Build a Workbench On a Budget

Here’s a woodworking table that takes only an afternoon to build and can absorb a real pounding. It’s as rugged as an expensive European-style woodworker’s bench, but it’s made entirely from 2x4s. To build it, you’ll need:

• Four 33-inch 2x4s (legs A)
• Four 46-inch 2x4s (long stretchers B)
• Four 16-1/2 inch 2x4s (end stretchers C)
• Fifteen 5-foot. 2x4s (woodwork benchtop D)
• Sixteen 3-1/2 inch x 3/8-inch carriage bolts, nuts and washers
• Sixteen 3-inch x 3/8-inch lag screws
• 2 lbs. of 3-inch deck screws

Video: Super-Simple Workbenches You Can Build

Build the Base First

• Clamp together the stretchers and legs.
• Predrill and bolt the base together.
  • Pro tip: Keep the width of the legs from outer edge to outer edge at exactly 16-1/2 inches. Use this base as a large sawhorse to assemble the top of this 2×4 workbench.

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