If you are possibly curious in the present state of my workbench design, an abridged version of Garrett Hack's work, or would care see what a beginner can do with SketchUp, my pdf file is at the following web site:
One lingering question I have been thinking about is how to cut the (traditional) shape:
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under each trestle shoe (basically a fourbyfour). Is using a mortise attachment on a delta drill press a good way to perform this? -- I don't have either one yet but it appears that I would get a lot of mileage out of it on this project! I've been looking at the Delta (floor) DP. A router table is not available. BTW, due credit to Lew for getting me going on this project, and to Swingman and Leon for their help with SketchUp, or to everyone who taught me so much about electricity, and everyone else who puts up with my posts ! Man--I forgot to wire this bench!!! : ) Having fun...
Bill