I like how you understand that a lot of people watching don’t have $40,000 worth of machinery in their garage and you provide alternative suggestions. Appreciate that.

@DevinAK49

2 жыл бұрын

40,000🤣

@Wanker59

2 жыл бұрын

A table saw costs around $200. A planer cost around $300….40k hahahaa

@Funknwanker

2 жыл бұрын

Neither does he, he has ryobi

@UnicornMeat512

2 жыл бұрын

@@Wanker59 harbor freight?

@wesoblander3648

Жыл бұрын

@@Wanker59 , he's a whiney, born victim.

I just built this bench. I used only a circular saw, square, drill, pocket knife, (cleaning out the laps) and a #4 style hand plane (leveling the top). I did it on the floor of my garage. It cost just over $100. (I bought a gallon of glue as I had none) It came out really nice and the project is totally do-able in a weekend by a novice. You don't need $4000 in tools. You just can't be lazy. The hand plane was a workout. One note: You can save on time, and increase accuracy if you clamp the legs together in sets when making the lap joint cuts with a circular saw. Way better than anything I could buy at that price. Thanks Modern Builds!

@tedrowland7800

5 жыл бұрын

For future reference: If you go to a regular lumber yard, instead of big box stores, you can buy a better grade 2" x 4" for pennies difference in cost, AND, they will run them through their plane for free. They have actual "board sizers", that plane all 4 sides at once. you can tell them, "I want the finish 5/4" thick, x 3-1/4" wide, and they dial it in. Then you can glue the entire table all at once.

@wandererstraining

5 жыл бұрын

Bet it's a great bench! I'm also in the process of making a workbench, but only have hand tools: saws, chisels, mallet, hand drill and a jack plane. I live in an apartment above my landlord, who is a lovely old lady, so I want to make sure I'm quiet. I'm in no rush tho, so it's all good. I do things one little step at a time. Since I don't have perfectly flat floors and the 2x4s I could find were all very slightly warped (don't have a car, so I have to walk back and forth to the hardware store), I quickly built a guide using the narrow side of the 2x4s as a straight-ish line. That guide will be used to laminate the tabletop as straight as I can. Then the next step will be to use the jack plane to flatten the tabletop. I expect this to take a long time and a lot of effort, because I'll probably have to remove close to 1/4" off the tabletop. Fortunately, the bench I'm making is apartment-sized, and will measure 30"x46", so I think my jack plane will be appropriate for the surface. Can't wait to have it completed. Enjoy your workshop!

@pentachronic

4 жыл бұрын

Make sure you don't glue the legs etc if you're in an apartment!!

@bugsaint

3 жыл бұрын

now I'd love to see a vid of that process. i get put off and stop watching these kind vids when they bring out their expensive power tools

@simongoode7025

2 жыл бұрын

This is the video i need to see - how to make the workbench on floor!

Hey, Mike. This is a great video (and the Sketchup video to go along with it). I'm a technical trainer and you have a natural knack for working with adult learners by breaking down a large task into manageable bites, while giving the "whys" of what you are doing. You've introduced traditional joinery in a nonchalant way that isn't intimidating at all. I was thinking it might have been awesome to throw in a mortise and tenon to attach the top, but you were probably right with the restraint there and keeping it accessible. I have only gotten into woodworking in the last few years and still watch a TON of videos to learn. I really enjoy yours and the thoroughness without over explaining everything. Sometimes that is intimidating in itself. Nice work, bub.

Dude! This is the most creative use of left joints I’ve seen! One of your best tutorials to date. And quite honestly I’ve built flatpack shop furniture before, and I never once took it down to move it around. It being completely permanent is a good thing! Nice work brother

Great edit on that finger-smash moment! Also, great workbench. I like the joinery. Pretty simple and straightforward, but looks sophisticated.

@ModernBuilds

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot Rob!

Love this book! kzread.infoUgkxpCNxqmAkyjN6NPx1fyB7QiEFWyO5mUWL it is simply one-of-a-kind! I really love it, because karah explained all tools required to have the job done, not mentioning the fabulous diy pallets ideas. I'm pretty sure this will be a fresh start in my new endeavour. Amazon was great, they delivered on time. Thank you!

