Laminated Pine Workbench From 2x4's - Woodworking

[@LCConservative]

There are some awesome techniques in this video. I love the way he used a router to true the surface of his bench. that alone is worth watching.

[@JasonTreadway007]

right?! I was like man that is a great idea

[@colt1954]

That to me seemed unnecessary? What's wrong with using a good jack plane

[@patty109109]

@@colt1954 same reason you have a power planet. This is setup once and just done.

[@coal_tactical]

@@colt1954 i dont own a planer and a planer costs more than a completed butcher table top so would defeat the money saving aspect of diy if i had to buy planer but i own a router

[@gsnad]

So glad to see a workbench video that shows you don't need thousands of dollars worth of tools to make. Definitely going to make a copy of this in the near future

[@MrHadrian71]

What have I just watched! I don't think you needed to put at the end "If you like subcribed" What a beautiful build! Outstanding masterclass and excellent choice in music! I was mesmerized! Thank you x 3!!!

[@keza41]

Apart from making stuff myself, I don’t think there is anything more satisfying than watching a craftsman going about his work, excellent YouTubing my man.

[@BronkBuilt]

All I can say is WOW! What you built for yourself to pound on, glue on, and generally abuse in the shop I would be proud to put in my house as a kitchen table. Fantastic work!

[@brensweeney2222]

BronkBuilt

[@joekusnier4774]

This is a valuable addition to my woodwork collection kzbin.infoUgkxbnOKZBE4evMO5V2vroHeCjq6d_MV6wJO I still will rate this woodwork plan as the best in my reference library. It always seem to stand out from the rest whenever you go through the library. This is a masterpiece.

[@brianlane9534]

That was the most enjoyable 20 minutes I've spent all week. Thanks

[@pumpkinheadghoul]

I know my comment is a couple of years late, but for anyone watching this now, there's a great video by Matthias Wandel where he tests the strengths of various wood glues. He proved these foaming glues, like the one being used here, and also like Gorilla Glue form the weakest bonds and were by far the easiest to break apart. I had been using Gorilla clue for nearly everything, and had no idea it actually created such a weak bond. He proved good old fashioned standard wood glue was by far the strongest of glues for bonding wood. Just thought I'd point that out.

[@tictac1020]

As a total noob, this is good to know. A few other craftsmen I follow on here, notably Kobeomusk and Ishitani (spelling may be off), always use the green label Titebond Ultimate so I figured that must be the one to go for. Those two dudes are the absolute best woodworkers I know of. This video was on the same level as those guys. The ingenuity and precision is sexy as fuck. Awesome job.

[@timma_thy]

This answers my question. I was wondering what kind of glue goes on brown and dries white.

[@timma_thy]

@@tictac1020 I use Titebond 3 too because it has a slower set up time. Gives me more time to get things straight as a total noob. You have to be aware that it dries pretty dark though.

[@fredberger3155]

If it's for wood then I buy whatever glue is on sale, provided it is yellow or white carpenter glue, and is made in the United States. Spread adequately, "place" your clamps properly (don't overtighten), make sure the room is and will stay warm for 12 hours at least.

[@raymondbunkofske4702]

Polyurethane glues have bond strength of around 3,500 psi, aliphatic resin about 3,600 psi. (Titebond specs for both). If you prepare the material properly and follow manufacturer instructions for clamping they’re both fine.

[@darylbunning3903]

Will, simply beautiful. I think it might be the nicest 2x4 workbench I have seen made. Loved the use of stacking scrap 2x4s to raise the top piece high enough to slide on top of the legs.

[@mrniceshoes2118]

Perfect no jibber jabbers ! no obnoxious music ! Good camera work ! Can build this !! .....I wish all tutorials with like this. !!

[@marioaraya7765]

Dang! This is a Workbench? Could be a DINING TABLE!!! Fine workmanship!!!

[@WillMatthews]

Thank you :)

[@50thstateofmind37]

Mario Araya exactly what I was thinking

[@LaurensiusYuliusTahaka]

LOL i was thingking the same.... not its too good to be used as a workbench....

