The Not-So-Big Workbench
Video Workshop Series
The Not-So-Big Workbench
with Ed Pirnik
In this video workshop, Ed Pirnik shows you step-by-step, how to build a traditional cabinetmaker's workbench that's sized for smaller home workshops. With its solid maple top, and tons of integrated tool storage, this bench doubles as a work center, and a place to house your most treasured hand tools.
Ed Pirnik
Stamford, Connecticut
Ed Pirnik is the senior web producer for FineWoodworking.com. He spent his college years apprenticing as a timber-frame carpenter before setting off for New York City, where he spent nearly ten years in the news industry. Never one for the big city, Ed traded in his notepad and pencil for a position at Fine Woodworking in 2009. Today he can be found experimenting with a variety of woodworking projects—from humidors and coffee tables, to violins and desks.
Produced by: Lisa Morgan; Video by: Gary Junken; Editing by: Gary Junken
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Videos in the Series
Introduction: The Not-So-Big Workbench
Ed Pirnik offers an overview on what's involved in building a moderately-sized cabinetmaker's workbench that's chock-full of tool storage.
Episode 1: Mortises
Learn how to lay out and cut the mortises for your workbench.
Episode 2: Tenons and Foot Details
Learn how to cut tenons using a specialty blade and sled at the tablesaw.
Episode 3: Base Glue-Up
Assemble the base of your workbench using traditional pinned mortise-and-tenon joinery.
Episode 4: Workbench Tool Storage Pt. I
Cut and prep all the components required to outfit your workbench with drawer boxes.
Episode 5: Workbench Tool Storage Pt. II
Assemble your workbench drawer boxes using splined miters.
Episode 6: Drawers
Learn how to build sturdy drawers using finger joints.
Episode 7: False Fronts and Drawer Hardware
Create cherry flase fronts and mount brass ring pulls using a stepped mortise.
Episode 8: Benchtop
Learn how to glue-up, mill, and trim a solid maple workbench top.
Episode 9: Vise Installation and Finish
Learn the right way to mount a cast iron bench vise, then apply a traditional oil finish to your workbench.Post your work in The Gallery
Built this workbench, or completed a similar project? Post your photos in our online Readers Gallery. Upload a photo and tag it with the phrase "workbench".
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