Laminated Plywood Workbench

Starter holes and cut the slots with a jigsaw as shown below.

Laminated plywood workbench. Then mark 3 8 in wide slots 2 in. A base of laminated sections of plywood and a top of plywood and medium density fiberboard mdf. From each end and 1 in. One thing to note about okoume plywood is that as previously mentioned the marine grade quality is almost exclusively produced in europe.

For under 250 including a vise i have a bench with the rigidity i de sired without breaking the bank. From the top and bottom. These strips are cut to length glued and stapled in a lego like fashion to form the legs and stretchers. My bench base is built from 5 8 plywood baltic birch is best cut into 4 wide strips.

The result is a bench frame solidly made from 2 1 2 plywood 4 x 5 8 inch pieces glued together members. An advantage of this design is that the piece can be built without a planer or jointer perfect for someone just getting started in woodworking. Within the last five years or so china has begun to utilize the okoume logs for face veneers and they are laminated to the poplar core that s grown extensively throughout china. To make this stellar workbench top ideas cut a piece of plywood 8 in.

Paul has come up with an alternative workbench design that matches his original for utility stability and durability but which can be made using a bandsaw plywood and an ingenious approach to joinery.