A Portable Workbench For Jobs Around The House

[@rikbours]

This is a good book. Does provide a step by step introduction to how to build things kzbin.infoUgkxhgbP-6hUnXu_QRaoHgLztgsI0YF3HqR0 , also does offer some steps. Includes pictures to give you ideas for layouts and such. If you are looking for a guide, this is not exactly what you want. But if you are trying to familiarize yourself with the way that pole barn building and other out buildings, are made, then this will work just as you need it to. A few things in this book are a barn (of course), detached garage, storage building, and coops.

[@debandmike3380]

What I appreciate about you and your channel is that you represent about 99% of what the DIYers and carpenters really have in terms of available tools to do a job. I just get tired of watching these woodworkers with $200,000 worth of high-end equipment in their workshop to manage every little task whereas you Make do with what you have, improvise, solve problems, and do a lot of work by hand. I find that much more inspiring than drooling over machinery that I will never own. And it's funny because I myself had just finished making the exact type of base with the 4 x 4's and the big notch outs pretty much doing the same steps you did.

[@KrishnaTufferyNZ]

I fully agree, always created a barrier to doing some diy furniture for example. Then again I probably should get a table saw at least 😂

[@hokipokist]

I agree. I find it endlessly amusing how OTT some KZbinrs are. They're the sames one who title a video "Homemade XYZ", and have 250 grands worth of kit. One of the old boys, at a boatyard I contract at, quite literally uses: an old generic brand NiCad drill, and a 20 year old (green) Bosch circ. saw, electric planer & jigsaw, for everything - and I mean everything. I've actually had to rescue the planer from floating off down the slip! If you haven't heard of it before, I thoroughly recommend "Tips from a shipwright". The quality of work Louis puts out, with relatively few tools, is phenomenal.

[@6Ginge]

Totally agree. Homemade Modern is another great channel for diy with common tools.

[@transatlant1c]

Agreed, if I needed to do the same measurements I'd come up with some convoluted system but Scott has a quicker, simpler, more accessible method. Every time I watch I have a '🤦‍♂️of course!' moment and I love it

[@Jimc4007]

@@6Ginge I'm going to look that channel up, assuming it's KZbin.

[@tadasstrikauskas1205]

Your house will be awesome. Because you are upgrading it together.

[@bentakai]

I love the van shot driving away down the road...it makes me giggle to think that you have to stop and then drive back and grab your camera. 😊 that's commitment.

[@devonamos7255]

ay, just found this channel and video, and thought exactly the same thing!

[@RayStarbirdHome]

When Jess hopped up on the finished workbench I so expected her to unleash a snappy segue to a SquareSpace ad.

[@Bussellg]

Hi Scott. We are locals. Norwest Timbers are very sporadic with their business hours - nothing to do with Covid. Best thing to do is send them an email and check when they'll be in. Don't think there are any other place for recycled native in town.

[@matatattat]

i dont think anyone could truly understand how much I love these videos. My friends make fun of me because they're my "me" time. Big thanks scott for the videos, love em every time!

[@matsayswhat]

Scott's like a Kiwi Bob Ross of Carpentry, I totally feel this.

[@jenniezeeman]

I'm glad you like this book. It sounds like a very useful and informative resource for shed-building enthusiasts. kzbin.infoUgkxzaRUJNcbypw-fRBDbqqz43ULIa-1EGP- The author seems to have a lot of experience and knowledge on how to build sheds of different styles and purposes. You must have learned a lot from his tips and examples. The photos are also impressive, they demonstrate the quality and beauty of the sheds. The book itself is also well-made, with glossy, thick paper and a soft cover that is pleasant to touch. This book is a wonderful choice. blush

[@ReelFilmVideos]

Just a woodworking tip here: You would typically want your wedged tenons to be parallel to the grain of the mortise so the expanding tenon pushes against end grain of the mortise. Wedges across the grain can split the mortise. Love seeing your progress on this house and your workspace.

[@SovereignStorm]

Beat me to it. I wanted to give the same advice 😂

[@graeme4622]

so does this mean that the wedges rather than horizontal in this vid, should have been vertical? And perhaps the full depth of the tenon?

[@knoodkuhl19]

@@graeme4622 better flip the beam 90 degree

[@curtis6252]

Routering out those chips from the cutout on the table legs was one of the most satisfying things I've ever seen for some reason.

