The Best Workbench Is Built Around You 

My wife and I love your channel. We know that you are not a woodworker who is a Dad. You are a great Dad that does woodworking. Thank you.

"this is why we spend time together, for moments like this" amen

The best part of this project is the memories you and your daughters will always cherish. I have pictures of my son pounding on 10 inch stakes on a retaining wall "we" built when he was 3. The extra time that my helper cost me were well worth the memories we both have of working on it together.

I sketched up some plans for a workbench of my own that combines some elements of a few different types of well estalished bench designs, and I was pretty proud of it. I even reached out to a realtively well known wood worker on here for their thoughts, where I was met with "nice try, but don't mess around with the classics." This video is all I needed to realize that there isn't one person out there who has all the answers and that my bench is going to come out great. Well done, man!

after watching many corkniffing woodworking youtubers with all the fancy woodpeckers and festool toys while they press buttons on a cnc half the time, its great to see theres actually a few channels that actually show the blue collar woodworker struggles. that being said, i wont get too made once your channel blows up and you get all those fancy tools lol

10-15 years sounds like a long time... but it goes past so quickly, spending time with the kids & later the grand kids is more precious than anything else in the world...Keep creating memories❤ & things from your workshop.

This channel is always so much fun to watch. Love the girls being involved. We raised two, so I know how it is. I've been remodeling our entire house for the last 3 years, including a new roof. I'm dying to turn my attention to my workshop, but don't have time yet. I've watched a lot videos on benches to get ideas on how I want to build it. Not one of the great workshops came up with the brilliant idea the worst workshop did. Making an extending apron from an old garage door track is freaking ingenious!

I love the family connection you have and the appreciation for those moments with your kids, and love the velveta humor.

Absolutely great video seeing your girls out there helping you making them memories the workbench turned out great. Glad you are doing ok 🙏🏻🙏🏻

I too suffer from the dilemma of formerly being 20 and thinking I still am.

It’s awfully sweet of your girls to help out. I know my 5 yr old would try really hard to help too cause she just loves being with people.

The expandable apron is ingenious! You can use it to support sheet goods while ripping them down without damaging the tabletop! You must have felt really proud when your daughter decided to stay and learn how to make a mortice. Even if nothing else comes of it, it was a great bonding moment.

Love the extending apron idea. Even more, I love your comments about time with your daughters. So true. People talk about quality time vs quantity time but it's the quantity time that leads to the quality times. I have memories about working with my sons. They're grown now and tell me about significant moments that they remember that I either didn't make note of myself or have forgotten. Good job, Dad!

You are one of my RU-vid faves. I have two daughters as well, strikingly similar to yours. I joke with them like you joke with yours, and drag them into my projects every now and then. Thanks for keeping it real. Your common sense approach to problem solving is inspiring.

very touching scene of you working with your daughters. I built a little boat with my son when he was 7 or 8. The boat was nothing special, we only took it out once, but the memory of doing it with him is something I am sure that we'll both remember for the rest of our live. He's 24 now and I hope some day he'll build something with his kids.

your "rule of thumb joke" coupled with the "please dont unsubscribe" remark is exactly why I just subscribed! lol im here for those kinds of jokes!

Your helpers are the best.

Love the way you made the workbench to suit your personal needs instead of conforming to "rules". I am quite tall so my workbench looks crazy to most people. Also great to see you sharing the work with your family.

I love the bench! Especially the expanding section. Awsome combination of multiple designs.

I don't think i was going to like a random video that shows up in the middle of my tech videos, i'm not a woodworker anymore due to my horrible vision at 55, did just get a cornea transplant that still has 16 stitches in my eye, mixed about that right now. But you're easy to listen too, and with a couple girls of my own, much older, if you can get them at that age to help you must be doing something right, so i like this video. I have several work benches i have built. Good work.

Love the table; extension skirt-thingy is a really good idea. Also, I love how you interact with, include, and involve your daughters.

Great workbench, thanks for the video. I have been wanting to build a new bench top with dog holes for a while now. Watched a bunch of other videos and everyone makes it seem like you have to be so precise and use expensive templates and jigs. It was great to see you did it with a homemade jig and weren’t worried about being that precise.

Keep the Vids coming ! As a father of 2 Daughters I can relate (although they never took to woodworking, they certainly take advantage of my wood working!) ... I love how real your videos are. Cheers!

Workbench turned out a treat! Really well done.

Moments like this made me smile. . . Never forget these afternoons

Your daughters are adorable! There is a special relationship between girls and dads! We could change the nation within one generation if people just realized the power of awesome girls.