@MarkPrimavera

8 ай бұрын

IT'S A SCAM!!!

Good idea on showing how to do this with both a table saw and circular saw!!

@tonyennis3008

5 жыл бұрын

Let's keep in mind you could cut those lap joints nearly as quickly with a handsaw and a chisel. One cut at each end, then blow the middle out with the chisel. It's easy. Make chips, not dust.

@astrayadventurer4450

4 жыл бұрын

Also most people don't have a planer. Use a table saw to take off the rounded edges.

Thank you so much for the handheld circular saw bit! So many videos are all about the table saw and neglect the little guy who can't afford fancy tools I had to make my first workbench (now used as a table of sorts in my room cause I need storage a ton) and Lord is it crazy looking and was a crazy build trying to cut all of it by hand due to lack of table saw

@mattseng1632

3 жыл бұрын

I love this wood working book *TopFineWoodworking. Com* . A few of the topics talked about in the book include wood working strategies, explanation on the development cycles of trees, and various lumber characteristics that craftsmen favor. I also provided my father another copy.

That's the most perfect workbench I've ever seen. Let me know when I can swing by to pick it up.

Just for showing us the Circular Saw... You are a LEGEND

I’m also looking into building my own workbench. I like that your execution is simple and the vids have a concise explanation of the work. That’s important for the DIY community. 👍🏻

Thanks for the tutorial. I did a lot of misstakes during the build. Glueing a piece that big, was hard. Love my new workbench! Good project for beginners.

Finally, a DIY video that shows an alternative for people who don't own table saws. Thank you sooooo much

@MikeyBigWheel

4 жыл бұрын

alternative is right

@ChristIsLord229

3 жыл бұрын

There are plenty of joinery videos with no power tools. Plenty.

Thank you for the video; just what I needed. Awesome!

I started this great bench today. I plan on adding a set of drawers and casters. Thanks Modern Builds!

"Sneak up on your cut", I like that :-) And love that you showed how to do steps with the simple saws we all have. Never "saw" anyone do this before.

@just-dl

5 жыл бұрын

that cut never saw him coming!

Finally a woodworker that mashes a body part! Im not alone

The outtake for the moment you realised you had glued the legs had me howling!! 😂😂😂

The fact that you used mostly Ryobi tools impressed me enough for a sub. I’m just starting up into woodworking and my fishing habit is expensive on its own but I need another hobby to occupy my time. Great video.

Nice job man. I like that it looks like an expensive store bought item, yet it costs much less. Thanks you

if you dont have the tools to get your worktop compleatly flat, you could always screw a sheet of 18mm 0r 12mm ply to the top. also by doing this you can fix jigs to it and when it gets battered replace it with a new one.

@ModernBuilds

6 жыл бұрын

Very true!

@grizzlygrizzle

6 жыл бұрын

Plywood flexes, and doesn't guarantee flatness, only smoothness. But for most of us, that's fine. If you want to see a true flatness maniac, go see this: kzread.info/dash/bejne/oplhp8ynor2woso.html

Great job my brother it looks really good I love it good project to :)

@MrHandwerk

6 жыл бұрын

This is also reflected in the subscription :) great channel

@ModernBuilds

6 жыл бұрын

I appreciate it!

Thanks for the detail. I'm in the middle of a workbench build, I started with the top and have it sited in sawhorses. I'll be trying this workbench base. Great job!

Congrats! I have seen many work benches built here on KZread. I think yours is one of, if not THE BEST. Thanks for sharing!

Love these videos. Under $100...if you have all of these saws, planers etc

@jameskempster971

4 жыл бұрын

It's an easy snipe but this is one of the few videos on this subject with advice not just on using other tools for the setup but also how to do the glue-up on the table top without using a massive planing machine afterwards. I appreciated that.

@nunyabusiness5339

4 жыл бұрын

@@jameskempster971 I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Hi Mike- I'm glad I just discovered you. That is a beautiful piece of work. I like your style, and your honesty, so I'm subscribing 👍🏼

"We don't make mistakes, just happy accidents" - A wonderful artist we all know

Appreciate you posting this one. Simple and fairly easy to follow. Pretty straight forward and easy to modify/tailor to how you want to use it. Locking casters, table saw to the side so it could be used as a run out, etc..