[@Palinkat]

Hey Scott, I would highly recommend mechanical ventilation with heat recovery. Insulating is great but you need to ventilate. I live in Ireland which is not a dissimilar weather type to New Zealand (not as warm in the summer (I wish)) and installing MHRV changed our lives, no more vents in the walls blowing wind in and having to open windows to air all the time. You can do the installation yourself and you have a bungalow so you can run all your ducting in the attic! Looking forward to seeing the reno continue. All the best!!

[@josephking6515]

We also don't have snakes either. 👍

[@Bikemanjoe1]

also live in ireland and have ventilation with heat retention definitely is an advantage

[@maffman2001]

@@josephking6515 mate there are no snakes in NZ

[@josephking6515]

@@maffman2001 _We also don't have snakes either. _ Ah yeah, I think that's what I said too. Only difference NZ didn't need some poncy catholic to drive them out by slamming his staff into the ground like was done in Ireland.

[@arvidjohansson3120]

MHRVs have their time and place. For them to work as intended you need a house that has good airtightness. This house is probably not airtight enough to gain an improvement. To cite Joe Lstiburek, Ph.D. "Attics are even hotter than outside during the summer and as cold as the outside in the winter. Of all of the places to put ductwork in I can’t think of a worse place." He has some solutions if one is persistent on installing ducting in an unconditioned attic. Mainly being extremely careful with the airtightness of any connection. It is hard to get the ceiling vents to seal against the plasterboard. It is a detail that requires a lot of careful planning to get right. Then the ducts need to be covered in thick insulation. Not every roof can support the unintended weight of the insulation needed. It is hard to get the ductwork airtight. In the summer you will lose energy. In the winter you will put hot humid air into the attic that has great potential to lead to mould or moisture problems. If Scott would be able to make the house airtight enough to qualify for an MHRV then It would make a lot more sense to use a wall-mounted MHRV system like LUNOS e². It is a really smart system. For Scott to get the house airtight he needs to spray foam the floorboards from the underside. Then use the internal plasterboard as the air control layer. It's hard to tape and mud everything to the degree needed but has been done on multiple occasions prior with great success. Then when the walls are insulated and airtight, the drying potential for any moisture that makes it past the weatherboard is lower. Meaning there is a greater risk for mould and structural issues. Summary of my thoughts, don't do anything without the involvement of a good building scientist. Most professionals in the building industry don't know enough of the science to be qualified for constructing energy-efficient buildings. Uninsulated, leaky houses don't have a whole lot of things that can go wrong.

[@simondegan6361]

Gone from watching rage Against the machine to Scott Brown..my Hart and soul with the Ukraine in my father's memory God bless .Ukraine.

[@CherrieMcKenzie]

Scott you are my new guilty pleasure on Saturdays! That mobile bench is great and will be worth it's weight in gold once you are ready to start. Take your time. The most difficult part of any project is planning what you want to do and then getting things set up. Your planning I think has been made more difficult with Covid finally hitting NZ and the headache of materials not being available. All the more reason to take your time and maybe start with small things but I will be here next week if nothing else for the cool and calm vibe your videos always have.

[@johnm41]

You're a shining light in dark times Scotty, thanks mate.

[@MissScruffadore]

Hi Scott, Nelsonian here, I would suggest checking out the Nelson reuse and recycling centre, you will probably want to head to the back shop to find timber. You could also check out the richmond recycling centre, I remember it being a bit crap but is been several years since I've been there.

[@akcalder92]

Awesome video. My wife just said, “I was waiting for the funny Squarespace advertisement”… We are buying shirts right now.

[@bengambles]

Jess is brilliant, great sense of humour!!

[@strandedinparadise8202]

Those window pelmets are actually really good at their job - which is to make the curtains function properly as thermal insulators. Without them you get convection currents that cause hot air at the ceiling level to get sucked down beside the glass where it then cools and falls out the bottom of the curtain. Eventually it ends up by your heater, where it goes back up to the ceilling level and the cycle begins again. Houses built in the 50s and 60s in New Zealand have lots of pelmets but they're a forgotten art form these days. If you haven't got a pelmet the problem can be solved by making the curtains go all the way to the floor - although that might not be practical for every window, especially the one above the bath!

[@Sulu-sw3zo]

Without a pelmet, even with full length curtains you will suffer heat loss with the gap at the top of the curtains?

