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Completed Workbench

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Back filler piece with a couple of coats on it. It's a semi-gloss enamel. In daylight it's an olive green.

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I've decided I'm lacking in clamps, I had to do the main assembly one side at a time.

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And here it is after removing all the protruding lap pieces and sanding them flush.

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The next step is to round off all the exterior edges with my router, then sand again with 180 grit and put some clear poly-urethane on the frame. Because the frame is clear-coat and the other parts are painted it's just easier to do before assembly. Although I may cut the sides and drawer boxes to length first, I'm kind of sick of sanding. :D You can see the ripped plywood parts standing on the left.
 
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I got the round-over done on all the exposed edges in about 15 minutes on the weekend, followed by some light sanding where a couple lines were visible. Last night I set up my miter saw and cut all the drawer box sides and front/back pieces to length. I started off measuring each piece then realized how stupid I was being. I set up a fence with a clamped on stop and buzzed through the rest of the pieces.

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It took me less than an hour including cleanup.


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You can see a couple of rounded edges in that photo. Tonight I plan on setting up my sawhorses and track saw to finish off cutting to size the 3/4" sides and dividers that the drawers fit in between, along with the 1/4" drawer box bottoms.
 
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I've been remiss in updating this thread. A lot has happened since my last update. I cut the sides and dividers to size, then set up my Amazon special dado blade and cut the slots the drawer bottoms will slide in.
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I was not happy with the tearout that happened. Next time I'll make a jig and use a pattern bit on my router, or make multiple passes with my 80 tooth blade. The 24 tooth on the dado blade just sucks. I was trying to reduce the amount of cuts, there were 30 dado cuts which would have been 90 cuts with a 1/8" blade. These will all be hidden behind drawers so you won't see them.

I got the sides painted and ready to install.
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Then put 3 coats of spray-on Varathane on the carcass.

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Once that was done I put the sides and dividers on, then put the mounting blocks for the vise on.

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I mounted the vise and the retractable casters, and put a 1/4 x 2.5" lag in the bottom of each leg to be able to adjust the bench height when the casters are up if my son's concrete floor isn't level.

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Finished! Well no, not really but it looks like a bench now. I put pocket holes all around for mounting the top but it's not screwed down yet, I've got work to do on it.

I assembled all the drawer boxes, glued and screwed.
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Today I cut all the drawer bottoms, chamfered the edges that will be sliding in the grooves and cut the MDF drawer fronts.

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Next up is putting the bottoms on the drawers and sanding and painting the drawer fronts. I think I'm down to another 4-5 sessions in the garage to get this complete. Hopefully.
 
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sswilson said:
Damn dude!!! That's one hell of a solid looking work bench! (And a thing of beauty).
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anabioz said:
fire! this is awesome!
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Thanks guys. It's too fancy for a workbench but not nice enough to be furniture. I've referred to it as a legacy to my wife, I think my son will be happy to own it for a long time. And it's beefy, it will be somewhere around 150 lbs with the drawers in and top on. I'm not putting the top or the shelves on it until we move it into his basement as they are just pocket hole screws holding them. And I might take the vise off too, it's only 4 lag screws holding it on. It has to go down a flight of stairs, so keeping it as light as possible for the move is key.

My dad made me a workbench when I bought my first townhouse which was used heavily for many years before it got too beat up after a few moves. It was made from a couple surplus cabinets with some shelves and sliding doors in between them. That was the inspiration to make this one for Taylor.
 
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Nice work, looking good!

What do you figure the total cost will be when all said and done? … I haven’t priced lumber in a bit, but I assume it’s still high.
 
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