Could you make more workshop builds/organization? I want to make a shop but I dont know where to start.

5:49 the joy when everything comes together nicely.

@Dinosaurmojo54

4 жыл бұрын

methical or when your crush your finger with 7 2x4

This table is really cool. I was in Wood Shop in high school for 4 years. Id really like to get back into it when i get myself a house in a few years. Seeing all them cuts look confusing and would take me a minute to get the gist of how to make them, but i love building stuff from wood and the satisfaction of building stuff for cheaper and probably better quality.

Always nice to see a Ryobi fan. Outstanding project, thank you.

So, you should have a sweatshirt that says, This is my sanding shirt. I would probably by that.

Not mentioned: it’s really important to alternate grain direction when glueing up a tabletop. So if it bows it bows as a w instead of a u.

Super user-friendly, straightforward, and very helpful with all the written plans. Great content, great channel. Thanks a bunch!

Thank you to Mike for always making sure when have a visual tutorial for an alternate way to produce something even when it is a big pain in the but to do...😋

It can aslo be hard to find dry 4x4s without having to buy cvg fir, crazy expensive. KD 2x4s are not always dry enough to some people for furniture, but for shop projects, they totally are.

@ModernBuilds

6 жыл бұрын

That so true! I don't know about you, but finding straight 4x4's isn't easy either

@stumptownwoodworks

6 жыл бұрын

Modern Builds yup, usually all wonky. Caul boards for the win. Good glue up and tips. Ive used a dowel jig to throw 4 dowls down the length of each joint. Keeps it super flat in the end too. Better than biscuits for my taste

Simple and very easy to follow, thanks.. I saw another video suggesting that the legs should be alined with the table that way you can use it and attatch thing to the sides

@MaUri-tr4op

3 жыл бұрын

It depends of the style of the bench

@Jatadda

2 жыл бұрын

Ki jr eha h

Mike, I like the way your dust mask magically jumped up and covered the lower part of your face while you were sawing that lap joint. That's a smart dust mask you have there.

Excellent! And thank you for the article on the build. Exactly what I am looking for.

That's a great bench man!

@II_4_R_Z_II

6 жыл бұрын

izzy swan awesome videos man

As soon as he started with the planer, I knew I couldn't do this..

@RSST662

3 жыл бұрын

Only $325 @ Harbor Freight . Can’t never could .

Awesome! I actually get very excited to see good woodworkers making really simple stuff that are easier for a regular dude to make! The reason why I started my channel just recently.

I really like the realization of the film. BTW. I did my workbench in the same way :)

14:30 "- What was I doing here?"

13:03 "how heavy is this b!tch???"

Nice, simple, easy to understand. Effective work table. Thumbs Up! 👍

Sweet! I been needing to build one for my workshop. Thanks for the tips.

Great work man. Looks to be a very well built and sturdy workbench. Keep up the good work. BUT PLEASE. Turn off your table saw when you've completed your cut. A few times when showing the lap joint relief cuts you flipped the workpiece to show the camera while it was still running. 1:18 - You also did a dry fit to make sure you removed enough material while the saw was still running. 1:50 - For your safety just shut down the saw, show the camera the workpiece/make your dry fit check and if you need to make another pass just spin the saw back up. Nice video otherwise!

Another reason to not use a 4x4 is that two 2x4s glued together are actually stronger because of grain pattern.

@katieschmidt4029

3 жыл бұрын

This is by far the best woodworking book I have ever read, *TopFineWoodworking. Com* . My woodworking teacher endorses it to all of his students. I am impressed how authors managed to write very detailed topics. I`m surprised by the material and didn`t have a tough time following the lessons..

For dust collection I have used a small 1.5 gallon Shop Vac. I bought a longer hose, it easily follows you around the shop due to its small size and weight. I use it on my Dewalt table saw and the Dewalt sliding compound miter saw along with sanders. Makes clean up easier, and it was a cheap alternative at the time I was building out my garage.

The blue pine is so nice looking. Really gives the top a distinctive look. Really awesome looking bench!

I couldn't follow this so I just stacked 2x4's until I had a table.

