Hi Mark,

The top's 54" long x 26" deep. It's about 3-1/2" thick and stands
about 33" off the ground. If I had a bigger shop I would have made it
another foot or two longer.

Cheers, Nate


Thanks Nate. I thought the top looked kind of short compared to what
most people build, but I certainly understand shop limitations. I just
completed a bench of my own (pictures at my site) and I also had to keep
it kind of short due to the size of my basement shop.

You did an excellent job on the tail vise as well. I originally wanted
to do the exact same type of dovetails on mine as you did. In the end I
decided to keep it simple since I was not sure of my ability to cut such
complicated dovetails by hand. I am envious of yours though, they
look great. Have you cut a lot of similar dovetails previously?

Again, good job on your bench!

-Mark
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