Building A Work Bench

This work bench is made in hard maple and mahogany. The legs are made in hard maple and wrapped with 1/8in mahogany to make it look like they are solid mahogany. I did this to save money on wood and get a stronger bench leg. I'm using the 20 inch twin turbo vis made by Andy Klein. Go check out his kickstarter! The work bench is 4 inch thick 26 inches wide and 66 inches long, it stands 35 inches tall. Thanks for watching!
- Toth

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Thanks for watching!
- Toth

[AndrewKleinWW]

Sweet bench, and thanks for showing off the vise, glad you like it

[hockeykid]

Awesome job... but those untrimmed vice jaws kill me lol

[xiphoidprocess]

Hey I know the guy with the boot on his foot! Truly one of a kind. Currently watching your videos with said person. Keep up the great work!

[kratt]

I love the “raise the trees” t shirt dust mask while at the table saw !!

[EvanDunville]

I like boiled linseed oil for a bench, its just enough protection to prevent glue from sticking without making the surface too slippery. It's also good for when you have to resurface the top.

[johnconklin]

My favorite finish for shop stuff is BLO. Quick, simple and if I have some left from something else I just swab some more on the bench, etc.

[mmccullough]

Suggest Tung oil. It has some properties for repelling dirt / grime and is easy clean. Is easy to apply and re apply when the inevitable wear starts to show, and looks nice !

[TheWoodLab]

Awesome heavy bench and I'll definitely be checking out Andy's kickstarter! I used BLO on my bench and have been pretty happy with it. - Jim

[chipmcnally]

It was so easy to watch you work on your beautiful bench! I'd finish it with Odie's Oil.

[Matthewroyermusic]

very cool, I'm getting ready to build one myself, I dig the way you did the legs. well done. as far as finish I'd go with a linseed oil.

[whazee]

Looks really good with the pale top to me! 😊👍

[waynebooker]

Nice. I build my Roubo out of hard maple as well, I used danish oil and it looks and works fantastic. Glue doesn't really stick to it and it has more grip when clamping than before it was finished.

[sapelesteve]

That looks like a nice heavy duty workbench Kyle, well done! So glad that you included the show stealer Todd boy at the end of the video!! :)

[kurttalert]

Nice bench, Kyle. That vise is so sweet. I kickstarted a 2 pack as soon as I could- can’t wait to build a new bench around them!

[tooljunkie]

Looks SOLID ASF! I wood definitely put some type of top coat on it. Like satin finish polycrylic or a shellac that way of glue gets on it its easier to get off and iff something spills on it theres some type of protection. I use satin poly. On mine once a year But to each their own.im actually building a stock pile up to build a new one also after 6 yrs it's time to upgrade from the 2x4s too.lol

[stanleyshostak]

Cool bench! I like to put on an oil like young oil or BLO. Then when you get glue drips or other things you can use your card scraper and clean up the bench top. Then wit oil you can put some on the areas that you scrape clean. No fussing with a film finish. Just my take.

[steveswoodworking]

Yep, boiled linseed oil for the top. You don't want it to be too slick. Just at least some minor protection. I also bought a silicone mat for the top of the bench, I use it when doing glue ups, and the glue comes off, without getting it on the top of the bench.

[ryanrich]

Now you can be a real woodworker! 😁. For my bench I just used Danish oil. Works really well and give it a nice color.

[murphymmc]

You're a pretty good wood-machinist. Would have been nice to see some nice mortise and tenons on the legs connections. Those lags will work for a while but eventually you'll be wanting something better. Just wax the top, it will get scratched, cut, dented and maybe a few dimples from over drilled holes that got away. It'll be a lot easier to re-plane when that needs to be done and a whole lot easier with a super sharp plane.

[SindriDiego]

Awesome, really makes me want to build á bench,