@supercooled

4 жыл бұрын

I Just went to ikea.com. Props to people with the talent though.

complete legit

Great video Mat! Simple and sturdy workbench!

All I have is a circular saw and a drill and a few odd tools. Like the idea from below of getting the lumber yard to plane the 2x4's. Did one of these years ago with just dowels. Will try again in a few weeks. Thank you for the detailed video

Awesome Build! / ModernBuilds For my reference: I’m a 32 year old girl who is trying Her best to get into a carpentry apprenticeship, but it’s not going very well. If anyone has any suggestions that might help me land a job/Apprenticeship; PLEASE do not hesitate to comment. Thanks!

@bigh4506

6 жыл бұрын

Im trying to get into it too. My biggest tip would be to measure twice, cut once. Also having the right tools makes it exponentially easier. Always have 3 plans when building something.

@danielhrch

6 жыл бұрын

I couldn´t agree more. I was working on my first project yesterday and towards the end I felt confident, I started cutting some doors, I measured, I made the cut and after that I noticed one of the doors for the cabinet were too short. I measured alright but I didn´t stop to think if it made sense.

@norocketsciencebuild5371

6 жыл бұрын

Depends what country you are in. If it's for a livelihood it's a different game. But otherwise, then you might find my channel somewhat interesting. I am 31 now, no previous experience of carpentry yet i built my kitchen including the worktop on my own with somewhat basic tools.

@norocketsciencebuild5371

6 жыл бұрын

Comes with practise.

@imsorry8236

6 жыл бұрын

What form of Carpentry? All the tips vary. Like for construction, find a small company with someone who will take you under their wing. shop carp find woodworking groups through local colleges/ community centres. Reno’s learn construction carpentry first then quit once you know the basics, and find a new company. Careful for construction, no matter where you go there’s nasty comments.

Am I the only person who was cringing as he was waving those legs around over a still running saw?

@codymacaulay1435

5 жыл бұрын

It’s been 4 months. You’re still not alone.

@pentachronic

4 жыл бұрын

Yep. Me too.

@mikem5831

3 жыл бұрын

A year later and yes it was cringy

I love this. Looks great. Glad you did the matte finish on it

So many woodworking skills I just learned!!

I'm an older fella. I admit that I had a prejudice, when I saw his hairdo. However, that's a good, simple bench, and it's a well made, straight-to-the point video. He won me over.

We need more uploads!

@norocketsciencebuild5371

6 жыл бұрын

He is good!

I wanted to stop in and say I built a modified version of this bench at half the width side to side for a router table. I also added wheels to it so I could move it into my trailer easily. I also made the lap joints the same height at the bottom so I could add a drawer for storage and a shelf. It worked out great. Thanks. I may make the full size with 2x4 top at some point but I work out of my garage and I only have half since my wife uses the other side for her stuff.

I know this is a million years old now, but let me recommend a Fein Turbo I for your sanding dust. I don't have dust collection but I use the Fein shop vac to attach to tools that have ports and to clean up. The key thing is that the Fein is amazingly quiet compared to a Ridgid or ShopVac. They are pricier but I've been 100% happy with the Fein.

“Under $100” this aged well 😂

Hammer project idea! Perfect for the newbies :)

Nice and simple, strong lap joints, easy build with minimal tools, great job!

As always a great video, and the bench looks amazing.

Nice build dude. I dig the more "advanced" DIY Techniques.

@ModernBuilds

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks John!

Step 1: have thousands of dollars of shop equipment. Got it!

@kadendaugherty

5 жыл бұрын

Why would you need a work bench if you have no equipment?

@bbpearl8120

5 жыл бұрын

@@kadendaugherty With all due respect, you must have missed the point. It's a misleading title to say build a workbench for $100 when you need to have thousands of dollars in equipment to do it in the first place. Does that make sense to you?

@kadendaugherty

5 жыл бұрын

Fair enough

@zart3374

5 жыл бұрын

@@bbpearl8120 The workbench only cost $100 to build. Tools are not included in the price. Just like if you say it took you 3 hours to read a book (learning the ability to read is not included in the time).