[@Jako-fh8zg]

HRV and Heat pumps - I moved into a damp and cold house with water all over the inside of the windows, fitted these and the problems stopped straight away. Best thing I have ever done, economical, easy, safe and then double glazing with UPVC 👍👍👍👍

[@sparx2391]

Bench looks great, looking forward to seeing the work on the house progress. Jess is a real asset to the channel, she's a natural, funny too.

[@jboyd85]

Wedged tenons? Damn. It is easy to respect another builder an ocean away when in the midst of COVID insanity, he's still trying to up his game. This channel has helped me stay calm while trying to navigate similar challenges here in Canada. I wish you and Jess *every* success.

[@baja1980s]

I love your style of all your videos and the utter rawness, transparency you bring to us the viewers. Thank you 🙏🏾

[@alanjones3873]

Sorry about your Covid situation. In UK we hope we are coming out of it. Practically all restrictions lifted and figures are dropping. There is always hope. Thanks for all your tips.

[@kaseykohler1490]

I love your content Scott! Especially the b roll of NZ. Definitely my favorite place I have ever been and I almost cry every time I see it or think about it lol.

[@mikefisher9992]

I can see why you moved to the South Island it looks a very beautiful place Scott.

[@KurtWorkman]

Your content is informative, entertaining and the music relaxing. Good humor and a humble spirit keeps me watching, thanks.

[@ZachAshcraft]

Scott Brown: Literally just measuring things Me: Smashes like button. Is highly entertained

[@66meikou]

I carry a tape for surveys but it's only to do short measurements that is too fiddly with a laser. I've been using a leica laser for almost 15 years

[@davidarthy5584]

Hey Scott, Worked in Surveying here in Aus. If you are working with staff mm levels, you should look into getting yourself a 'vertical level' or 'pole bubble'. Should be about $8 and will make your life loads easier for getting verticality right with fence/deck posts, staff etc.

[@robthewaywardwoodworker9956]

That Paulk workbench just got another level of handy! Well done.

[@2THGap]

I love the workbench. Very practical. You can also use it to move heavy materials. Awesome.

[@zagnit]

Jess is adorable, she really adds to the videos. I’m glad your including her more often.

[@chiang2000]

I get your thinking the pelmet is ugly but they do serve a purpose. Without one warm air will cycle down past cold glass continuously and gradually chill the room. The pelmet or a suitable replacement will break that cycle. Hotels (designing many rooms they pay to heat) do it well with a short beam running wall to wall with cornice on the rooms ideal and all curtain tracks behind very close to the roof line. Double glazing will make a huge improvement but consider the thermal cycle of air falling down past the glass. You often need to hide curtain tracks anyway. Worth making it a sealed conceal.

[@MrTolcher]

Scott brown wood working! Loving the content mate. You and Jess looking very happy too. Great job guys 👍🏻

[@greghull4144]

This is the best part of the week now, Saturday morning new vid from Scott Brown, Love it!

[@katrinabell7684]

A cool work bench SBC! You make it look easy to construct.😎 Sunny Nelson looks great.☀️😎

[@SCMaffs1985]

The supplies feel like the UK 18 months ago, having renovated through covid, you have my sympathy.

[@ataulali-kajim4505]

Love the bench...built a narrow version on wheels a couple of months ago...you will never regret it...Scott Brown Fine Carpentry!!!...Cheers

[@DonChepes1]

Nothing more satisfying then building something and it coming out great 👍 👌 🙌 👏 😀

[@michael-xe7rz]

Jess is awesome 👌👏.. You guys are great 👍Together!!!

[@Matipolandscaping]

That's awesome!! 🤩⚒🙌 Got to get the work bench sorted! Priorities.. 😉

[@tom0428]

Great work Scott, I think it is a good time for you to start making router jigs and adding accessories on your miter saw bench, like a T track with stops so you could have mirror cuts every time. also look into a track saw parallel guide and a outfeed foldable stand for the table saw. With the right tools and jigs you will be the greatest builder and cabinet maker in NZ no question ask.

[@aussienads]

Hi Jess, Microsoft Visio is pretty good for floor plans. Stay safe guys!

[@nialstewart8263]

Although Visio is very expensive isn't it?

[@arvidjohansson3120]

Insulation is a double edged sword in old houses. Since this house has such a poor thermal and air tightness you have great drying potential if any water would make it past the siding. The temperature in the cross-section of wall will be lower by adding insulation. You could get problem with moisture not drying properly, if alterations are made. Water problems allways lead to structural problems. But this might be common and well tried practice in the Nelson area and not be source for any concern.

