Scraps are the remains that people have left over from their work.  They are the core of this combination workbench, assembly bench, and storage base that is on 6″ locking casters so it can be mobile. Including all the rebuilt and repurposed Wilton vises, and the twin screw vise kits, this “T-shape” is overall a 12 ft. long workbench with the length of the top of the”T-shape” benchtop being 6′ long. Cutoffs from the ends of both benchtops provided the inlaid endgrain material for the tool tray and the top edges of the wooden jaw vises.  Sold as scrap, material for the benchtops are reclaimed Maple that was ripped and reglued with Oak and Walnut strips added. From old 1-1/8″ thick Oak baseboard material that was 7-1/2″ wide and with a 2″ molding edge, it was ripped and planed to build the faceframes.  The scrap raised panel doors are solid Oak and sold at a flea market for $3 each.  The rounded corner Oak blocks were cut from scrap once 4×4 pallet materal and the inset fluted trim from more scrap pieces found at a flea market.  Inside, Birch plywood is used for the shelving and pullout tool storage cabinets on each side.  They are made of 3/4″ scrap odds-&-ins that came from big box store’s free cutoffs left at their panel saw or from cull carts for less than .10 cents on the dollar.  The workbench’s total material cost under $850.00 of which $400.00 were for the two sale priced twin-screw vise kits.  This cost was spread over three years of collecting scraps and materials; making it easier on both the home and the workshop budget averaging less than $25 a month.  All because I collected and used my and other people’s scrap, I made a workbench that will last a lifetime.

Thanks,

Bill

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