-mail predates my Gmail account lol
Only a woodworker would say 'perfectly square'. NOTHING is perfect- square, flat, or anything else. It just needs to be within tolerance. Which varies with the application.
Why store tools in boxes? They are for transporting tools, not storing them. Pain in the butt to pull out boxes and mess with them. Drawers are way more accessible (wall hung even better...)
Matt, how are you going to protect the worktop when using tracksaw? Or is it going to be sacrificial? I also follow Dave Stanton who uses interlocking camping matts which I have started using, they're very good. You can find some here vi.raptor.ebaydesc.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemDescV4&item=112544530330&category=20573&pm=1&ds=0&t=1548681672000&ver=0
As you can see they have a set of holes in them.
George Scholey
Imperial FOREVER
*Metric and imperial war begins!*
That war should be over. I wish I had been taught metric.
Metric!
If God had meant us to use the metric system he’d have given us 10 fingers and 10 toes.
First off, the Metric system is fantastic. However, let me put out a short defense of the Imperial system briefly. Proportion is an undeniably essential building block of design. Matt's issues with the cut list that he warns about again in this video, and the standard practice of cutting pieces to fit perfectly are mechanics of proportion. Mathematically, proportion is communicated through ratios like 1:4 or 3:8. Ratios are the same things as fractions. 1:4 inches is 1/4" 3:8 is 3/8". This seamless translation of scale to measurement is super handy! Jokes about the measuring system wars aside, the real importance is precision. That's why Matt yelled at Rob in the desk video for measuring in cm rather than mm. Both systems have valid spaces they occupy, and familiarity with both can't hurt anyone.
@@portnaluinge ha! I like that one.
Matt, I don't have a problem with your shelves rather than boxes (drawers). How are you going to see what's on the bottom if you only have drawers? Us Aussies (I'm actually an ex-pom, Blackburn, Lancs.) are considered as "lay-back" but we do think, now and again ;-)
concern based on the giant fire extinsher is fire from sawing bits and nicks on the floor not with enough clearance to sweep. The issue arrises when clipping a rusted nail shooting a spark down to the saw dust and becoming super heated in the middle of the table not being able to extinsh from the bottom or the top getting super hot and taking down the shop. The concern is gravity of all the tool bot being able to get a work around to the flamable bits.
If it feels like a rat paradise could be a bad design.
Hi Matt. I'm wondering if you have French viewers on your channel and if some of them asking for translation with your plans ? I could translate this one for you and for free (except I don't have the plan yet ^^) because I think everybody should have access to this really good work ! Let me know !
Nico
Great video Matt, lots of inspiration taken from this video. Love the style and this will be another project after my workbench ! also inspired by Bertha !!!
Matt, check out Peter's video on offset holes. If you've got the mkII Parf system you should be able to drill some extra holes that are spaced in such a way as to avoid the motor or base of your saw fouling on the dogs. Going to be doing this in a few weeks as I've got the same Bosch saw and will be making my own MFT top too. Haven't done it in practice yet but it *should* work. Here's the link: ruclips.net/video/tOhDFN5Cx-s/видео.html
I know this was quite awhile ago making the awesome workbench. Are the open storing areas a pain when they fill with sawdust, etc? I imagin it could be irritating.
A great job on the bench! I appreciate the work you share with us.
I use SAE instead of metric, but it still works. 😂
Super- phenomenal build, great skills, fantastic presentation. I watched all of the videos. So many things I could say, but most important comment would be that I appreciate your attention to the details and taking the time to build according to your sensibilities, especially the 8-foot sliding dovetail. Just a side note: I have decided to move to metric and toss away the nonsense of imperial. Thank you so much for the series and (of course,) the best of everything to you and yours. WEL.
I think we all have a mixed dumping box for odd screws
My wife calls mine "the magic screw box" because it seems like I can always find what I need in it, no matter what I'm looking for.
Just make that whole "wasted area section" a big magnetic plate to slap stuff against and have it stick there. Don't put pegs or nails on that; they're going to murder your leg or shoulder sooner or later.