[@jn35353]

The whole time you were leveling the floors to ground levels you had me thinking.... But Scott.... What if the floor isn't level! 😂Certainly wouldn't have been in a house built 50 (or any time in the last 5 years for that matter 🙄) years over here in the UK!

[@fergusontea]

My house in Canada was built in 1850. Nothing the straight except the new bathroom I am working on where I replaced the floor joists and levelled them. It is a rare treat to know that if I measure from the floor in one place, it will be the same in another place. 😂

[@Lordniksidor]

So true, my house is only 40 years old but it's 70mm height difference corner to corner... Just can't put down anything round and expect it to stay still 😂

[@joehart3826]

Finally the house plans - been waiting for them since you moved. Great episode!

[@cameronluangrath]

Saw you on the track yesterday in Nelson! My guy

[@danhenno5502]

I’m sure you’ve seen em, but I’m gonna suggest it anyway, cross cut sled for your table saw. I have the same saw and I made a sled for cutting rebates, tenons etc. works a treat! Saves ripping out the rest with a ripsaw and hammer!

[@garymccurdy1]

You have a very understanding wife. Mine wouldn’t let me do anything in the garage until the house is the exact way she wants it 😂 greetings from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@noblegas34]

The difference is that his garage makes him money. Not many of us can say that!

[@garymccurdy1]

@@noblegas34 as a joiner as well that’s the case for me too but I would still not be allowed near it until the house is finished 😂

[@Geo-vw9oz]

@@garymccurdy1 That's exactly like me too Gary

[@waynesinden]

Gary, same here. My wife knows if I clean the house really early, I wants some playtime... in the workshop😃

[@lisaferrara8120]

@@garymccurdy1 I am rare, I guess, because I love tools and working with them.

[@FullRythym]

Thank you for putting legs on the workbench! I was worried you weren't reading my comments lol

[@xstonedsnailxbox]

Love that u still keep the her decency on this platform keeps things true to who you are unlike the other clickbaiters and other deviants

[@iamie153]

Hello Scott and Jess, you seem to be receiving quite a few comments from people that are not fully aware of either NZ buildings of the vintage that yours is, or the climatic conditions of Nelson specifically. I think you mentioned in another video that you were leaning towards a ducted heatpump system for the house. Good choice but there are specific things associated with that which you need to be aware of. I was, one upon a time, a HVAC engineer and we have a very similar climate to you in Hawkes Bay. If you want my input, let me know. I am enjoying travelling your journey with you as we did similar things at your age. 🙂

[@massimilianopalmo8611]

Just wanted to say Hi and a huge thank you for your amazing thoughtful videos. My life got turned around big time as I was terminated from a long standing job in the arts due to covid. Life has a way of introducing wonderful changes disguised as crises. I've always wanted to be more handy, so I enrolled in a construction school with the aim of going into home renovation. I love working with wood too. I like to think I have a good eye for detail so I'm really enjoying things despite being kinda terrified about my endeavours. Thank you for inviting viewers into your new home and your future reno project. Looking forward to seeing how it all unfolds. Cheers Scott! ps. I hope Jess does some cool home vegetable gardening stuff. She should get her own channel set up soon. Self sustainability will be important now.

[@royking1]

When Jess said "you can always blame me" don't believe it! It's a trap! 🤣

[@pawekobus8509]

Świetna robota! Greatings from Poland.

[@veitjacob9764]

Very well executed workbench. And when talking about joints. I'm following some Japanese carpenters on Instagram and I'm always amazed by the Japanese art (and I would call it that) of joints. Extremely complex and beautiful. And kind of depressing.😳

[@firesurfer]

I remember trying a couple when I was in high school. It gave me tremendous respect for Japanese carpentry.

[@terrytopliss9506]

You need a good pillar drill Scott,makes mortising really straightforward. Thanks for the latest exciting episode.👍👍

[@jbb5470]

Great channel, nice looking build and video! I just love the two of you :^). It makes me smile to see you and Jess working together. Sending all our best!

[@joshl2610]

Proper!! Don't do things by halfs😀

[@tutekohe1361]

Nice Rimu floor boards.

[@coreywells9498]

Nice work! Much respect for chiseling out those mortises. Love my oscillating cutter when doing a lot of that. Just have to be accurate on both faces for the thru tenon. Now you have a very large skateboard!

