So I guess I built my dream workbench

[@weedgar1]

No sawstop, no woodpeckers, just a talented woodworker, great job.

[@GillisBjork]

Haha yeah, that would not fit in my workshop or my budget! Gotta make do. Thank you!

[@lukedeaton]

I don't think anyone pays for that woodpecker gear😅yay product placement

[@paulalvarez7602]

A true craftsman! A minimum use of power tools!! Excellent bench!!

[@user-qy8us5ww7q]

Everything done by hand reminds me of grandfather and father. Thank you.

[@montewoods4766]

I like old school woodworking

[@GillisBjork]

Me too :)

[@Katsoup98]

That was a pleasure you watch.

[@ureasmith3049]

Ripping those slabs by hand. You're a beast.👍

[@jeffv4728]

Pure enjoyment watching you hand build the bench. Amazing skill and work!

[@Davidcarroll38]

Always a pleasure to watch your videos and best when it’s a long one! Great looking bench

[@patrickhotra9241]

It was great to see a new video, especially one as challenging as this bench. I'm always amazed at your willingness to do all of the complicated and exacting milling and joinery procedures by hand, especially when so many craftsmen are resorting to CNC machines. It's rare that we get to see how furniture was traditionally constructed, and can still be, with hand tools, patience, and attention to detail.

[@GillisBjork]

Thank you! I felt a bit bad for using the power planer and circular saw so much here, so I’m glad to hear that you think it still comes across as traditionally handmade!

[@brucecampbell6186]

I agree with Patrick. You’re a true craftsman capable of doing so much of the joinery by hand tools. I’m impressed. Good job, everything was a nice tight fit.

[@richcollins3490]

Your videos bring back great memories when I was an apprentice and worked with my father. We used mostly hand powered tools, rip, cross cut and coping saws, planes, chisels, brace and bits, miter box..ect that l would slowly acquire over time. l still have and use a sharpening stone that my Dad used when he was an apprentice, thanks for your great videos and memories.

[@GillisBjork]

Glad I could bring back some memories, thanks for sharing!

[@milenapena6501]

Excelente veo sus videos desde Colombia y me parecen muy didácticos ,muchas gracias joven por su trabajo magistral ,todo mi respeto

[@johna.9742]

Whether I or anyone else agrees with your wood selection, in my opinion, has nothing to do with your build. Your craftsmanship with what you have to work with is excellent. Thanks for another way to look at building a great woodworking bench.

[@Mat-q5z]

Men, your work and the quality out of it leave me breathless everytime. And speechless :) All the best and keep on having fun and creation 🍀

[@GillisBjork]

Many thanks! Will do!

[@jeffforbes3772]

Great project and execution. Love the commentary as well.

[@GillisBjork]

Thank you, that’s nice to hear!

[@twcmaker]

Yes I agree the mix of voice to camera and voice over is excellent. Well balanced 👍

[@animalivaganti360]

it's a great job. A long but not boring video. Thanks for sharing.

[@GillisBjork]

Thanks a bunch, glad you didn't find it boring!

[@animalivaganti360]

@@GillisBjork Actually, I was falling asleep at work and your video woke me up 😄 Thanks again

[@GillisBjork]

@@animalivaganti360 Haha that's great

[@afterthemouse]

Getting better with each video friend, well done

[@GillisBjork]

Many thanks!

[@billbris]

Bravo! That is both a functional workbench as well as a beautiful piece of "furniture".

[@GillisBjork]

Many thanks!

[@harrymason1053]

I built a bench out of 2x4s, 2x6s, and 4x4s, figuring it would be temporary but 40 years later, I was still using it. It was more than adequate. The tail vice used a threaded rod for a screw and a coupling nut but it was hidden inside the wooden parts. You could do that. See Frank Klausz' workbench in Fine Woodworking magazine. Braise the long nut to a big washer and the thread rod never failed. You're doing a great job.

[@mypony891]

Well done. Thanks for making that video!

