This video will guide you through making a simple workbench from six 2x4's and a sheet of plywood. The first part takes a look at my tablesaw workbench. The second part is about preparing a top surface using particle board. The remainder of the video is about building a 30”x48”x36” work bench. The T-leg design can also be adapted to make a cabinet or a table. Please enjoy!

Printouts:
Cut list ► https://postimg.cc/image/ankc6ef3n/
Dimensions ► https://postimg.cc/image/9jajcs21v/

Some pros and cons to using a particle board work surface:
Particle board falls apart if it gets wet. And it's not very strong. So why on Earth would I choose to use it? Well, aside from the fact that it's cheap, it's a nice work surface that's also surprisingly easy to repair. I mean, I've kept that piece on my tablesaw for ten years! The secret is to clean up wet spills quickly, and to fill in knife cuts periodically. When you have a thick coat of polyurethane built up, it will resist moisture quite well. But where there are knife cuts, moisture will affect it quickly. Have you ever been scratched by a cat? The skin gets a little puffy right around the scratch: a particle board surface will do something just like that where it has been exposed to moisture. When too many of those little puffy scratches show up, you simply sand the surface down with a block, and then re-coat it with poly. About once every two or three months, I will true the surface using a half-piece of granite floor tile that has some sandpaper stuck to it by spray-adhesive. Then I will wipe down the surface with mineral spirits, and re-coat it with polyurethane. It probably sounds worse than it is ;)

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Chapters~

0:00 Tablesaw
5:17 Prep
7:40 Sheet goods
9:56 Top
12:25 Plan
13:42 Legs
16:18 Frame 1
19:11 Frame 2
21:32 Details
23:25 Surfaces
24:16 Design
26:37 Scale Model

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Music:
"Samba Isobel" and “Silver Flame” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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