[@ericbreckenkamp976]

Scott. Next rainy day you have, build a mallet. Just a video idea, something you definitely need too. I love your videos. Keep it up.

[@Syncronizeification]

Stunning as always Scott thank you sir, and Jess of course. Great filming and great content.

[@bensalisbury6839]

Love the workmanship as always ❤️

[@1978Bluetone]

My Dad was an architect and I used to help him measuring up buildings. He measured corner to corner and taught me to use a pair of compasses to make sure the plans matched the angles of the walls. Many a day he would have me wandering around gardens and fields with a measuring stick as he recorded the elevations.

[@66meikou]

Us architects have got savvy and while we'll take on site dims, we'll generally call out a location as equal equal and verify in field. That way if something is not centred, it's on the contractor and not on us.

[@GregBrecker]

Nice job on the work bench. Liked the mortise and tenon joints!

[@Palshoej]

Nice to se a new exciting episode:)

[@NeonsStyleHD]

Pelmets were used to trap heat. It was shown with a pelmet there was a significant saving on energy in regard to heating than without.

[@VeronikaJelencsrecnozivljenje]

Stay safe 💛

[@SHINdanny]

cool new skateboard you have got, thumbs up

[@WowHughJanus]

if thats youre estimation of rough furniture making i cant wait to see the stuff your going to come up with. that cart frame looks fantastic.

[@10415153]

Can recommend the Magicplan iPad app for creating floor plans. I just did my place and there is a bit of a learning curve, but it’s pretty good once you get the hang of it.

[@aarontate1861]

I’ve been thinking of doing this to a bench I’ve got. Now you have inspired me to do it!

[@craigcummings9543]

Good stuff dude you should make a bench for your table saw and a Coss cut sled. Microjig is awesome for that

[@darrentraynor971]

Hi Scott, Mead and Martin ran me some Rimu weatherboards when we replaced some on our house. A bit pricey but worth it as they are able to get the profile spot on if you provide them with a sample. We used Insite for our double glazing, I'd recommend hitting them up for a price.

[@richardkelleher1711]

the mortise and tenon were just fine. Better than I have done for furniture. :)

[@emmaslow]

🤣 I love that you snuck in the clip of the house that blew my mind when we saw that the walls were just cladding and plasterboard!

[@thomasmatsi2549]

Love these longer videos keep it up!

[@BigSteve215]

Scott, better tighten up your hammer handle, at 17:31 you can clearly see the top one is about to fall out. I've had that same hammer for a couple years or three but have only had to tighten up twice, once right away and once about a year ago.

[@chriskhuchar6032]

Love your stuff Scott. We just purchased a house similar to yours. Lots of inspiration coming from these videos, thank you!

[@michiganengineer8621]

If you do build up some furniture for the house, something I've seen done when using those wedges on the mortise & tenon joints is they'll use a contrasting wood color. Just to make it pop out a little bit.

[@Metal-Possum]

That laundry is a total time capsule, I love it.

[@dankilpatrick578]

Jess - the online tool floorplanner is awesome for what you are doing with the drawing..really quick and easy to get a 3d visual of your house.

[@ModernRemade]

Workbench goals 🙌 Also, I think you’re slowly converting me to Makita. Teal looks good on you bro!

[@wcresponder]

We say "don't judge me" but how do we get better if not to be judged. As you said it was an exercise in practice....good time to get some new perspectives (Jess---some what biased...but she makes good burgers). I think you did a spiffy job, 87%...just needed that extra bracing. Good job.

[@danielgeng2306]

Nice work on the bench Scott, It’s a beast and will hold up indefinitely, I would just suggest when you wedge your tenons don’t wedge with the grain as you did , in other words you don’t want the wedge splitting the rail it’s mating in. Great video, you’re a gentleman and always love Jess in the videos, her sense of humor is a breath of fresh air along with her lovely smile ~

[@danielgeng2306]

@@cmmartti not on the actual tenon, I’m speaking of the direction the wedge is in in relation to the grain direction on the mortised piece, imagine you’re trying to split a piece of wood, it wants to split with the grain so you’d want to place your wedge 90° so it’s cross grain and not acting as a log splitter. I apologize, I’m having a hard time properly describing what I’m trying to say and just to be clear that trestle will last a lifetime, he did a great job I would just hate to see him find out the hard way on an expensive piece of timber (which is pretty much all timber these days) that you can actually split your rail with a wrongly positioned wedge. Scott is an excellent craftsman and it’s a pleasure to watch his channel!

