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Heavy laminated maple top, bolted base, one good vise. Build this before you build anything else.
| Part | Qty | T × W × L | Material | ✓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top laminations Glued face-to-face on edge. 20 x 1.5" ≈ a 30" wide top, trimmed to 24". Cut long, trim after. | 20 | 1 1/2" × 3" × 62" | Hard Maple | ☐ |
| Legs Laminate from 8/4. Final bench height ~36" — measure to your own wrist, not to a number in a book. | 4 | 3 1/2" × 3 1/2" × 33" | Ash | ☐ |
| Long stretchers | 2 | 1 3/4" × 5" × 44" | Ash | ☐ |
| Short stretchers | 2 | 1 3/4" × 5" × 16" | Ash | ☐ |
| Vise jaw liner Wood liners on the vise jaws so metal never touches your work. | 2 | 3/4" × 4" × 10" | Hard Maple | ☐ |
| Item | Qty | ✓ |
|---|---|---|
| Hard maple, 8/4, for the top (Hard Maple) ~$7/bd ft rough. Buy rough and mill it yourself — surfaced maple doubles the price and you're re-milling it anyway. | 40 board feet | ☐ |
| Hard maple or ash, 8/4, for the base (Ash) | 20 board feet | ☐ |
| Front vise (quick-release, 9-10") Buy a good one. A cheap vise that racks and slips will annoy you every single day for twenty years. | 1 each | ☐ |
| Bench bolts / barrel nuts Knock-down base. A workbench that can't leave the shop was a design mistake. | 8 each | ☐ |
| Waterproof wood glue The top glue-up alone eats most of this. | 32 oz | ☐ |
| Bench dogs, 3/4" | 6 each | ☐ |
| Boiled linseed oil / wax finish NOT polyurethane. You want a repairable, non-slick finish that glue won't bond to. A film finish on a bench top is a mistake. | 16 oz | ☐ |
Overall cost: $$$$. Lumber varies by region, species, and season, so we give a band rather than a figure.