[@Bob-jo8vx]

You are an awesome craftsman and artist. I enjoy watching you work on your creations and they are a wonder to behold. Many thanks for sharing them.

[@GillisBjork]

Thank you so much for those nice words! I'm happy you enjoyed watching!

[@flybatramirez350]

In a far away land with no electricity lived a man with very sharp tools. Great work.

[@josephpotterf9459]

Thanks Gillis , you've come along way. This bench should last as long as it is used and then some.

[@GillisBjork]

Thank you very much! Yeah, hoping I won't have to do this again anytime soon haha

[@gymnosophist7471]

A thing of beauty! I really appreciated your explanation about the design in the beginning.

[@johanflodkvist80]

I seldom watch videos this long, but im glad I watched this one. Might watch it again soon too!

[@GillisBjork]

Thanks for taking the time!

[@reaper060670]

Dude is a savage with that massive handsaw.. I've never seen anybody on KZbin cut wood with just a handsaw the way he does.. It's refreshing to see a real ols school woodworker at such a young age. I need to practice moe with my handssws. There's definitely a technique. I watch another guy @Wortheffort who uses hand tools most of the time too. He's a bit diffrent b'cos I think he teaches woodworking n college or something but this young guy here is special at his craft. I've not watched any of his vieos for ages. I will be back now watching as I go out into my shop again.. Beautifully crafted bench my friend

[@GillisBjork]

Haha thank you, I'll add "savage" to my resume!

[@CreativeCarpentry]

Great looking bench , and the hold downs look like a great upgrade from the last bench

[@GillisBjork]

Thank you, yes the holdfasts are huge!

[@jimscheltens2647]

Very nice job. I like the choices you made in the design.

[@GillisBjork]

Thank you, glad to hear that!

[@milenapena6501]

Excelente su trabajo joven ,muy motivante y didactico ,mis sinceras felicitaciones usted es un maestro

[@Carpenters_Canvas]

good job man, I totally agree with not building a bench right away, I haven't really set up my shop yet either. I have been working for about a year to see what I need and where it is best for the space, build it once hopefully . Thaks for tsking the time out to make this

[@moon000dog]

Thanks for the workbench build, it was enjoyable and relaxing to watch. It's a beautiful bench. Cheers

[@harrymark6748]

Fantastic job Gillis. Well worth the wait. I love the way you work… very honest with no ego. A true craftsman who does not depend on power tools to create fine work.

[@GillisBjork]

Many thanks! I felt like I did go for power tools a bit much this time, so I'm glad you felt it wasn't too much!

[@johnburens3395]

Nice Bench!

[@larryatha3221]

I really enjoyed watching your workbench build. I am an amateur luthier and I have lately been greatly enjoying using Northern European style (E.C. Emmerich and Ulmia) wooden bodied planes and tools and now I would like a traditional workbench with a tail vise and dog holes. My current bench does not have these as I am simply clamping things in place. I greatly appreciate your sharing your thinking / consideration about the build as well as the detailed construction video. Thanks again, I hope you get great service from your beautiful workbench.

[@GillisBjork]

Many thanks, glad you liked it! I can imagine this style of bench would work for lutherie!

[@Akitene]

Such a good job. I do like the mix of wood species and how cleverly they're used.

[@GillisBjork]

Thank you very much!

[@travelwell8098]

I absolutely enjoyed watching you work on this bench. It's very refreshing to see you using mostly hand tools to create such a great piece! You are quite talented and I could serve as a great inspiration to young woodworkers. You are carrying on a craft that is usually practiced by folks with a few *ahem* decades under their belts! Well done, sir! Thank you for taking the time post the video. I look forward to seeing more of your work.... just subscribed!

[@jaimerios1378]

Daaaaang! 😮 This is an impressive build! Congrats.

[@GillisBjork]

Thank you very much!

[@mmd1957]

I’m I’ll in bed, this video was some good medicine. Bravo, an excellent build and equally good recording and explanation of the process. Thank you.

[@GillisBjork]

Nice to hear I could provide some medicine! Thank you very much and I hope you'll feel better soon!