@bbpearl8120

5 жыл бұрын

Zart That’s a poor analogy on multiple levels. For your analogy to apply here, the appropriate title should be “Build a work bench In a few hours.” But it’s ok, we can agree to disagree.

Excelent proyect Mike! This is the sturdiest furniture I've seen in your channel, so far.

Nice one, I will make this and adapt it for my kitchen, thanks for showing me how and I do like Ashley’s style.

There is something called a dado stack. Much easier.

Lol I have to say funny video. Primarily for the fact that due to my colorblindness I can't tell the difference between the bench and the wall. Just looks like your torso is cut in half as you stand behind the workbench.

@d2an3i

6 жыл бұрын

Sho81 i never trust edited comments

@Sho81

6 жыл бұрын

I was fixing a grammar mistake. I am grammar police and you have forgotten to capitalise your "I" and your period at the end of your sentence. I edited once more due to spelling sentence wrong so there.

@darthmaul53

6 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a personal problem.

As a carpenter of some 25+ years I have had to build many benches similar to yours. I do prefer gluing the legs together leaving pre sized pockets for the stretchers as it is faster. You still have some notches to cut but far fewer. Nice job! And good presentation.

Thanks! I build this as well but I didn't put my stretchers at different heights. I but them all the same and added 1x4s across them for a shelf. I also added caster wheels so I can move it easily. I cut a recess out in the table and hid a surge protector in there so I can easily plug in different tools.

That moment of realization tho. 😂😂

@kimberly_erin

4 жыл бұрын

Hugh Mungus so relatable

Wish I could afford a $400 planer to build a < $100 workbench. It's apparently impossible to get wood that isn't all twisted and warped in my area.

@schm4704

6 жыл бұрын

I built a benchtop like that from dimensional lumber using handplanes only. Took a whole weekend to glue up and flatten it, but it is possible to do it that way. I went through the whole stack of lumber at the big box store to get the straightest pieces I could find.

@McNamEvan

6 жыл бұрын

llamuh x buy a large hand planer. You can find on Craigslist etc cheap. I cut my bench top from a pine tree with a chainsaw and flattened it with a friend's jointer plane by hand. Great way to make a fast project take forever, get exercise and save money.

@jamegumb7298

6 жыл бұрын

llamuh x If you can get 400 volts run to your home insteads of just 230 that will help a lot. Often cheap and if under 52 amps no higher network charge. You can then buy used pro equipment most home users will never touch and no company will buy because no service contract. And I can tell you a bigass 400 volt miter saw will cut through anything like butter with the oversized blades.

@darthmaul53

6 жыл бұрын

$30 electric hand planer. Not that hard...

@McNamEvan

6 жыл бұрын

Darth Maul where do you get an electric planer for $30? You'll have to spend time fixing up a $30 hand plane

Gorgeous work. I love how easy your videos are to follow and how enjoyable they are to watch.

I have been wanting to build a woodworker's bench like this, but all the build I see are upwards of $250+ so I needed one much more affordable, this video is exactly what I've been looking for. You have a new subscriber, I really loved this video.

TIP: alll wood has a crown. when making the table top you should mark the crown of all the 2x4 and then make them all the same way. it would help with the glue up and expansion/contraction over time

@marcemarc6516

6 жыл бұрын

or reverse the crowns every other piece for strength but you have to fasten the boards together really well

Materials for work bench= just under $100 Equipment to build said bench = around $800 Very nice build though.

@kadendaugherty

5 жыл бұрын

Why do you need a work bench if you have no equipment?

@kadendaugherty

5 жыл бұрын

@Danny Bowen to build a bench

@tstuff

5 жыл бұрын

@@kadendaugherty To use for mechanical purposes like working on bikes and cars.

@tstuff

5 жыл бұрын

Or if you are building it for an electronic workbench. Or an art room bench. Or a laundry room workspace....

@tstuff

5 жыл бұрын

The planner is $599 by itself.

I just used a 3/4 inch plywood for the top of my workbench. And made the legs removable so I can store it away. Front and back legs of each side are connected with a stretcher for stability. It does sway a little side-to-side, but it's fine for what I need it for.

Really nice work bench,and thanks for explaining about the wood itself,I think it looks great.

