Which workbench is right for you? 

Ron, I'm hoping your health and voice return to full vigor. Your Smart Wood Shop is smart! Thank you for all you do.

Great video Ron. You need a hot lemon drink And then a lie down.

The door jack idea is great. Glad I watched this.

This video couldn’t have come at a better time. I’m planning on building one, but not sure which one yet.

That voice... Great system. Finally building my dream shop and your tables and storage are at the top of my list.

Been watching you for many years now Ron. You’ve done a huge service to the woodworking community and been an equally huge inspiration. I’ve decided to start a channel this fall with a focus on my Paulk inspired trailer and I’ll be creating a 8’x20’ shop in a container giving tribute to your many years of dedication with my own tweaks on your design. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I hope your health returns and you live a very long and joyful life.

You're nuts in the best way Keep up such awesome work Sir 👍🏻

Ron - great video... keep going on -- the best workbenches for woodworking -- Thanks Ron

Thanks Ron!

Great summary video. Looking forward to seeing plans for the side hanging clamps, looks very handy.

Ron, Just recently started watching your video's. (love them) I have been a contractor for more years then I care to mention. Have a vast knowledge of all in the trades and have worked myself into a handyman keeping busy with all my customer's. My question to you is how do you find the time to do all the things you do? I would love to have what you have but can't find the time working for everyone else. How do you do it and also keep everything so neat and clean?

Great overview!

The cradle has me sold. I bought a couple power clamp dogs(?) just to have them in my hand and admire them. Very cool! Solid and no-nonsense. It is my plan to build to your plan. Ha! Will be ordering!

I love your bench designs. I purchased your older plans and will be building one of these new ones. Your voice is not normal so I hope you are well.

I recently bought a track saw, a Kreg for my deck Reno project. It wasn’t necessary but I thought useful. I now have the straightest, sharpest edges of any deck in the neighborhood :) Got me thinking about Kreg’s ACS table rather than upgrading table saw. Then I thought about your system. Using bench dogs for alignment in a grid system makes sense. The track mount and built-in aids of the ACS (and track mount) & the MFT looked very appealing but after watching a few of your videos I’m thinking that building a smart table might make more sense. I like the idea of incorporating a small table saw for times when a table saw is useful and using router for dados. For someone that grew up watching New Yankee Workshop, it’s new, but I like it. There’s no try and buy when building your own, so I’m still convincing myself it’s the way to go. Thanks for the thoughtfulness of your designs.

Great overview

Hello Ron! Just wondering how you make the vacuum turn on automatically with tools from different brands.

Thanks!

Do sell phenolic templates for routing the parts of the station or bench?

I've always thought about building a miter saw table with the saw recessed like the station. The only reason I haven't is because I often need to cut box newel posts that aren't flat on the sides. I'm sure you've had to cut similar things as well. What's your solution?

Great Job😉👍🏽🔨🪚📐

Hey Ron, great video, as always! I’m a purchaser or the smart station for multi tool use and wonder if a the like sized bench can be used like the Big bench with the same saw horse set up and rolling cart? The size is ideal for me transportation-wise but I’d only like to load one cart and one set of saw horses…I’m quite sure it can be done, just like to hear/see your input. Keep the videos coming!

Would you ever consider selling the templates on their own? Or a cnc file? I would love to utilize this, I know it will help my process. There’s a lot of time in making templates that I’m hoping to get around. Thanks!

Thanks Ron! This was a great review of your clever system. Have you considered a cradle option to accept a mitersaw and stand? I like the versatility of the smaller bench, and having a cradle for a mitre saw could eliminate the 'Station' bench. If all the tools could be hung off the top of a standard bench using cradles, the system could be even simpler. Looking forward to a closer look at the wood vise and edge banding/door jig!

I bought your original series. I lost everything with a hdd failure so I'll have to buy them again. I have to ask though, do you get sunburned easily or do you have some medical issue? I'm English, and I'm always red but I don't know your heritage.

Can you please help me? I need to know. Which Workbench Is Right For Me? Made you look ;)

I'm sure you've posted this in the past, but where did you find those coiled extension cords?

Any CNC files to help make the templates or smaller portions of the bench?

A question... As a truly tall person at 6' 7", would it be possible to customize your workbench stands to get the workbench height up at around 40"? Any "standard height" bench forces me to stoop over to use the bench, which really aggravates the lower lumbar region of my back.

Hi Ron, I think I have watched every video for the past year. But I seem to have missed the wood vice, which video was that in.

Hope you are feeling well. Sounds like you have a sore throat

I have a question. The Ridgid Oscillating Edge/Belt Spindle Sander is a "benchtop" sander. Doesn't that mean it was designed to sit on a standard height bench? With the cradle, it appears the sander is used lower than ideal. Wouldn't it be advantageous just to sit it on a bench? Or, to build a cradle that gives it a bit more height?

MR. Paulk. do you still sell the benches already assembled? It has been a very long time science I've been to your channel.

Can you buy these at Fast Cap

I need to create a set up to work out in the dessert on sand, rocks, dirt. In areas with high winds, and maybe rain. I was thinking of using a carport type tent for wind, rain, and sun protection. Inside I want to set up for building custom cabinets and built in furniture for inside a school bus I’m converting to an RV. I love the idea on one bench so the station seams like the right choice but I will also be using a track saw to break down plywood so a second bench could be cool for that so plywood is on one and chopsaw and router with tablesaw out feed is on the station. What do you think about bigger casters for the rough terrain. I think it would be hard to keep stable. Maybe an adjustable leg on sawhorses would let me level everything on the uneven landscape. Thoughts?

The correct answer: All of them.