[@danielgeng2306]

@@cmmartti yes sir !

[@xxViiBeZ]

AWESOME Love the multiple camera angles

[@jonoboyd]

Mate I would totally recommend an out feed table for your little table saw. I have the same saw as you and I fitted up my mobile workbench so the table saw sits at one end. The work bench doubles as an out feed. Long rip cuts are so much more supported. I think Ron Paulk has a design for your saw and his work bench. Highly highly recommended.

[@dshathaway]

Hi Scott, have you considered installing 40-50mm insulated plasterboard on the inside of your external walls? It would also have the effect of deepening your window sills which would make your walls feel more substantial.

[@Hibbo89]

Bench and bench frame look ace!

[@gazinlimbo]

great that you are going to head for a dry and warm home. as for the pelmets...when i looked into them a while back they played a big part in regulating temp. even insulated curtains didn't do much without a pelmet. great to see your progress and will follow hot on your heels as i try and get a 50's weatherboard house dry and warm myself. i haven't ripped the gib or weatherboards off yet, but i don't expect to find anything in the walls. when did they start using 'building paper' on underneath the weatherboards?

[@Tonksyyy_]

I love this series already, can’t wait for you guys to get properly stuck in to this reno 🥰

[@Sulu-sw3zo]

Pelmets retain the heat inside a room by blocking the cold entering from the windows. They also block light.

[@pauls4708]

i liked that when you were measuring the house you looked exactly like i do when i go to site measure a house for an addition for frames n trusses......:).Those laser measures are awesome,but you dont always know exactly what you are measuring.

[@Codex0nz]

My dad has a glazing business in chch, many many retro double glazes, reach out if you want to chat to him about it 👌 also get yourself a leaf blower, clears all the dust out of your garage in seconds. I got one a few months ago as a freebie and now wish I got one years ago lol

[@TheSpaceNinjaPirate]

Ah yes, the obnoxious pelmet. I too was much like you when I first started, I was going to rip them all out. I am obviously not as skilled as you, but for a lot of mine we have crown moulding (in Rotovegas) and it meant that taking it off was going to be way too much effort (regibbing would probably have been easier than stripping wallpaper and skim coating though). Having said that, the rooms where I have replastered/painted them they have come up really nicely and bonus is that it gives me somewhere to put led strip lighting. My last piece of advice though (just in case), make sure you finish everything you want to do to the house, just in case the stork drops off a present. Having a newborn in the house has tanked my hopes of ever finishing anything.

[@peterblack5627]

Hey Scott, love your work mate. Just a note don’t use a laser through an unopened window it will throw the beam on random angles. Apart from that I’ve watched every episode you’ve uploaded and learnt/enjoyed it even being an Aussie chippy, fesh and cheps hey Bro

[@mattharris2018]

Scott & Jess. Check out Plankville in Richmond. They may (or may not) have what your after. Worth checking out. Cheers.

[@Redfiregtag]

We are having the same issue in America. I do the same as you pretty much. A carpenter that renovates houses, and the whole materials issue it making it very hard to stay productive. It's crazy because there is more work available for us than there has ever been, but the logistics of material acquisition is just taking so much time now. I used to be able to make one call and get everything I need delivered on spot. Now I'm getting stuff from here and there I'm driving to different lumber stores and picking up what I need. And its aggravating because I got to put that cost into the bid somehow but the customers don't understand where that money's going.

[@firesurfer]

Just going into HD makes me sad when I see the prices.

[@Redfiregtag]

@@firesurfer I know me to I have been wanting to build my own personal shed for a while now. I almost started right before covid and was like no I'll wait till next spring. BIG mistake. Osb went from $8 to $50.

[@tandy9647]

Nice work Scott, with a nice bench like that life should be easier, but I hope you made it the right height so it can be used as an outfeed for the table saw ;)

[@SpringRubber]

Maybe some many years in the future someone looks at the center rail of that stand and ponders if 2 pieces of wood were chosen for strength or design. The answer from the craftsman/builder: We used what was available at the time. Great build video and the two of you come across as so sincere. Much luck to you both on the progress. Maybe post a link to the saw you used to cut the tenons - looked to be a Japanese pull saw.