[@russdesroches6225]

First time viewer in Sweden. I will take your advice and build a bench I can use. If I reach your skill level I may need another. Very impressive.

[@GillisBjork]

Thank you, that sounds great, good luck! You'll be surpassing me in no time!

[@glennthomas4159]

Glad I found this. Your skill is amazing and your interest in old school woodworking is inspiring. I subscribed and will be looking at everything else you put in KZbin. Thanks for taking the extra time to make videos of your fine work. .

[@4Truth4All]

What an awesome build! I've been looking for ideas for my next bench and you gave me some great ideas. As always, your thoughtful execution and skills are simply amazing.

[@GillisBjork]

Many thanks! Super happy that you got some ideas!

[@dirdick43]

If future videos are as good as this one is, don't worry about length. Excellent workbench build and really appreciate the logic behind the decisions.

[@GillisBjork]

Thank you so much!

[@dirdick43]

@@GillisBjork I can appreciate the gloves. I don't have a workshop, so my workbench is outside and has to be broken down when rain comes, so vises are not practical. I'm following your advise and converting to holdfast (Gramercy) Thanks for the video. (oh, and it will be 113 degrees in a couple of hours - I do project up to 108 then I quit for the day. Again great work - I'm subscribed and love watching your videos.

[@GillisBjork]

Yep, holdfasts would be awesome if you're working without vises!

[@sebastianheg3662]

Such a nice build! - congrats on your new bench 🙏🏼

[@walterplummer3808]

Very nice! Looking forward to more from you. Thanks.

[@GillisBjork]

Thank you!

[@michaelmclaughlin4374]

Very well done my man well thought out and executed

[@mikein_ga]

Try nice job kid. It looks great. Wish you many happy and prosperous years of use.

[@samson58]

Good job Gillis. Very inspiring. This is the type iof build i am planning. Thank you.

[@gordonsmith9263]

Your tape trick is brilliant. You're the first I've seen use it. Now it'll be a part of my practice. Thanks Gillis! Also the first time I've seen your channel.

[@GillisBjork]

Glad you found something useful in the video!

[@mjac8373]

My first visit in a long time. Amazing work as usual and wonderful video. That bench will last for centuries!!

[@GillisBjork]

Thank you very much!

[@geoffmaxon8195]

Thank you for the detailed build video. Nice to see sensible use of old and new tools.

[@GillisBjork]

Thanks!

[@geoffroypeyssonneaux8035]

I think it's not a torture to watch your video until the end, you did a lot of work for this bench and also do make the video 🎉 I'm glad to see your skills growing up 💪

[@GillisBjork]

Haha I’m glad it wasn’t torture! Thank you!

[@rossmcleod7983]

Tsa beauty! Just finished the top of my bastardised Moravian today and so shall take a few cues from you for the bottom half. Many thanks.

[@deliaguzman1138]

I really appreciate the thorough analysis of what you like and dislike about the old bench. I’ve been thinking about making a more traditional joiner’s bench, and now I plan to first do a similar hard look at what I like/don’t like about my current bench so that the new one will work exactly as I want it to. Thanks!

[@GillisBjork]

Awesome! Always worth having a proper thinking before enbarking on a big project!

[@JerrySmith-ih9rd]

I watched the whole video in one sitting. It was wonderful. I am going to be building a work bench for myself, it will probably be my last as I’m 70 and retired. I will be using some of your ideas and techniques. I am especially encouraged in using mostly non electric hand tools. I have the top which is 100 year old solid hard maple 30” x 72” x 3” which used to be a butchers cutting table. I’m getting a Sjoberg bench vise for the front, and already have my grandfathers tail vise. I would like to make the base out of yellow pine, and will be using your technique of joining it to the top. Thanks for taking the time to make the video.

[@GillisBjork]

Thank you, glad I could give some inspiration for your bench! Good luck with the build!