I love the videos that don't have music, they are very popular too.

This is the first of your videos I've watched ,and I have to say I really like your style of presentation. It was really enjoyable. I'm going to subscribe now and hope to watch many more enjoyable videos from you.

The sliding apron is a work of pure genius...I'm adding that to my new bench plans....and I'm also doing the same on the opposite side with the addition of two bench screws to make the mother of all vises!

Having your daughters work with you on this project was so nice to see. Reminded me of when my daughter and I worked together on Habitat for Humanity homes.

Was great seeing your kids in the shop with you. Time well spent! Wish more channels did this.

I’m impressed. That is an awesome bench. I like your creativity and I want to build one of these now. 😊

Sir, you are an artist, thank you.

Already built my bench (Rex Kreuger plans) but had to watch. I'm very happy with my bench but the techniques I learned from you are invaluable. Awesome video and even more awesome family. Nothing like dad jokes from a real dad ... I know because MY son's deadpan reactions to mine are priceless.

Great build! Excellent idea of using a standing table for an outfeed table, going to have to pick one up.

Wow, the expandable idea was genius! I may try something like that on my Sjoberg. Good video my man 👍

Great to see you posting again!!❤

First time seeing your channel. Great work! I love the bend. Your daughters are adorable and the look of satisfaction of your daughter when you got the top on the bench and she jumped up, priceless. I hope to build those kind of memories with my son when he's a little older. Love the expandable top idea, very nice all around!

Excellent video! I’ve been wood working most of my life but I still learned a few things from your video. Just a lot of good information!!

It’s nice to see someone showing the next generation it’s ok to work with your hands.

Great bench!!! the extending apron is brilliant! Rule of Thumb and Boring... Nicely delivered sir! And as always, great times in the shop making memories with your daughters! Us Girl Dads rule!😀

Excellent job, you will remember that day with Princess every time you have a moment of reflection and will smile every time a bit of frustration sets in. I’m planning to do something similar sans “tool well” but need it to breakdown because I’ll mostly be working outside or is a quonset hut style shelter. Really like your vice solution and and saved the video just for that tip when I build mine.

Another great video! I was really happy to see your co-stars come out to help. I've been needing to build a work bench for my shop for quite a while now, but I keep putting it off, okay procrastinating doing it. I keep telling myself that I need to build a new miter saw station, especially one that doesn't have 5 different saws (ranging from chop saws to radial arm saws, and finally a real miter saw) in the middle of the way and actually has a recess that fits my good miter saw. I also need to build an outfeed table for the table saw. Anyway, you gave me some great ideas, and I really appreciate your innovation and ability to think outside the box to make things work. I hope everything is wonderful with you and your family. Please take care and have an amazing week.

Love the bench! You have some great memories and quality time spent with your daughters, I definitely think they will tell that story someday! I like the way you explain things and enjoyed this video very much so I subscribed! Looking forward to more!

Great video, great build and great message! Also I gotta say I love the line where you say "and this is where we run into the 1st challenge" after we just got done watching you hoist a 80 lb bench top into your planer to find out it don't fit. 😂

Love it! The family stuff hits home for me. Great video, and bench. I bet you're going to love having that space and the vices in the shop!

The apron is brilliant! Well done.

Great video as always! I love the extension you added to the bench, that is so handy and a great idea!

Nice job, the appron was great idea. Glad your feeling better.

stunning bench bud. Really nice. Innovative idea with the extension too. Wish I had seen this before adding my near useless wings lol.

My first view. You're a natural. Your girls are also naturals. They wouldn't be in the shop if you guys didn't love each other.New subscriber.

This channel is awesome! Keep it up! I hope to one day finish my work bench to also have a flat top and dog holes...

Very much enjoyed your video. Nice job

Another great video and project. I really like the extending arm. I can think of lots of things that it will be useful for. - Chris

Great stuff!

A member of the sliver haired club here; I’m enjoying this video. Getting my12 year old or wife to help me requires an act of congress. And yes, I am still 20 (35 years ago).

I used my router for the dog holes. Worked surprisingly well.... It also had a cord.

Another great build man. Love the expandable section of the table 🤟

besides screwguns everything in my shop has a cord, you don't miss what you don't have and I'm like cool hand Luke lassoing them around

The corded drill joke was awesome. I had a project where my cordless drill wouldn’t do it. I got the most inexpensive name brand corded drill I could find at a local ACE (Black and Decker). About broke my wrist with the torque it generated. So yea, a corded drill does come in handy.

Great video David! I love the wingnut trick!

Love your channel! Its real!

