DerbyDad03 wrote:

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That's nice to know, but it doesn't address the "proper height of a workbench"
question nor does it even remotely apply to the situation I asked about.

In the spirit of "not even remotely applying to your situation"

Roy & the Schwarz offer a height alternative with the Low Roman workbench:
https://www.pbs.org/video/woodwrights-shop-roman-work-bench/

A short treatise:
https://lostartpress.files.wordpress.com/2019/07/roman-workbenches-1.pdf

A Sculptors Version of the Low Roman Workbench
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Vc9D0WAX7o