I'm planning on building a woofwork bench plan with drawers and all the other pieces. Any body know of good plans for a bench on the net. (preferably free).
I have seen a lot of basic plans around but i'm looking for a bit more detailed type bench
Thankyou.
hal
Looks like Steve gave you a pretty strong list.
Here's another strong list at one site:
Why didn't ya just say that you couldn't find any! LOL!
Sorry, nothing personal, but your note gets the target of my diatribe today. I've never understood the obsession of getting plans for free. I mean, good grief, a good bench is going to cost $200-$500 depending on the quality of wood, size, vise choice, etc. It ought to last you a lifetime. So why not be willing to pay $10-$20 for some really good plans. My experience is that all the really good plans that include multiple views, detailed cut lists and high quality step by step drawings are all commercial and worth every penny.
Bob
That's true, and yet, I have still not bought a single plan on the web. Not that I am cheap, but I like to have a good preview of what I am buying. A single 200 by 300 pixels image of the item does not qualify as a good enough preview in my mind. In a bookstore, I can grab a book and check it for a while before buying it. On the web, regarding plans, I have yet to see some form of preview, partial view, etc. Maybe I did not look hard enough. I just finished my workbench, based on one of Sam Allen's benches form his book Making Workbenches. But I also looked at a lot of free bench design web pages before finally making up my mind.
Now, I am beginning to look into making a miter saw station of the style found at
Luc
I understand. However you were asking for recommendations for plans here with the specificaiton that they be free if possible with no other explanation. So specify that you want to look at plans that have some kind of preview available or money-back guarantee. A workbench is a very personal thing. I believe many people end up combining favorite ideas to design "their" workbench. I bought the workbench book by Scott Landis. It has detailed plans in the back for several benches. But its mostly a good source of ideas and concepts - one of the widest ranges of ideas I've seen. I was lucky to find an old commercial solid maple bench in Houston. I've been using the book for sources of ideas on how to improve the bench (added dog holes, remounted the vise with new flush apron, added twin screw vise).
Anyway, I think you got a plethora of linksand ideas in previous links. good luck!
Bob
Here's BugBear's compendium - beau coup links with some descriptors as well
charlie b
Here is one I think is a GREAT free plane:
The above link was posted back on 7/16 by Big John, in a reply to the thread "plans for bench". You could search for that thread and read the whole thing.
Actually I just made it into a 662kb pdf, available.
So many benches so little time. Thankyou guys or girls for the replies it is much appreciated
Alright all you wreckies, I'm disappointed with the lot of you!!! Do none of you pay attention to the "What's Ahead" section in your woodworking magazines? The November issue of WOOD (comes out 10/11) has a Classic Workbench as the featured project.
Granted, it's not free, but it comes to my mailbox and I only pay for it once a year, so I consider every issue but the first one after paying for the subscription 'free'.
woops! You thought I was the OP. I am not, I was just presenting a possible reason why people might want to get free plans.
I guess I should have bought that book too, but after checking a lot of designs on the web and Sam Allen's book, I felt I had spent enough time already thinking about it and decided to stop thinking and start doing!
Luc
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