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   john_c2 | May 22, 2020 05:58am | #1

   It's woodworking. There is very, very little that doesn't get "custom cut." I don't think I've ever used a single piece of wood "off the rack."

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   geedubbee | May 22, 2020 12:08pm | #2

   I'm with John_C2. If you are looking for a bench to build out of boards you buy at the home center there are plenty of plans out there. Fine Woodworking often gives a tip of the hat to some basic projects but, is primarily focused at things a little further down the trail.

   I can't think of anything I've built in the last decade or so that uses things resembling "dimensional lumber" sizes. I specifically avoid them to distance the design and appearance from DIY projects, Wal-Mart, Ikea, etc.

   Most items are scaled to fit a commissioned location, even if I am commissioning the project and it is a bench for my shop. It would be hard for any plan to fit my environment without some modification. How would the author possibly know how much room I need to get around that end of the whatchamacallit? ;-)

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   GW52 | May 22, 2020 04:13pm | #3

   Every workbench that I built there was a lot of planer work to get the glue ups just right, makes final assembly real easy. If you wing it and combine all of the features you want in the bench like vises and storage under the top it will be easier in the long run.

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   mikaol | May 23, 2020 11:46am | #4

   Hey,
   You could use the drawings as guidelines. A recipe of sorts. Follow the basic design, just plug in numbers you can deal with in accordance with your needs.
   Good luck,
   Mikaol