On Mon, 4 Jun 2007 22:43:31 -0400, wrote:

I bought the wood (lowes calls it white wood.. so 'technical' they are)
today for my workbench. I only have a camry, so I had to get it broken
down for me. I had the 2x4's cut in half for the legs and I'll further
knock them down to about 42 inches as I want a 43 inch finished level
(like the fancy, smanzy one at sears)..

I got 5 (2x4's) of those and 5 -1x2x8's as well as a couple of 1x1x8's
and 2- 1x12x8 for the top. I guess I'll just have to knudge them
together as best I could (withe the 1x1's underneath) as I don't have
a planer to butt them up to be glued. I want a 24 inch work surface.

With the screws and all I'm at about 50 bucks. Could have done better if
I had a truck.

Another question is -should I stain the work bench. I guess it can't
hurt? Or is there a better finish for a shop bench...?

I might as well do the individual pieces before I slap it together (?)..

TANKS
Charles

I used Watco Danish oil on my bench. It penetrates and hardens the
wood, plus gives some protection. You can use just about any finish,
even some older finishes you might otherwise toss out. Stain doesn't
offer much protection, but is better than nothing at all.