[@Choice777]

@@WillMatthews Why oil it and not paint it with a lacquer ? Now it's all greasy and even more flammable.

[@Ramingo1983]

ahah! I was writing the same comment! :D

[@cpickslay]

Nice work! I love the way you lifted the top up to place it by alternating blocks on either end--very clever.

[@WillMatthews]

Haha yeah I had no one around to help so had to come up with something! Thanks

[@Justone177]

Regularly watch this video, as I find your editing and composition for making videos to be among the best, and this one of yours is one of my favorites. Keep making, keep taking us along, it's worth it!

[@ARMYStrongHOOAH17]

I already know that was one heavy sumbitch! I chuckled, not only out of amusement but also out of amazement, at the clever way in which you lifted the tabletop up onto the base. I'll have to keep that in mind when I find myself in the same situation.

[@LanceMcGrew]

Wore me out just watching time lapse. Can't imagine how many real time hours. Very ambitious project. Beautiful piece of shop furniture that will last many generations.

[@eurotourcaddy]

It's so nice I fear you'll be devastated when you slip your first chisel into it. Good job. Throughly enjoyed watching you work.

[@game-r-age7157]

Correction, it's nice to finally mess up the finish on a work piece meant as a tool. You can finally stop worrying about messing it up.

[@mtmarcy4495]

Will is a living, breathing example of the saying, "if you're gonna do something, do it right". Beautiful job fella.

[@246trixie]

If you want ti lose your life at the table saw…

[@josephcarabetta1494]

I have never enjoyed an Irish whiskey so much watching a true craftsman at his work. where were you when they built the Titanic. Cheers from Australia

[@ancienttom97]

Your old school tenon skills are amazing. A skill to be proud of. When I lay up my wood laminating, I think I'll cut those tenons in the 2x4s first before gluing. At 74, I no longer have the arms, stamina, or patients for all that chiseling.

[@geographyinaction7814]

There are a lot of workbench videos on YT, but this is one of my favourites. The gentleman here showcases a variety of joinery methods, and proves you do not need a dedicated planer to do so. Drill press, table saw, maybe a vertical planer, and traditional power and hand tools. The vertical planer and jointer bench is nice to have, and a 1/4 the price of a dedicated planer. We're moving, and when we're in the new house, I will build one of these...as a staging point that will include future products, culminating in a small backyard shop, just for woodworking; the bench will come first. Enjoyed this, going to hit replay. I didn't know Allison Becker did woodworking when not in goal for Liverpool!!! LOL!!!

[@AereForst]

There’s nothing more relaxing than watching a good build 👌🏻

[@johnbesharian9965]

The slab-flattening techniques and jig alone are priceless. Thank you. (Lemme see now, one to clamp, pound and assemble on. Another, lower one to assemble taller projects on. Another to rebuild engines on and one to reload on. I'm gonna need a bigger shop.)

[@chauntikleer]

"I'm gonna need a bigger shop" - the classic Woodworker's Lament. I hear you, bro. I hear you.

[@hesebaby1]

Amazing to watch ! I've only recently taken an interest in woodworking and this has given me some useful ideas. Love the finished product.

[@j.stires]

It's a tough job (for this newbie, at least.) I'm laminating about 15 2x6's and it's not exactly a tea party. Very inspirational and put me right in my place at the back of the room!

[@StacyVCole]

Exceptional woodworking skill, Matt. Please do a super practical, functional one of these for regular people that don't have all those tools and clamps. An OSB subfloor overlaid with 3/4" plywood and framed with 2x4's with twinned 2x4's for legs all attached with metal angles and attachments secured with bolts, washers and nuts would be easier and faster. Additionally locking wheels on the ends of the legs would be useful for multiple applications. I could have saved money BUYING that table from you. Time, expertise and tools are the limitations for most of us.

[@chaseflynn6956]

That router jig was genius, can't believe I haven't seen it before. Also fantastic work on the joinery man you rock.