[@OctExplores]

Great job and super helpful! thanks

[@nicholasst5752]

Absolutely beautiful. Glad I came across your channel

[@noahfreeman8115]

loved this video. very cool to see the little things you do (like using a clamp to precision fit the long stretchers during assembly) that could help me

[@GillisBjork]

Thank you, glad you found that helpful! I use those quick grip clamps as extra hands a lot.

[@andreipopescu983]

Very nice. I hope to see some nice projects build on this bench.

[@GillisBjork]

Thanks! They're coming for sure :)

[@christopherharrison6724]

Great work ethic and keeping the old technique’s alive.Fabulous bench.

[@GillisBjork]

Thank you so much!

[@NeilSoulo]

A very impressive craftsman with good ideas skillfully executed. The bench looks great.

[@GillisBjork]

Thank you so much!

[@GoldPlate29]

Congratulations on your new bench! The video was well done, and it was a pleasure to watch!

[@GillisBjork]

Many thanks!

[@mrkkitson]

Awesome work! ❤️

[@erinwnash]

Congrats on the holdfast add! They really are amazing, and so is the bench.

[@GillisBjork]

Thank you very much! They are fantastic indeed, don’t know how I lived without them!

[@roblescurbappealconcrete]

You, young man, are a very talented woodworker. I was totally impressed with your skills. This is the first video of yours that I have seen, and I believe I’ll be busy for the next month watching your other videos and projects. I really enjoyed watching you work, thank you. Texas

[@GillisBjork]

Thanks a bunch!

[@adsa3381]

So glad I found this channel great build mate 10 out of 10 👍

[@dback4430]

Excellent and thank you. I think I will make your design this year.

[@thesesh5629]

This is awesome mate, given me some very good points and pointers for me current bench and new one. Very impressed with the drawings, fine work

[@GillisBjork]

Thank you very much, I'm happy you got some pointers!

[@edwardbrenzo5152]

Well done, very well done and thank you.

[@GillisBjork]

Thanks a bunch!

[@cliffordduhh45]

With my large delta table saw and an outfeed table and a small secondhand work bench, all in a very small room off the house, I realize I have to adjust my priorities and make some changes. I think the saw needs to go, and I need to make a larger bench as the center point of my work area. I have access to full cabinet shop tools if I ever need to do a massive amount of stock prep, but my small sanctuary should be rearranged to focus on my projects and not my stock prep.

[@twcmaker]

Good call 👍

[@LeeWeiler]

Brilliant build! Also, I’m now sold on holdfasts.

[@jcfetz]

Thanks Gillis, fantastic build and great explanation of why and how!

[@GillisBjork]

Thank you very much!

[@berniesr]

Thats a fantastic bench which will serve you well for many years to come.

[@GillisBjork]

Many thanks!

[@fdort3971]

@GillisBjork thanks for the lesson. I suggest you try adding locking casters to make your bench easier to move around when necessary.

[@reidhomer4971]

Excellent work on the bench and the vid! Love the long format!

[@GillisBjork]

Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed the long video!

[@russellberg3410]

Very nice work there, fella!

[@bennyhill3642]

I have to say. That was a Very good vid! Your work table came out Gr8! Thanks for all your work and info.. You just got to Love those DOGS LOL 😇😁

[@happyhomecrafts]

Your chisel skills are amazing and inspiring. Great video

[@GillisBjork]

Very kind! Thank you!

[@Gereman01]

Well, I just found your channel, but as an aspiring hand tool guy myself, I can confidently say that your work is excellent and you are very talented! I aspire to your level of precision and attention to detail. Keep on working my friend! Greetings from Hungary

[@GillisBjork]

Thanks a bunch! Just a matter of putting in the time and getting the practice :)

[@homemadetools]

Beautiful! We shared this video on our homemade tools forum this week 😎

[@GillisBjork]

Nice, thanks for sharing!

[@pmewUK]

A fascinating viewing experience. Thanks Gillis 👍

[@GillisBjork]

Thank you very much!

[@joelhollingsworth2374]

Thanks for the inspiration, and especially for the advice to make a usable bench before trying to make an ideal one. Congrats on a great video and on your new bench; so glad to see you so happy about it!

