Fine Woodworking Best Workbenches

disappointing - expected to learn the theory of what makes a great workbench, what it needs to accomplish for doing one's work, etc., instead, it is just a survey of old and new benches. But without a set of principles on which to judge how a bench adheres to those principles, the comments on the benches shown is without basis and just a survey without much value. I wanted to design my own bench.

There are some really good ideas in this book for workbenches. I actually made the torsion box workbench out of melamine shelving boards, homasote, and 1 by 4's because I was intrigued by the simplicity and flexibility. It really works well for average woodworking projects.

great book

great information great patterns

A very nice selection of workbenches with enough details to build.

This book is a collection of fine woodworking articles. If you subscribe, you can download them. big waste of money for me.

Great reference.

A good plane book on workbenches for woodworking with plenty of examples and definitions. Clear plans and measurements. Could be a little more on dimensions though.

Book is well put together with loads of information. A lot of the information is about what you can do on a workbench. Disappointed there were no actual plans, with detail on material lists and sequence of events.Maybe I just bought the wrong book, but when I had a preview there were copyright pages which I assumed were designs, they are only sketches.

Discusses details of the two generic bench types. Gives lots of information to help guide design choices in specifying and building a bench for oneself.Should be used as an information source and not as a recipe book to be followed blindly.