[@EileenTheCr0w]

Basically a mobile planer

[@Amtk509]

Stunning!!! I'm in serious disbelief that anyone would give a thumbs down to this video, they must be overly jealous.

[@larrywoods820]

I gave one and you can read my explanation that I posted.

[@derekcavan6000]

19 minutes and 43 seconds of my time well spent! Excellent video, though speeded up a wee bit too much at times.. It was great to see the time and effort you put in to create a great finish. I was also extremely impressed to see the use of screws only for the table top fixing. Very inspirational video. Subscribed! :D

[@neville132bbk]

square drive screws,,,, 2nd only to sliced bread :-))

[@MultiShizmo]

Normally I don't like instructional videos without talking, but this one was awesome. Well done.

[@kryptik0]

I have been working on remodeling our only bathroom for the last 6 days. It has broken both my back and my spirit, but things are beginning to look up. I watched this beautiful, almost therapeutic video as I took a coffee break. This is art and the table is literally an exhibit. I can only hope I can get to about 10% of the level this guy is at.

[@bbrachman]

Will. I don't think I have seen someone take so much care making a 2x4 workbench. Your work is incredibly precise and clean. I wish I had the ambition, space and tools to make something this elegant. I just cannot say enough about how well you constructed, filmed and edited this video. I would be really interested to see if you put a vise on the bench. Can you tell us how long it took to complete? Thank you again. Great work.

[@WillMatthews]

Bruce Brachman thanks heaps for the feedback! It took about 4 weekends on and off when I got time. Yes I put two vices on. An engineering vice on one end and a standard 6" woodworkers vice on the other. You can see them in action in my other videos. Cheers!

[@bbrachman]

What a pleasure to watch. Keep it up.

[@eln74]

Bruce Brachman you said it bro. Now let's dig some holes for those bench dogs, distribute some 7/8 diam. holes, 3/4 and finally some 1/2 inch holes that you'll find very handy when using a wide variety of tools and diferent material bench dogs, even plastic or composite. Hope you can make it accesible for any tipe of job. Thanks sir, awesome build. :D

[@Cynyr]

Bruce, This looks like it could be made with; a drill and drill bit to match some dowel stock, a hand saw, a chisel, a mallet/hammer, a #4 bench plane, and some time. Can't help with the ambition and space issues, though you could make it narrower and shorter in length. It would take longer to flatten the top with the hand plane than the router setup will used, and a forstner bit would be helpful for hogging out the mortises, but they could be chopped all by hand.

[@bbrachman]

Andrew: I have seen other benches made with just hand tools. I could do it. This one is just so beautiful. I would never go to this extent. 4 x 4 legs. 2 x 6 stretchers, plywood top would be my speed.

[@antiquelude]

This was so mesmerizing I forgot what I was even watching halfway through. I was just watching to watch.

[@robertgraham7751]

That was truly inspirational. I am about to start my workbench build and have watched quite a few videos and most are using tools I can only dream of owning. Yours provided me with an insight on how to use the tools I have and the budget I have to get the job done. Brilliant.

[@Martin1519]

I’ve never seen anyone use a router to plain wood before. That’s a very interesting method. You learn something new everyday

[@brianwood7480]

I will make an educated guess here. After putting myself in Will's head for a li'l while, I would bet that he gets just as much satisfaction from knowing that he has inspired 100's of hobby carpenters, as he does from building beautiful, useful projects. Lovely job, Will. Of course I subscribed, cheers mate.

[@SalvageWorkshop]

That bench is built like a TANK!! Well made!

[@MrJustliketht]

waste of time.

[@mitchdenner9743]

@@MrJustliketht so is your life

[@MrJustliketht]

mitch denner don’t be butt hurt, it is completely a waste of time to make it this way.

[@mitchdenner9743]

@@MrJustliketht said the guy with no life

[@MrJustliketht]

mitch denner define how I have “ no life” silly rabbit.

[@Miketoledo1]

Will, you did an excellent job on this bench. Great editing and impressive workmanship. I'd be proud to work on a bench like this. You've inspired me. Thank you!

