Workbench Plans and Projects for Woodworkers

Getting Started Workbench
This sturdy workbench is easy and inexpensive to make. Download the free plan or watch the video.

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• FREE PLAN: Rock-Solid Plywood Bench
• Easy-to-Build Workbench Plan
• Brent's GSIW Workbench
• Joe's GSIW Workbench

Matt's Monster Workbench
See how to build this massive, maple workbench from start to finish in our six-part video workshop. Watch the series

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• Buy the Digital SketchUp Plan
• Q&A on this Workbench
• Q&A: Trestle Legs are Best
• Monster Bench by "Seventhson"

A Workbench 30 Years in the Making
This bench features a sturdy top and a trestle base is rigid enough to resist any racking forces. Read more.

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• Buy the Digital SketchUp Plan
• Video Tour of Hack's Workbench
• More on Holddowns, Benchhooks, etc.
• Making Sense of Vises
• Hack on Bench Dogs

New-Fangled Workbench
This bench is inexpensive to make and as versatile as a Swiss Army Knife. Read more.

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The Essential Workbench
This classic bench combines the best of the old and new. Read more.

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• Buy the Full-Size Plan
• More on the Essential Workbench
• Tool Cabinet for this Workbench
• Sanjeev's Essential Workbench
• John's Schleining-Inspired Table

Rock-Solid Plywood Bench
You can build this clever bench in a weekend for less than $250. Read more.

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• Buy the Plan with Full-Size Drawings
• Build a Plywood Benchtop
• Knock-Down Workbench
• More by Cecil Braeden