The Best Workbenches

We have more than two dozen articles and videos about workbenches, including full project plans.
by Fine Woodworking editors

Whether you're setting up a new shop or upgrading your old one, a good, sturdy workbench will almost surely be central to your plans. We can help. Our editors and contributors have produced more than two dozen articles and videos about benches and assembly tables. You can also buy full project plans for a simple but workable plywood bench and a classic hardwood bench complete with vises. Here's a sampling:

	Getting Started Workbench This sturdy workbench is easy and inexpensive to make. Download the free plan. Watch the Getting Started in Woodworking series to get a video demonstration on how to make it.
	Matt's Monster Workbench Build a massive, maple workbench from start to finish with expert instruction from our video workshop series. Also, buy the digital SketchUp plan in our store.
	A Workbench 30 Years in the Making This bench features a thick top that's big enough to handle any project, and the trestle base is rigid enough to resist any racking forces. Buy the digital SketchUp plan in our store. Click here to take a video tour of the bench features.
	New-Fangled Workbench John White's original plan for a simple but versatile bench has spawned numerous other videos, articles, and blog entries. Take a video tour or buy the digital SketchUp plans in our store.
	The Essential Workbench Lon Schleining's plan for a classic bench combines the best of the old and new. Plus: Order complete plans in our plan store.
	Rock-Solid Plywood Bench A clever design by Cecil Braedon produces a workbench in a weekend for less than $250. Plus: Order complete plans in our plan store.
	Dead-Flat Assembly Table Watch Marc Spagnuolo ("The Wood Whisperer") build a dead-flat assembly table with a torsion-box top and a sturdy base. Follow the construction step by step in these videos and download a free plan.
	Making and Using a Bench Hook In this video, Gary Rogowski shows how to make a multipurpose jig to expand the versatility of any workbench.
	Tool Cabinet for a Workbench Lon Schleining shows you how to construct a cabinet that keeps hand tools close at hand but out of harm's way.
	Forget What You Know about Workbenches This simple system of beams and bases does everything a traditional bench can, and more