Hi Matt, Good looking and user-friendly work bench. Given that you use a track saw on this bench, then I gather that the Valchromat top is sacrificial - or am I missing something here? Regards Sam
Oh I would really like to make this kind of bench top using the PARF guide system, but I'm currently on a very very tight budget and cannot spare almost 200 Euros... :(
I really wanna go to school for woodworking, just finished up a course on construction carpentry and don't feel like it's enough to fill my glass. Most of the schools in my area seem more designed for hobbyist. Would an apprenticeship be a good direction to go in?
The parf guide doesn’t need to be on the bench because you won’t use it during projects unless you use it to create jigs to use the dog holes where the jigs need the same spacing.
Very nice build, Matt. I'm curious about the dog holes layout. Have you found that you have enough of these, or would you do the top differently if you were to re-do it?
Really turned out fantastic. I love that you treated the pine with respect, I know it's cheap and soft but some of my fondest memories from childhood involve building stuff with pine so it warms my heart to see those beautiful dovetails on pine drawers.
Oh, and yeah, this New Yorker hates imperial too.
Pine is a great material for the workshop. It is soft, so when you accidentally knock your work against it, you avoid serious damage to the parts. Every single dent in my workbench edges and corners makes me think "thank you".
Sheew. It's been a long journey but we made it through. Loving the fact you upped your lighting game in your shop. The videos look awesome again. Can't wait for all the new things that you will be making and doing. You could also a little Rosie to brighten things up in the shop.
For that back panel, put holders for all the different wrenches and label them, flat and out of the way, but handy where you can get them.
Hi there Matt. Wow, it's that simple, Wow, you truly nailed it with this design bud. It has pretty much everything I need all in one place. This has to be the best work bench I've ever seen on RUclips, no wonder you hit 1.8K likes, but why 19 decided to thumbs down is beyond me, whats not to like? ee, up the good work Matt, well done bud...
Matt, in the drawer where you have the boxes of sanding disks, have you considered making a sliding piece of plywood with vertical pegs to hold the various grits of sanding disks and having it fit in the slotted area right above the drawer? It would free the drawer up for other uses, provide you with a rapidly available view and access to the disks, and stay out of the way when not in use. Just a thought. Really enjoy the video series.
What about putting more drawers on the side of the timber drawers instead of the blank plank?
very nice videos congrats-great job What kind of wood did you use here?
Thanks Matt! Great work bench! Question on the SketchUp.....
Did you manually make the exploded diagram or is there an extension you used? I've been looking for such an extension. Thanks again for all your great content.
Hello Matt nice video, a lot to take in tell me that pillar drill you are using any problems and do you recommend it would appreciate your thoughts bren
Hey just wondering the size of the table. Went to buy the drawings but want to check size first. Thx
The grey top is just over 1200 x 2400 with a solid timber surround. Standard sheet size for MDF, plywood, etc.
@@thethirdman225 - It's 8ft x 4ft (2440 x 1220).... IMPERIAL, because that is what size standard metric sheets are supplied as LOL.
@@johncoops6897 Check again. Americans frequently complain that their 3/4 inch sheets are less than that. That’s because they’re 18mm.
@@thethirdman225 - No, I dont need to check anything. In Australia we use Metric so sheets are 6, 9, 12, 16, 18mm and never 3/4".
.It's obviously the Americans who need.to check more carefully.
@@johncoops6897 I agree. The point being that it’s been standardised to metric.
You lost your dog? I heard your track saw sometimes hit the dogs. Must be why your dog ran off.
I Would love to buy the plans, but they seem blury :( ahah
what wood is the base made of?
Pine.
Looks amazing, how about a long thin slot built through the middle of the bench to store the rail saw rails?
how big is the table ? maybe i missed it bud its not on the buy page !
8 foot x 4 foot, plus the 3/4" pine edges on all 4 sides.
Wow that's really inspiring as I'll be converting my garage into a shop by insulating it, redoing floor, etc and it's very tiny, so this is a really good use of space. I really like the idea with the holes to line up the straight edge.
What makes this a power tool workbench?
You use your power tools on it.
Where are the Parf tools? Where is the small Parf table plans?
Are your benches on the same level? Would be fantastic for massive sheet material