[@forest487]

*Craftship (less sexist)

[@leticiahoskins3296]

This was so therapeutic to watch! Also, looks like a good sturdy work table!

[@Shad0wC0mpany2]

Leticia Hoskins Lol, right?! I loved the music almost as much as the table!

[@PhillyChevy215]

Awesome craftmanship. Everything was done to perfection. Having the right tools makes all the difference in the world.

[@tkskagen]

Now all you need is a Wooden Bench Clamp/Vise! WOW... That turned out BEAUTIFUL!!!👍

[@danvanhoose6783]

That tables a beast.good build.old school mortise and tenon work.

[@arkansas1336]

You sir, are a better than average KZbin wood worker. Almost all of You Tube.....but NOT ALL...."builders" think they have built something awesome and post it for the whole world to see. Some of them just need to think they're good and not video anything and prove to the viewers that they're not (good). You did an EXCELLENT job.....very well done!!!!!!! ....13

[@WillMatthews]

I really appreciate the kind words arkansas13, thanks

[@VitorMadeira]

Finally, a DIY video here on KZbin where the backtrack sound music is almost as good as the video itself. No off-beat stupid techno "music"... Ouch! Thank you and greetings from Portugal.

[@jamesbarros950]

This is the best alternative to having an epic planer I’ve ever seen. I feel like this may be doable for me. Thank you so much!!!

[@expatcanuck2087]

Extraordinary workmanship. And I even enjoyed the font selection for the 'This just won't do" opening.

[@prestonbahr989]

RedRumPres I use to think I was pretty good, so much for that silly idea. Pretty amazing work, you are a true craftsman.

[@dulay1234]

Just love how you got creative in the joints. Looks amazing. Keep the creative ideas coming.

[@mindfullsilence]

5:18 I like how you stop for a second like "Okay, now how the hell do I move this beast?" lol

[@johnhubbard6262]

I have been making my shop benches for years - Flat, true, and square. But never beautiful like this, been looking for an idea to do one for my son out of Maple and re-found this in my stack of I should build this vids. Well done, just well frigging done.

[@louismansour4764]

I gotta say, even though watching you use a table saw made my phantom thumb tingle, that table came out amazing.

[@TheDudeAbides-247]

10:38 his left arm looks like it almost falls onto the blade when he is catching the wood as it falls off the table. Maybe it is just the angle and the speed-up of the video.

[@barryroberts6470]

Wow that is one Brilliant Workbench Build. I loved watching this build come together from start to finish, this build has to be one of your finest achievements and constructions that you have done, and i am glad that i found this video to watch it. Well Done on an Excellent build. Barry (ENG)

[@WillMatthews]

Thanks Barry :)

[@feldgrau2664]

stop it, Barry, you're embarrassing yourself.

[@willb3698]

everytime you lent over the table saw, I was: Aaaaaaaaah. But nice Table!!!! Well done

[@gordonchapman222]

That bit where the bench top was to heavy for you to lift alone - you stacked wooden blocks to slowly raise the top up - Genius 5⭐'s What a great buld, thanks for sharing

[@douglascloud4484]

I am so glad to see you using a piece of wood to safely push the wood through your table saw. great job on the project

[@carsonschaneman]

Out of all your videos, this one is my absolute favorite. Part of making a quality craft is having quality equipment, and the table made here is of very high grade.

[@chauntikleer]

10:04 Watching the whole benchtop flex as you plane, I can see why you want a nice, beefy benchtop. And your new benchtop is **plenty** beefy. As are the legs. EDIT: And I love how you use both power tools and hand tools as appropriate (11:32) - classic modern woodworker.

[@indyvin]

She's a beauty. Love your technique. I want one just like this.

[@HarlyGuy13]

Wow,is all I can say. Mad props for some great skills.

[@danmoreton1788]

I like watching a craftsman making a project, It gives the rest of us confidence in our next build!

[@Hiawatha3971]

Thank you Will . Found your clip at the best possible time , I'm building my retirement work shop at the moment , your bench is truly masterful.

[@jorgeojeda697]

I like so much this proyect. Saludos desde Uruguay, sud América!