[@GillisBjork]

I'm glad you found it inspiring! Yeah it felt like an important point to make, I remember how overwhelming all the workbench videos were when I was starting out. Thank you!

[@VinceEspositoJr]

Congratulations! Nicely done.

[@GillisBjork]

Thank you!

[@Vtv837]

Wow, what a work ethic top notch results.

[@GillisBjork]

Thanks a bunch!

[@drjonritz]

Beech is a super-duper choice for the face. That stuff is hard!

[@transmundanium]

Wow, nice bench! You make me want to build a bench too. I am still using the mangy one I made 30 years ago from a solid core door. Don't drill holdfast holes until you need them, a lesson I learned long ago.

[@GillisBjork]

Thanks! Wow 30 years, that build was a good investment then! Yeah you are probably right about the holdfast holes, do you think I added too many?

[@klausschleicher523]

Very nice work. You got me at: There is a whole forest in this bench. ;-)

[@GillisBjork]

Haha thank you!

[@klausschleicher523]

@@GillisBjork Now, after watching the whole video (which by the way is not to lang ;-) ) I can say: You gave me some inspirations for my build, which will happen this autumn. Thanks a lot.

[@GillisBjork]

@@klausschleicher523 glad to hear it! Good luck!

[@bricemanuel5994]

Much respect. Great job

[@boatsmthfl]

please keep keepin' on

[@GillisBjork]

Thanks I will!

[@moonlightsnowfall6734]

Nicely done, thanks.

[@GillisBjork]

Thank you!

[@nickmastro9287]

Very nice! I’m sure your bench will be around for your next generation to enjoy.

[@GillisBjork]

Thanks, I really hope so!

[@JKAW]

Amazing build Gil, I actually enjoy the long form videos

[@GillisBjork]

Thank you, happy to hear that!

[@nickyork8901]

Great video, and great bench! Thanks for all the work involved in producing them.

[@GillisBjork]

Thanks a lot! The work is well worth it!

[@plainnpretty]

Nice job I’ve been wanting to add a wagon vice to my bench. But after watching you maybe I need to build a new bench.

[@GillisBjork]

Thanks! Yeah I can see how it would be tricky to retrofit into an existing bench, that’s probably a downside of this tailvise style. But I’m sure it can be done if you want to!

[@dangoras9152]

Very nice brother... Keep up the talent....

[@GillisBjork]

Thanks, I’ll try!

[@fredbrudenall2503]

Really enjoying your videos mate really nice work very inspiring thanks for the effort in your videoing !!

[@carlosvolpintesta6990]

With time, you will become an excellent master carpenter. Cheers

[@GillisBjork]

Haha time will tell I guess, thank you!

[@RonaldoLMeng]

Perfect Work!...

[@simoncadwallader4533]

Just great stuff. A great job well done and really motivating. Well done, and thank you.

[@GillisBjork]

Thank you, glad you got motivated!

[@alankirbywoodworking]

What can I say, super build. Alway enjoy your videos, keep them coming .

[@GillisBjork]

Happy to hear that! Many thanks!

[@giuseppedeepakbentihandtoo3809]

Best workbench I've ever seen 👍👍👍👍great work my friend

[@GillisBjork]

Thanks buddy!

[@twcmaker]

Great video 👏👏👏 As a professional woodworker for 40+ years and now on KZbin. I commend you on your build. I wasn't entirely sure about your build but you did great. Onle one thing that I would have tried to talk you out of... Beech. I'm not a fan of it on larger pieces of work. It is the most unstable of timbers and is known for movement if the moisture/humidity levels change. Alf Martensson in his book The Woodworkers Bible, has it on a chart as the worst timber for movement. And due to it being right next to your dogs I hope it doesn't play you up too much. Keep it well sealed. I've subscribed too. 👍 Cheers. Jamie

[@paolo_galassi]

Wow, very beautiful bench!

[@GillisBjork]

Thanks Paolo!