Been awhile since a cool, new woodworking channel was recommended.. diggin’ it!

Thanks!

Love your videos. Another great one. Keep up the amazing work!

That was a great video! And so smart to use a flexispot stand for adjustable heights!

I really like the sliding apron. I am thinking of how to incorporate one for my outfeed table.

I once built a table for my grandfather, he got frustrated because I made him go all over the place "working" at different height workbenches. I wanted his table to fit him, not me. He passed last weekend, I wonder if I can bring that workbench home as a memento.

First video of yours I've seen and you have a subscriber!!! Corny jokes check, modest guy doing new things check! Keep up the good work!! Built my bench last year and feel similar...joy to make and hope it goes through generations!!! Well done!!!!

Well that was entertaining as all heck my friend! From that router sled you just threw together, your cool drum sander, awesome choice of music at 15:40 and especially you working with your daughters making those forever memories. Looking forward to more of your channel and your whimsical spirit! Way to go!

Great video. You're gilrs are awesome.

Great video as always mate. I've just finished my work bench so pity u didn't get onto this earlier, could of saved me some pain haha!

Great dad jokes and good editing. Cool ideas for a very functional workbench.

Great working wood bench, built with pride and with ur Kid's. They should be using the wood bench with their Kid's.

Love these videos. My daughter has just started to show minor interest in doing some projects with me (shes 5) Time for me to get the workshop sorted!

Really excellent work, dude! The bench turned out fantastic! 😃 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

I thought I was the only one wide hand tool workbench that I could also use break do plywood 👍🏾💯

Man I love the channel huge inspiration boss love the family time too

I am watching your videos nearly since your beginning and i keep on for more. Really cool workbench right there. I hope my two daughters will help me when they get to the age of yours. Best regards from germany 😊😊

Great video, David! Impressive numbers after only 3 days! I just noticed your smiley face on the wall at the end of the vid... tee hee. You must be so proud of your new workbench. What a memory for you and your girls!

Interesting bench build; love the had; I have a couple of dollies in my world too. Nothing better than daddy-daughter time.

I thought you were going to incorporate the lift table into half of your bench. I dig what you came up with. I’m doing some mental design for an outfeed/side wing table for my old Delta contractors table saw right now. I think I’ve got it figured out I just have to get the garage cleaned up so I have room to build it and record the process. I’ll probably get it done in a couple of weeks or so.

Always like the kids involved here.

Its awesome you can do woodworking with your kids. So cool man. It defintiely ahould continue ro be passed down.

Thanks for sharing the update on your absence I was wondering if that holding chair actually killed you 😆 But in all seriousness glad everything is OK 👍

Well dang man..... You beat me to it. Must be workbench season 🤔🤔

Good to see the shout out for cabled drills. If you need even more - go for a 16" hand brace - NO hand held power drill can touch the torque an average guy can develop with a large throw brace: and it's powered by coffee and cookies - what could be better? (Yes - I did the maths once - the torque is truly insane - just be careful not to twist off your bolt heads)

That patreon video was awesome!!!

Watching you try to load 2 slabs in the planer was pricless! Great vid

Those mortices through the double 2x4 legs could have been dadoed in before assembly. Ripping wider 2x’s to get better quality 2x4’s than run of the mill is a great idea. 3 decades ago we ripped 24 foot 2x10’s to get pairs of 2x4’s to glue and screw into pump jack posts.

My wife: you okay honey? Me: yep.. just tearing up at this extremely wholesome workbench build

Best video yet! Thoroughly enjoyed it and will definitely steal some ideas for my own bench! Thought I was the only one still using a corded drill 😂

Thank you for all your time and effort. 1in7

That bench looks solid. It'll do the business.

+1 subscriber, just for you having gotten your daughters to help with the commercial 😂. great woodworking too. back when i started, i made my own bench too, because they don't make them for people my size! its also a cross between a nickelson, a rubou, and a joiners bench, with a European and American twist or two.

Nice video buddy! 👍

If you care about your back, put down floor tiles or mats. I did the former and it made a world of difference. Also, next time cut out the pith with a bandsaw. Waaaaaaaaay safer. Super fun video though, enjoyed it!

Great video love the humor & family time, New subscriber here

Awesome workbench you guys made here! Great video, and your voice-over/story telling is just great, so nice to listen to. 16:00 this is such a clever idea! I made the Paul Sellers Plywood workbench for my shop, but in the future I might transform it into something similar to yours!

Your videos are a joy. Though not as quotable as "The Princess Bride" or "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" several of your comments made me laugh. Now I'll just have to rewatch so I can remember them 🙂