[@lightning4871]

That was a damn fine job. Really good.

[@sebrame]

Don't know if you live in an area that gets tornadoes, but if one was coming, I'd hide under that workbench!

[@WillMatthews]

+Steve Brame Haha, nice alternative use!

[@liquidee]

He must be from Australia or NZ, looking at the power sockets

[@jarodmorris611]

Those of us that do live in areas with tornadoes (I live in Oklahoma City), we go out to our front yards to figure out if we can see the tornado, then we take cover if we have to.

[@geoprism457]

Steve Brame hahaha right

[@MC-zr7hl]

@@jarodmorris611 I dont live in tornado country and dont know the process so Im curious how else you would know whether you need to get to shelter or not? I'd assume even if you heard it on the news and they recommended taking cover you'd still wanna go outside to check and see how close, how big, which direction its headed, etc.

[@faizullakhan1556]

Making that router sled and using it to true the top is the best tip. Thanks for sharing

[@charliecampbell9212]

Now their is a man who knows what he is doing well done sir Good luck from Ireland

[@nyinfamous2k2]

incredible piece of workable art.

[@andrewlindberg630]

jsj

[@rokpodlogar6062]

i was so glad i saw the orbital sander after a short glimpse of a belt sander. that thing can ruin a flat surface in no time. :)

[@kenjepsen4579]

Yeah I really cringed when I saw the belt sander come out... I learned about THOSE the hard way...lol

[@tonywright8294]

ken jepsen tosser

[@funtycase2043]

you make joints like how i roll them lol. pure masterclass

[@papablueshirt]

That is not a work bench, it is a work of art. Nice Job

[@dad3562]

Wow, I wish I was 1/8th this intelligent. Amazing work, you are very fortunate to be able to do that kind of work.

[@jjs71072]

I wish I had your talent! Great Job

[@Victoria-jo3wr]

This was such a joy to watch, thank you!

[@user-jr3zm1jb5s]

damn, nice work! thank you so much for the video and hard work!

[@wwm84]

That is a beast of a table. Was rather amused watching you gradually lift the tabletop into position with blocks.

[@fredberger3155]

Very nice video, excellent work and pleasing music. Of course today it would cost too much to be practical, but I can appreciate the density that heavy top would create, even in pine. Where I live our construction 2x4's are spruce, not quite as nice as pine; I understand in the west you can get fir 2 x 4's; they surely are excellent. Your workmanship is advanced and likely beyond the skill of many. Years ago I built an effective variation of this for less money, and much easier to build. I bought a 3/4" 4 x 8 sheet of Good One Side BC Fir plywood (not exactly cheap either), then cut a piece 28" x 64" out of it for a top. I then used the remainder to glue and double up on the underside so that my benchtop was 1 1/2" thick fir plywood. You could still go bigger with the top from that single sheet if you wanted to. I then made the legs and sides out of the spruce 2 x 4s and finished the piece with a varathene, which looked nice and hardened up the wood even more. Still looks great and has served my very well for 30 years.

[@ZNA_Productions]

The music makes me feel like I'm playing Toa Tahu's level in the mask of light Bionicle game. (Awesome build too)

[@BarneyGumbl3]

What a fucking blast from the past, I haven't heard of Bionicles in nearly 20 years hahaha

[@robertmarsh5107]

"Ah I see your a man of culture as well" Good job ZNA, keep fighting the anticlause.

[@losttribe3001]

Or Super Mario Sunshine

[@SHdrummerguy08]

I get Diablo 2 Lut Gholein vibes

[@jjk109]

Although it’s an amazing workbench I would take this into my house and use it as a dining table because I wouldn’t want anything to happen to it.

[@69adrummer]

That is so cool and beautiful. My coffee went cold as I was watching! Didn't get one sip!! :( haha

[@ForestWoodworks]

😂 mine too... Just had to reheat, LOL

[@frankgambino3147]

Thank you Will, finally, a video showing how to build a fantastic workbench without having to buy thousands of dollars worth of tools, you used all the tools I have on hand. thank you, I am in the process of building one now. You did a great job,

[@northcackalacky4694]

I agree 100% on making my own 2x4 top like that beast! But I couldn't do projects on that beautiful Dining room table. That's quite a showpiece!