Make one on "how to make $100 workbench *without* using of $1.5k worth of carpentry tools.

@ethan....

5 жыл бұрын

LOL funny you mentioned this. I just drew plans for a portable/folding workbench every bit as sturdy as this one. I plan to make it with nothing but chisels, hand saws, and hand planes. All told, it should be only $92 dollars to complete. I may make a video on it.

@QuanNguyen-og6pq

5 жыл бұрын

@@ethan.... Yeah go ahead. Looking forward to it.

I feel like if you own a plainer you don’t need to watch this video...

HOOOOOO-O-O-O-O-O YEAH. Thanks for the tips, im waitin on my planer to arrive in the mail, so i can finish my 2x4 laminated top. had no idea there was so many ways for wood to get infected and gran altered. I had some spalted wood from a dead tree in my backyard, meaning it died of some kinda fungal Infection that made some wonky grain patterns, made some coasters with em.

Wow. I don’t impress easily but you are like a Rock Star of carpentry training. Really talented!

Question about the work bench: Are you single? Can I buy you a coffee?

@sibalogh

6 жыл бұрын

Do you like his hair or his bench? This bench is sure sturdy enough to chop meet on in a kitchen, if you wish...

@manikantadola3108

6 жыл бұрын

Yah I'm single 😂😂😂

@josevilla8179

6 жыл бұрын

Ashley Porton I think he's more of a taco guy lol.

@damtewharinet851

6 жыл бұрын

Ashley Porton great work bench question.

@TomasFaalPetersson

6 жыл бұрын

If I ask the same it's #meetoo...

*Records video on extremely simple, affordable workbench for absolute woodworking beginners* "Now step one is to run your wood through your $380 wood planer!" Uhm, I've got used miter, some screws and a driver...

@ModernBuilds

6 жыл бұрын

What should I have done instead?

@na-cg8pc

6 жыл бұрын

I'm just trolling. You opened my eyes with your method of cutting lap joints, I was making it way to complicated on my last project. Good vid

Thanks for making this video! Great work!

Built mine without planing the top. Only sanded it a bits I like the little divets in the top to keep things like screws from rolling off the top. Love the video

If you love woodworking just look for stodoys's plans and instructions

Man, buy yourself cheap shop vacuum. Amount of fine dust in your shop is horrific.

@Bella07e

6 жыл бұрын

& dust deputy

@Uncle.J.32

6 жыл бұрын

I thought that’s why we have wives, they clean dust well....

@granvilleprince2844

6 жыл бұрын

Dmitriy Lutsenko how to make cutting board

@abuhaneefa7422

6 жыл бұрын

Anti dust policeboi detected

@DmytroLutsenko

6 жыл бұрын

Abu haneefa dust in lungs cause cancer and hole lot of diseases. F&@king shop vacuum cost much less then Mike's(and anybody else's) health.

You’re so talented!! Love watching your videos!!

One of the best workbench builds I’ve seen!

So $100 in wood and.... $650.00 planer $140.00 circular saw $300.00 miter saw $175.00 belt sander $300.00 table saw $160.00 drill $045.00 japanese pull saw $200.00 miter saw stand $012.00 sanding sweat shirt $045.00 rz mask $070.00 radio hearing protection $120.00 cordless sander $130.00 miscellaneous (glue screws drill bits) $400.00 clamps --------------- $2847.00

@fibsniper786

5 жыл бұрын

HAHAHAHA exactly - love this comment

@jdrummerdd

5 жыл бұрын

this is like blaming a VFX artist for using expensive software lol what a stupid way to look at this.

@wcresponder

5 жыл бұрын

@@jdrummerdd sorry you are so constipated. try prunes.

100$ bench using your 1000$ tools.. no big deal 🙈

@christiangschiel1348

5 жыл бұрын

1000 isn't enough!

@mrgibbs7710

5 жыл бұрын

Well why build a work bench if you don't have those tools???

@ForrestSchultz89

5 жыл бұрын

A C then what you building the bench for homeboy? This ain’t no hotdog picnic party. Bring me some damn chips!

Beautiful work brother , i really need that mask ! I will look forward to it.

That workbench will be usefull to me in my house on the countryside. Thank you.