[@stephenfranco964]

That table is nicer than my kitchen table.

[@nitrojunkie22]

3 years ago, 2 x 4s were cheap. Not so much a "penny-pinching" project anymore. Nice bench nonetheless.

[@luisg1653]

Yeah seriously! They've gone up quite a bit.

[@nitrojunkie22]

@@luisg1653 Wood in general has gotten ridiculous. You can usually expect a slight uptick during hurricane season, but with idiots burning down forests because of a gender reveal party mishap or what have you, then prices go up even more. For instance, plywood used to be the less expensive option. I remember when a 4 x 8 sheet of 3/4 furniture grade oak plywood was like $45. Now it's like $55. That sheet of plywood equals 24 board feet. I can go to the Amish and buy 4/4 red oak for $2 a board foot if I buy 100 feet. So, I can pay $200 for 100 Bft of solid wood, OR I can pay $220 for 4 sheets of plywood, and only get 96 Bft. Why WOULDN'T I just get solid wood at that point? Sure, there's less work involved in using plywood, but from a price point and quality point, it's a no-brainer.

[@dlw9119]

lol

[@johnfreeman9766]

Instead sit on your ass and Build a bench in the mEtAvErSe.

[@tyler.walker]

@@johnfreeman9766 I’m building a workbench so I can put my computer on it and use it to design more woodworking projects and design 3D assets for VR environments such as the Metaverse, I feel personally attacked lol 😂

[@edwardmonsariste4050]

Today that table cost $23,000 in 2x4 lumber.

[@MaxC_1]

or less than 500$ if you live anywhere outside US with enough forests around you

[@GeorgeSagen]

Good thing tables aren't made out of ammo.

[@Unrealistic-o9c]

😆

[@lanceroark6386]

Lol. On a Black Friday door buster sale maybe.

[@j.d.1488]

Nice build.

[@Tom_M_Riddle]

man... this has got to be the best self made table ive ever seen

[@georgetucker336]

Truly you did some real precision work making the joints. The bench will last a life time. To bad when you work on the bench, it will get marked up.That goes with the job. You can pass this bench down to you family.

[@oobaka1967]

I felt kind of sad that the old bench was helping you create its replacement :( Liked and subscribed.

[@emm_gee1294]

oobaka1967 unrelated think about this you have to dip chicken in an egg wash to fry it. On a farm you literally bathing a chicken in the blood of its children. Just some food for thought no pun intended lol. But I did see that irony as well. If only the old bench knew what was coming.

[@shelbyseelbach9568]

Matthew Gerwin there is no blood in an unfertilized chicken egg, and it is not a baby chicken. NO BLOOD, NO BABY. Inserting analogy, but wrong at every level.

[@williamoloughlin8298]

you missed the point!

[@quintonmorris11]

Shelby, I feel your passion on this subject is somehow linked to your thoughts on the abortion debate...

[@longbeachboy57]

Happens in my shop all the time. And I do get the same feeling :(

[@nuancolar7304]

I built this same table, but I took the extra step of drilling each 2x4 in a jig...4 holes per....and after gluing together, inserting four threaded rods through the width of the table (flat and lock washers/nuts on each end) and tightened to hold and strengthen the table top against any load.

[@michaelt126]

this guy looks like he knows what he is doing.

[@paulorchard7960]

Love watching people making good, heavy and robust benches to work wood! Means i’m not the only nut in this world!

[@tonywright8294]

Paul Orchard you are

[@agustinmaldonado71]

You put a lot of love in this build and with minimal hardware. Very beautiful and handcrafted design. 2 thumbs up.

[@doyle201206]

I hate your videos, you make it all look so easy to be good. !!! Do enjoy this workshop though, sawdust just like my garage. Another cracking video full of inspiration.

[@WillMatthews]

Thanks for the feedback. I'm just like everyone else trying to get along, learn, and make some stuff in the process! Cheers

[@kiltymacbagpipe]

Making a jig and using a router on the top was unexpected. I would have gone all Paul Sellers and hand planed it for days assuming there was no other way.

[@WillMatthews]

+Kilty MacBagpipe yeah no, not keen on planing that by hand!

[@patrickwhitehead7584]

I was wondering if he was going to build a runout platform on either end and rent a floor sander. I'd have been half out of my mind listening to a router for that long. He's got grit, that's for sure.

[@zrxgrim]

That was when I hit the like button. It was inevitable, but that was the tipping point.

[@akbychoice]

It’s a great method for flattening live edge slabs.

[@anthonyayers9405]

I rented an electric hand plane to do mine - it did a pretty good job. That router rig was an unexpected solution.

[@EmptyGlass99]

The top should be floating on the base to allow for expansion and contraction. Screwing it in place like that will cause you problems down the road.

[@ChrisHornberger]

You know what? This is one of the best videos of this kind I've watched. The music isn't annoying rap/pop garbage, there's no "let me repeat this three times because I forgot what I was saying" voice over with stupid jokes, there's no tedium. This is how you present your own implementation of a thing that, if you're watching this video, you just understand and get. Very, very well done video. Thank you for that. Seriously, well done. The build was fun, too, but you should definitely show others how to shoot projects. Well done.

[@allupinya5938]

Damn you sound like a whiny hard to please crybaby. I'd have your mother whip you up a glass of warm milk, but shes with me. The music still sucks

[@scottyofeden]

Beautiful table and fun to watch. There are so many speciality tools (and there's nothing wrong with any of them). But it's always extra inspiring to me to see creativity (or maybe how things used to be done with the old tools) being used to make something like this. I want to work my way up to doing more woodwork... but I don't want to wait until I have everything I'm "supposed" to have.

[@sumandl]

Good Job Will. You got a new subscriber👍

[@WillMatthews]

+SAWBLADE PROJECTS thanks!

[@oscarmadrid8452]

Ditto!

[@EdwardHKrebs]

Great job

[@raymondpolacek4045]

SAWBLADE

[@bespokebrisley3423]

i made a bench too just like some advice on youtube please

[@johnbarneswood]

Great video brother

[@lagrottedubarbu]

waouh super interesting and inspiring video that's a nice looking workbench :D

[@georgechatzi849]

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[@alrobinette3475]

you make those joints look so easy...thats year of experience right there...nice work

[@rickvanhooren548]

Watching this in September 2021….my knee jerk reaction is HOLY CRAP! YOU MUST BE RICH! Nice job my man….cheers from Ontario!

[@jbsoul4575]

My favorite part was when you figured out how to get the top on by yourself. Self reliance is disappearing fast nowadays.

[@crzxm]

Aside from the jointery, that was my take-away.

[@teawizard]

I'm just starting out woodworking as a hobby, I've done a few things and working things out without help has been the most fun and rewarding things about it, same when i built my pond. These projects are my personal time to kind of immerse myself in something. I cant do that with a load of help even if the end product is better, I dont care, it's not about that. So yeah I agree haha 👌

[@pedroghirotti]

I’m watching this laying on the couch because my back is fucked for lifting too much weight at work... I just thought the same: “ that’s a smart guy”

[@CurmudgeonExtraordinaire]

Sometimes it's nice to have an extra set of hands for things like that. Of course, my wife thinks differently if it one of my projects. :) With the way he was doing it, he was only having to lift half the weight at a time. Sometimes though, even that reduction is not enough and you need to employ not only that, but a jack or lever mechanism to lift one end a few inches, put a block under it, and then do the same thing for the other end, repeating until it gets to the right height. Use your brain and not your back. For example, my gun safe weighs 1600 lbs empty and I was able to move it from a trailer to inside my house by just taking it slow and taking it an inch at a time (especially when needing to go up a step or two). You rush, you get hurt.

[@daytonasixty-eight1354]

I used a motorcycle lift to do something similar